Glen Innes Severn Council has decided not to apply for a special rate variation, forcing a councillor to file a notice of motion after it was revealed that Council was carrying a $4 million operating deficit. The Northern Daily Leader reports Cr Troy Arandale is so...
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Bingara Residents Urged to Nominate Someone for an Australia Day award
Nominations for Bingara’s Australia Day Awards will close today at 4pm. The Bingara Special Events Committee in conjunction with Gwydir Shire Council invite you to nominate citizens for the Citizen, Young Citizen, Volunteer or Volunteer Team/Group, Community Event of...
Community Organisations Encouraged to Submit Grant Funding Application through the Sapphire Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund
Round 1 2025 of the Sapphire Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has opened. Twice a year, Sapphire Wind Farm invites local community organisations to submit applications for a share of funding that can be used on equipment and infrastructure purchases, repairs and...
Missing Man Found
Police have thanked the community after a 27-year-old man was located in Inverell yesterday afternoon following the issuing of a Geo-Text by NSW Police. Investigations into his whereabouts commenced after he was last seen on Wednesday evening at a licensed premises on...
Landslide on Gwydir Hwy at Gibraltar
The Gwydir Hwy was closed in both directions following a landslide at Gibraltar yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred between Tindal Road and Old Grafton Road at around 3pm. Live Traffic NSW reports one lane of the Highway is now open and alternating (stop/slow)...
Algae Alert at Beardy Waters Near Glen Innes
WaterNSW has issued a Red Alert warning for high levels of blue-green algae at Beardy Waters Dam and Beardy Waters Weir near Glen Innes. Stock and domestic water users along the Beardy River are advised to seek alternative water supplies. Stock managers and pet owners...
Electric Shock: Half of NSW in the dark on renewable energy progress, knowledge gap risks slowing transition
Australians are underestimating the speed and scale of our switch to renewable power. New South Wales is in the midst of a clean energy boom as four-fifths of our electricity is set to come from renewable sources by 2030, and all of our ageing coal-fired power...
Appeal to locate man missing from Glen Innes
Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man missing from the state’s north-west. Jordie Zarro, aged 27, was last seen about 6pm on Wednesday (15 January 2025) at a licensed premises on Grey Street, Glen Innes. When he could not be located or contacted,...
Reflections Invite Guests to be Water Detectives this Summer
REFLECTIONS Holidays is encouraging its guests to “go with the flow” this summer and help it save water by reporting any leaks when staying in their holiday parks. Reflections, the largest holiday park group in New South Wales, was named as a Water Champion by...