There are several creeks that flow through Tintenbar. The major one is called Emigrant creek. This flows into Killen Falls which is a waterfall that is a popular tourist destination. In February 2013 after a local survey of the community, Tintenbar declared itself Coal Seam Gas Free. Culture Tintenbar has a multi-purpose hall, newly renovated, located just off the old Pacific Highway. Transport Tintenbar has a major highway that crosses through it, called the Pacific Highway. This is a major road that links Sydney to Brisbane. It has a large volume of traffic, especially over Easter. The Tintenbar-end of the Pacific Highway upgrade was completed in early 2011. An entrance and exit is now provided near the old Ross Lane entrance. The upgrade means the highway is now further east than the old highway (now renamed Tamarind Drive), is much straighter, and is dual-carriageway with bicycle lanes on either side. The Highway was upgraded due to sharp corners which led to several traffic accidents, particularly around Tintenbar Hill. Previously the Pacific Highway ran along Bangalow Road to Tintenbar along Emigrant Creek. But this was changed in 1939. There is no public transport in Tintenbar. There are some bus routes that are run to transport children to primary and high schools. Sport and sporting amenities Tintenbar has an oval and tennis courts. These are for hire from the General Store. Tintenbar is a catchment area for the Tintenbar East Ballina Cricket Club. Education There is one primary school in Tintenbar. It is named the Teven-Tintenbar public school. The school is located in Fredricks lane near the boundary with the village of Teven. Teven-Tintenbar public school was created in 1988 and is the result of an amalgamation of the Tintenbar and the Teven public schools. There are no high schools or higher education facilities in Tintenbar. The nearest high school is Ballina High School, and the closest university is the Southern Cross University. Communications Tintenbar has a relatively good communications system. Almost every dwelling has access to the copper wire land-line network. Recently Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) was made available to the area by the upgrade of the Tintenbar exchange (located on the Pacific Highway). The Telstra Next-G network has a very good signal near the Pacific Highway. Internet is typically faster than DSL but is generally more expensive per GigaByte downloaded. History Tintenbar lies at the southern end of the Big