Overview

Towns in the
Inverell Council Area ..

AIRLIE BRAKE
ALBION HILL
APPLE TREE FLAT
ARRAWATTA
ASHFORD
ATHOLWOOD
AUBURN VALE
BANNOCKBURN
BEARDY RIVER
BEAULIEU
BEN LOMOND
BONSHAW
BOONDA
BRODIES PLAINS
BUKKULLA
BYRON
CAMP CREEK
CAMP CREEK SPRINGS
CHERRY TREE HILL
CLINTON
DELUNGRA
DINTON VALE
EDGERTON
ELSMORE
EMERALD HILL
FERN HILL
FRASERS CREEK
FROG HOLLOW
GILGAI
GOONOOWIGAL
GRAGIN
GRAMAN
GREENWOOD
GUM FLAT
GUNNEE
INVERELL
INVERELL NORTH
KINGS PLAINS
KINGSLAND
LIMESTONE
LITTLE PLAIN
LONG PLAIN
MAYBOLE
MOSELYDENE
MOUNT RUSSELL
MYALL CREEK
NEWSTEAD
NEWSTEAD NORTH
NEWSTEAD SOUTH
NULLAMANNA
OAKWOOD
OLD MILL
PARADISE
PARADISE EAST
PINDARI
PINDAROI
ROB ROY
ROCKY CREEK
ROSS HILL
SAPPHIRE
SEVERN UPPER
SEVINGTON
SHEEP STATION GULLY
SPENCERS GULLY
SPRING MOUNTAIN
STAGGY CREEK
STANNIFER
SWAN VALE
SWANBROOK
TARRANGOWER
TEXAS
TINGHA
TOPPER MOUNTAIN
TRELAWNEY
TULLOCHARD EAST
TWIN RIVERS
WALLANGRA
WANDERA
WATTLE FARM
WOODSTOCK
YELLOW DAM
YETMAN
YETMAN WEST

Inverell is situated within the New England - North West Region of New South Wales.

Historic Inverell is surrounded by gemstone country. It's the ideal place to try your hand at fossicking and to see how precious stones are processed.

Great walking tracks, reserves and dams provide plenty of outdoor attractions.

History

Before European settlement, the Jukambal Aboriginals lived in the local area.

Alexander Campbell, a Scottish immigrant, gave Inverell its name, which means 'meeting place of the swans' in Gaelic. In 1835, Campbell established Inverell Station and set about converting the bush into a working farm.

Diamonds were discovered at Copes Creek in 1875, and mining for sapphires started in 1916. Bauxite, lead, silver and diamonds have also been mined there commercially.

Things to do

Go fossicking for sapphires and other gems at several places around the city.

Stretch your legs in Goonoowigall Bushland Reserve, a unique wilderness area that supports some 120 species of native birds. Explore the marked walking trails and look out for Thunderbolts Rock and the remains of a Chinese settlement.

Take a drive through the countryside and visit local vineyards and olive groves.

Check out the art, crafts and woodturning at some of the town's galleries.

Events

Inverell Show Society Annual Show, in February, features farm animals, local produce, arts and crafts and a shearing competition.

Telstra Countrywide Sapphire City Festival, in October, puts on a full week of activities, including open gardens, a street parade, art exhibition, markets and a firework finale.

Don’t miss

Walking back in time at the Inverell Pioneer Village, a re-created colonial village.

The Inverell Transport Museum, with its display of all things wheeled.

Copeton Waters State Park, a 900 hectare playground with a lake, forest and open parkland.

A map of local fossicking sites from the Visitor Information Centre.

Whitewater rafting on the Gwydir River, from October to March.

Devonshire tea and gem-shopping at Sapphire Tea Gardens.

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