Former Inverell Shire Mayor Paul Harmon has shocked his fellow councillors and announced he will resign from Council immediately. Councillor Harmon’s announcement came during yesterday’s council meeting, bringing his local government career of over 20 years as a...
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2024: Big Year for NSW Return and Earn Scheme
The NSW Return and Earn scheme has hit a new record, celebrating a staggering 13 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned through the return point network since the scheme began. This means over $1.3 billion in container refunds have gone back into people’s pockets,...
Woman Arrested After Police Pursuits
About 6.40am on Wednesday 19 February 2025, officers attached to New England Police District were called to Rockvale Road, Armidale, with reports of a Toyota sedan with number plates believed to be stolen. Police located the Toyota travelling south on Rockvale Road...
Inverell Shire Council in Sound Financial Position
Inverell Shire Council’s financial position remains sound with councillors expected to adopt the Quarterly Operational Plan and Budget Review for 31 December 2024 at today’s council meeting. Despite expenditure increasing to $20.97 million and revenue growing by...
Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project Taking Shape
The Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project, supported by $872,429 from the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI), is well underway, with the project already bringing new life to the Glen Innes town centre. The Parks and...
Inverell Show Society Requests Contribution from Council
Inverell Show Society has requested Inverell Shire Council make a $15,000 contribution towards the production costs of the 2025 Inverell Show, which kicks off this Friday. In its submission to the Council, the Show Society state their anticipated income for this year,...
AFL Northwest Season to Commence in May
THE fixture for the 2025 AFL North West senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than ten weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on May 3, the AFL North West will have five clubs fielding both a men’s and...
Lions Park to be Closed Tomorrow
Essential Energy will be upgrading the electricity network in Lions Park, located off Old Bundarra Road in Inverell, on Thursday, 27 February 2025, conditions permitting. The work will involve pole and powerline replacements, which will affect the park’s power...
Ashford Students Highlighted at Litterarty Waste Art Competition
Three Ashford Central School students’ artworks have been selected as finalists in the Litterarty Waste Art Competition hosted at the Bondi Beach Pavilion 2025. Joe Beveridge’s “Resilient Flight”, “Engulfed” by Brendon Schneider and Joy Doney’s piece “Echoes of...