It is also a popular venue during the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January and artists such as John Butler Trio, The Baileys, John Williamson, Pete Murray, The Waifs, Missy Higgins, Grinspoon, Xavier Rudd and Kasey Chambers have all played at the club.
The Tamworth netball courts, baseball and softball fields are located riverside on the western side of the Peel River.
Former Australian representative and St. George, player Nathan Blacklock played one game for the West Lions in early 2007.
Coledale is home to many first nations residents and attracts many racist and derogatory nicknames such as ''Vegemite Village".
Coledale underperforms in almost all metrics with a median income 25% lower, and an unemployment rate 3 times higher than the national average.
Coledale also has more people without formal educational qualifications, more labourers and less professional workers than the rest of Australia.