page_title: Merriwa, New South Wales
hierarchical_section_title: Merriwa, New South Wales
caption_attribution_description: English: Bettington Street (Golden Highway), the main street of Merriwa, New South Wales
context_page_description: Merriwa is a town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the far west of the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
  The town is located on the Golden Highway, 273 kilometres northwest of Sydney and about halfway between Newcastle and Dubbo. At the 2011 census, Merriwa had a population of 1,790 people. Up until 2004, Merriwa was part of the Merriwa Shire local government area, when it was merged with nearby Scone Shire and Murrurundi Shire councils to form the Upper Hunter Council.
  Every year, Merriwa hosts a range of events including;
  The Festival of the Fleeces - Queens Birthday June Long Weekend
  Merriwa Springtime Show - 3rd weekend of September
  March 2020 marked the first of what is marked to be an annual event - The "Le Tour de Merriwa" - an 84 km ride along the newly finished and quite, rural Coulson’s Creek Road towards Willow Tree with what will become an iconic climb up to the Gap!
context_section_description: Merriwa is a town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the far west of the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
  The town is located on the Golden Highway, 273 kilometres (170 mi) northwest of Sydney and about halfway between Newcastle and Dubbo. At the 2011 census, Merriwa had a population of 1,790 people. Up until 2004, Merriwa was part of the Merriwa Shire local government area, when it was merged with nearby Scone Shire and Murrurundi Shire councils to form the Upper Hunter Council.
  Every year, Merriwa hosts a range of events including; 
  The Festival of the Fleeces - Queens Birthday June Long Weekend
  Merriwa Springtime Show - 3rd weekend of September
  
  March 2020 marked the first of what is marked to be an annual event - The "Le Tour de Merriwa" - an 84 km ride along the newly finished and quite, rural Coulson’s Creek Road towards Willow Tree with what will become an iconic climb up to the Gap!
caption: Bettington Street (Golden Highway), the main street of Merriwa, 2017
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