Find out what's on around the Shire.
Come on up! and find out what's happening here. Our tourism logo will guide you to more events throughout the Upper Hunter.
The Aberdeen Highland Games is celebrated on the first weekend of July each year.
Australia Day is celebrated in various towns throughout the Shire on 26 January each year.
Merriwa Festival of the Fleeces with the famous running of the sheep in red socks is held on the June long weekend each year.
The successful Murrurundi King of the Ranges is held in February each year.
The well-known Scone and Upper Hunter Horse Festival is programmed over a two week period and is held during the month of May each year.
Upper Hunter Shire Council is a local government authority and provides an extensive array of services including health and building; town planning; aged care; sporting and recreational facilities; roads; libraries; waste collection; airport facilities; saleyards; public venues; water; children, youth and families and tourist information.
Upper Hunter Shire is located in the Hunter Region of NSW, approximately 250km north of Sydney. The Shire is predominantly rural and encompasses 8,100km2.
PO Box 208
Scone NSW 2337
Phone: 02 6540 1100
Fax: 02 6545 2671
council@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au
135 Liverpool Street, Scone
34-40 Vennacher Street, Merriwa
47 Mayne Street, Murrurundi
After hours emergencies for roads, bridges, animal control,
water, sewer & landfill
Phone: 02 6540 1199