A magpie is being blamed for this morning’s power outage that affected parts of Inverell. Essential Energy crews responded quickly to the unplanned outage earlier today with the electricity network protection equipment automatically switching power off to 2,349 homes...
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Football Event Donated $2,10 to Hospital Charity
WITH a successful Joey’s Mini World Cup wrapped up, event organisers have presented a donation of $2,100 to local charity, Operation: Operating Room. Each year, the Mini World Cup includes a charity category, where businesses play abridged matches in a round robin...
$48 Million Mobile Coverage Boost for Regional New South Wales
The Albanese and the Minns Labor Governments have today announced up to $48 million in joint funding to deliver better mobile coverage along highways and major roads for Australians who live, work or holiday in regional and remote NSW. The NSW Government is...
Man Charged Following Alleged Incident at Moree
A man will appear in court today following an alleged incident involving a gun in the state’s north west. About 12.35pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 November 2024), police were called to Drummond Street, Moree, following reports a person was seen with a weapon. Officers...
Great Response to Bundarra Garden Festival
The Bundarra Garden Festival held earlier this month has raised over $6000 for various charities. $5668.95 has been donated to Inverell Breast Cancer Support Group who help all locals fighting any type of cancer, $500 to Perry Cross Spinal Research and an additional...
Police Charge Teenager Over Incident at Moree Motel
New England officers have charged a teenager following investigations into property-related offences in the state’s north west under Operational Regional Mongoose. Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related...
Country Mayors Conference Concludes in Tamworth
Inverell Shire Mayor Kate Dight attended her first Country Mayors Conference in Tamworth over the weekend and was one of the 46% of new Country Mayor welcomed into the Association from across the state During the conference, the annual general meeting took place which...
Glen Innes Severn Council Elects New Councillor
David Scott has been elected to Glen Innes Severn Council following a countback election conducted yesterday (Tuesday, 19 November 2024). A countback was held to fill a casual vacancy following the resignation of Councillor Rob Banham on 10 October 2024. At its first...
Harsher Penalties for Vape Suppliers as NSW Government Seizes 300,000 Products
The NSW Government has seized over 300,000 vapes over the past year, as it introduces harsher penalties for suppliers in the NSW Parliament. Maximum penalties for illegal vape supply are set to soar from $1,650 to approximately $1.54 million, with prison sentences...