Upper Hunter Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Upper Hunter Shire
state = nsw


caption = Location in New South Wales
pop = 13,376
density = 1.7
area = 8071
est =
seat = Scone (130 Liverpool Street)
mayor = Barry Rose
region = Hunter Valley

url = http://upperhunter.local-e.nsw.gov.au/
stategov = Upper Hunter
fedgov = Gwydir
near-nw = Liverpool Plains
near-n = Tamworth
near-ne = Walcha
near-e = Gloucester
near-w = Warrumbungle
near-sw = Mid-Western
near-s = Muswellbrook
near-se = DungogThe Upper Hunter is a region and Local Government Area (LGA) of the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. The Upper Hunter Shire Council was formed in May, 2004 from Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The shire council's vision is "A Quality Rural Lifestyle - in a caring and thriving community".

The towns of the Upper Hunter are Scone, Aberdeen, Murrurundi, and Merriwa, as well as several villages, including Bunnan, Gundy, Moonan Brook, Ellerston, Wingen, Blandford and Cassilis. The Upper Hunter is one of the best horse-rearing regions in Australia. The Burning Mountain Nature Reserve, near Scone, is the site of a subterranean coal seam fire that has been burning for several thousand years.