Teven

Teven combines rural character with nature and culture: Teven Reserve lies at the confluence of Houghlahans Creek and Maguires Creek. Nearby, you’ll also find an art studio, a performance night and farm-gate stalls. This gives you the option to focus your stay on different interests, rather than seeing Teven only as a base for a single activity.

Creeks and bushland in the hinterland

The confluence of the two creeks gives Teven Reserve a distinct connection to the landscape. The reserve is part of the Healthy Waterways Program. Work on its parkland is currently on hold. The Eltham Road Bushland Reserve in town is also designated as a Natural Area Bushland. The confluence and the designated bushland offer different points of interest for nature lovers visiting Teven.

Nearby, Killen Falls lies in the lush hinterland near Tintenbar. If you’re interested in waterfalls and hinterland scenery, you can include this spot in your travel plans.

Art, performances and local discoveries

Red Door Studio and Gallery in Fernleigh is open to the public daily from 10 am to 4 pm, and is closed on Tuesdays. Hands-on clay workshops are offered there. For visitors interested in art and working with clay, it’s a different way to experience the area around Teven than an outing in the landscape. The opening hours provide a specific timeframe: Tuesday is not an option for visiting during the stated opening hours.

Tintenbar Up Front holds a monthly performance night at Tintenbar Hall. It adds a live performance element to the nearby arts scene. Which of these cultural options appeals to you may play a part in choosing when to travel and what you’d like to focus on.

Regional produce and hinterland roads

Farm-gate stalls in the hinterland around Teven and Tintenbar offer citrus fruit, avocados, ginger and local macadamias. The selection brings together a range of regional produce, from citrus fruit and avocados to ginger and macadamias. If local food is one of your travel interests, it’s a distinct reason to explore Teven and Tintenbar from this perspective too.

The hinterland around Teven and Tintenbar includes country roads such as Friday Hut Road, Fernleigh Road and Wardell Road. Teven and Tintenbar are hamlets in the hinterland, about 10 minutes from Ballina.

Golf and more travel ideas

Teven Valley Golf Course is the first and only 9-hole course in Golf Australia’s Top 100 Public Access Courses. For golf enthusiasts, this is a particularly notable feature of Teven. If you’d rather focus your holiday on art, food or scenery, the surrounding area offers other themes to consider when planning your trip. This lets you balance the interests of your travel group without needing one activity to be the main focus for everyone.

In the wider travel region, Tourist Drive 28 is a 70-kilometre scenic route. The Teven-Tintenbar Public School Country Fair has also been running annually for 31 years. This regional route and the long-running fair add two more points of interest to the local information: a scenic drive in the travel region and an annual local event. Other destinations to discover include Lennox Head, Ballina, Alstonville and Brooklet.

For the wider travel overview: Ballina Shire Council.