Australia has made major progress in curbing drink driving. Decades of random breath testing, enforcement and powerful social media campaigns have cut alcohol-related road deaths significantly. Yet new data show more fatal crashes now involve drugs than...
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NSW Energy Distributors Unveil Blueprint for a Faster, Fairer Energy Transition
Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy, and Essential Energy launch the inaugural NSW Distribution System Plan (DSP), a groundbreaking approach to deliver billions of dollars in savings and provide a critical buffer for the state’s energy transition. The DSP represents the first...
Funding Win Scores New Outdoor Space at Inverell Youth Centre
Many young people have benefitted from the numerous programs on offer at the Inverell Community Youth Centre and they will now have the chance to take them outdoors with Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan announcing funding for a new courtyard area. A...
Prepare Now Before Storms Hit
Inverell branch of the State Emergency Service has issued a reminder to residents to prepare for the current thunderstorm season. Branch Deputy Unit Commander Joerg Gruenfeld says homeowners and tenants should be doing maintenance work now on blocked gutters and tiled...
NSW Nationals Appoint New Leadership Team
The NSW Nationals have moved quickly to elect its new leader after the surprise announcement from former leader Dugald Saunders who stepped down on Monday. Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh was elected unopposed as the party’s new leader yesterday with Tamworth MP...
Arnold Elected as New Deputy Mayor of Uralla Shire
At the Ordinary Council Meeting held on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Council appointed Councillor Kath Arnold as Deputy Mayor. Cr Arnold takes over the role from Cr Tom O’Connor, who served as Deputy Mayor during the previous term. The Deputy Mayor is elected by the...
Outlook Promising for Northern Tablelands Region
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services advises production outlooks for the remainder of spring remain positive following the release of their latest seasonal update. Despite rainfall during October being below average in the west and average to slightly above average...
Farmers and Families Urged to Stay Safe on Quad Bikes
The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk of fatal injuries or crashes, with children also at risk. Since 2011, 234 Australians have died in quad bike...
Two Men Sentenced After Aquatic Centre Break-In
Two men have been convicted and sentenced following a break in at the Inverell Aquatic Centre in April this year. A 26-year-old man Hayden Ledger was sentenced by Inverell Local Court in July to a 2-year Intensive Correction Order and 2 years of Treatment programs...
