A young local woman is using her initiative to raise money for Breast Cancer groups following news her aunt’s breast cancer diagnosis. Paige Vickery will be challenging herself in attempting to run 58kms from Tingha to Bundarra on the 8th of December as well as...
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Big Blue Table to Deliver for Beyond Blue
A local woman is holding an event at Victoria Park in Inverell tomorrow called the Big Blue Table, raising money and awareness about mental health. Shelley Cooper says the fundraiser for Beyond Blue is to support people with all kinds of mental health issues including...
Bella Impresses at National Championships
Macintyre High School student Bella Thompson has placed 4th in the Novice Shearing Finals at National Shearing and wool handling championships held at Katanning in Western Australia over the weekend. It’s been a big year for Bella who competed in the NSW championships...
Joyce Weighs in on P.M Qantas Upgrades
New England MP Barnaby Joyce has weighed in on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Qantas upgrades accusing him of ‘gold-plating’ private holidays with Qantas freebies. It follows excepts from a new book called The Chairman’s Lounge by Joe Aston published in the...
Council to Hold Drop-in Session at Ashford
Inverell Shire Council will be staging a community drop-in session for the residents of Ashford his Thursday. The local community are being invited to come along to meet Council's General Manager Brett, Director Corporate & Community Services, Director Civil...
Aussies Warned of New Centrelink Scam
Services Australia has confirmed a series of fake websites, which are popping up as ads online and on social media, claiming to offer a “bonus payment” of $890, which people must claim before the end of October, only to steal their personal data. According to...
Man Charged with Sex Offences Against Children
A 51-year-old man has been arrested and charged with intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 years of age against eight alleged victims whilst under his care. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the man, who worked at a long day care centre in Glen Innes at the...
Festival Finishes with a Bang
The Brighter Access Sapphire City Festival has been hailed a tremendous success following Saturday’s finale evening in Campbell Park. Organising Committee Secretary Peter Caddey says there was a capacity crowd in attendance to see hometown girl Melanie Dyer whose...
Crickets Finally Kicks Off Finally
Campbell and Freebairn have kicked off the new season where they left off with a 4 wicket win over Staggy Creek in Round 2 action in the Inverell Cricket competition on Saturday. Set 166 for victory, veteran Dave Mudaliar with an unbeaten 61, guided his team to...