 The high school is named after convict architect Francis Greenway who was granted land in the Tarro area around 1820.Tarro has a newsagency-general store, butcher's shop, take-away food store, petrol station, hotel and motel.There is also a fire station, community hall, Telstra telephone exchange, pumping station and depot belonging to the Hunter Water Corporation, electricity sub-station and a number of small churches.