Tibooburra (pronounced /ˈtɪbəbʌrə/ or /ˈtɪpəbʌrə/) is a town in the far northwest of New South Wales, Australia, located 1,187 kilometres (738 mi) from the state capital, Sydney.
It is most frequently visited by tourists on their way to Sturt National Park or on the way to or from Innamincka in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland.
All significant support services (medical, dental, hospital, retail, mechanical, commercial) are based in Broken Hill.
The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service has a tourist information centre in the township.
Slee had his observations on Aboriginal customs in the Tibooburra region published by the Linnean Society of NSW.
Sheep stations, necessarily large in area due to the aridity, were the mainstay of Tibooburra until the 1980s, providing most of the social and commercial activity.
In more recent times musicians and artists, in particular Clifton Pugh, became fascinated with this remote outback region.
[5] Apart from the arid landscape, the main natural tourist attraction is the remarkable granite rock outcrops which erupt immediately beside (and even among) the town streets.
[10] Tibooburra Outback School of the Air is the town's education provider, servicing both the local residents and the children of property owners in the area.
Mini-schools typically have themes (such as pirates or the circus) and consist of a range of fun and educational activities.