Teven – Golf Course, Reserve and Hinterland

Teven and Tintenbar are hamlets in the hinterland, about ten minutes from Ballina. This provides a general guide when choosing a destination; local and nearby attractions can also be distinguished clearly. Teven Valley Golf Course is in Teven. Red Door Studio and Gallery in Fernleigh, Tintenbar Up Front and Killen Falls are nearby. This lets you first weigh up whether golf, nature, art or performances should shape your travel plans.

Nature in Teven

Teven Reserve lies at the confluence of Houghlahans Creek and Maguires Creek and is part of the Healthy Waterways Program. Eltham Road Bushland Reserve in Teven is designated as Natural Area Bushland. The nature-related features differ: at Teven Reserve, the focus is on its location beside two creeks; at Eltham Road Bushland Reserve, it is on its designated bushland category. This places a geographical point of reference alongside a named natural-area classification.

As of the end of August 2026, work on the parkland at Teven Reserve was suspended. As the project status may change, check it before your visit.

Golf as a specific focus

Teven Valley Golf Course is the first and only 9-hole course in Golf Australia's Top 100 public-access courses. For golf-focused travel planning, the combination of the number of holes and its inclusion in this selection provides a specific point of comparison. You can consider golf alongside the nature and cultural attractions nearby when deciding which focus should shape your trip.

Art, performances and hinterland

Nearby, in Fernleigh, Red Door Studio and Gallery offers hands-on pottery workshops. On its open days, the studio is open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm; it is closed on Tuesdays. Check opening hours before your visit.

Tintenbar Up Front is a monthly performance night at Tintenbar Hall. If you’d like to include it in your stay, check the specific dates for your trip. The monthly schedule gives you a general guide; for a visit on a particular day, the event date is what matters.

Killen Falls lies in the lush hinterland near Tintenbar. Farm-gate stalls in the Teven and Tintenbar hinterland offer citrus fruit, avocados, ginger and local macadamia nuts. This gives you a sense of the hinterland through both its landscape and regional produce.

Country roads in the Teven and Tintenbar hinterland include Friday Hut Road, Fernleigh Road and Wardell Road. These names provide specific points of reference when looking at maps or location details for the wider area.

In August 2025, the annual Teven-Tintenbar Public School Country Fair had been running for 31 years. If you’d like to include the fair in your travel plans, check the date and whether a future edition is going ahead separately.

Discover more destinations: Lennox Head, Ballina, Alstonville and Brooklet.

For the broader travel overview: Ballina Shire Council.