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North West Slopes
	North West Slopes; New South Wales
	; Approximate area of the North West Slopes
LGA:	Moree Plains Shire Council; Tamworth Regional Council; Narrabri Shire Council; Gunnedah Shire Council;

The North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia refers generally to the area west of the Northern Tablelands region, to the north of the Central West region and to the east of the Far West region. The region corresponds generally to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's forecast area of North West Slopes and Plains. ^[1]

It is higher, hillier and wetter on its eastern edge than on its western edge. The North West Slopes are situated on various tributaries to the Darling River, which rise in the Great Dividing Range country to its east, such as the Barwon, Gwydir, and Namoi Rivers.

The North West Slopes includes the towns of Gunnedah, Warialda, Manilla, Boggabri, Mungindi, Narrabri, Moree, Quirindi, Wee Waa and the city of Tamworth.^[2]

It has traditionally been a major wheat-growing area, but in recent decades irrigated crops, especially cotton, have become significant.

The North West region is traversed by the Newell Highway, the Kamilaroi Highway, Oxley Highway and the Gwydir Highway and by railways such as the Main Western railway line, linking Bourke to Sydney with connections to the port of Newcastle.

Mount Kaputar National Park, near Narrabri, is within the North West region.

Sometimes the region is known as the New England North West^[3] or less commonly the Northern Inland Region^[4] when it also includes the Northern Tablelands.