Investigations are continuing in a suspicious vehicle fire in Short St yesterday morning. Fire and Rescue NSW crews and police were called to the scene just after 3am to find a Great Wall SUV well alight. It’s believed the vehicle, which was destroyed, belonged to a...
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Common sense call on climate
Food shortages and grocery price spikes could result if common sense on climate targets is ignored, farmers say ahead of the federal election. NSW Farmers' Conservation & Resource Management Committee Chair Bronwyn Petrie said it was vital Australia’s efforts to...
AFL Northwest Scrap Rules Ahead of 2025 Season
THE AFL Northwest in 2025 will step a few years back in time. The ‘6-6-6’ starting positions and stand rule will not be part of the match rules during next year’s competition. The move has been made to assist umpires in making their role easier as well as easing...
Council Receives Funding to Enhance Lake Inverell Precinct
The Lake Inverell Recreational Precinct is set for a major upgrade, thanks to grant funding from the Federal Government. Council applied to the Federal Government’s Growing Regions Program and has been successfully awarded $550,000.00 towards the project. Council will...
Regional Patients to Suffer Amid Mass Psychiatrist Walk-Out
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan says patients are the ones who will suffer from a mass resignation of psychiatrists from across NSW. More than 200 of the state’s 260 psychiatrists, including 11 from Hunter New England Health, are preparing to walk off...
THE ALBANESE GOVERNMENT IS STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES IN REGIONAL NSW
The Albanese Government is helping New South Wales’ regions to thrive by investing almost $80 million in community infrastructure that will improve the lives of locals.16 projects will share in the funding, which will go towards building or upgrading social...
Preliminary summary of Australia’s climate in 2024
The Bureau of Meteorology has published the preliminary summary of Australia's 2024 climate information. This follows the publication of the raw data for the full 2024 calendar year on the Bureau’s website here and here. The full Annual...
Police Conduct Search Warrants in the Region
New England Police have carried out several search warrants in the region for property and drug related matters. Searchers were conducted in Inverell, Delungra, Guyra, Armidale and Moree last week after police received information from the public. Drug related...
Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic on the Move
Australia’s toughest one day cycle classic, the ‘Grafton to Inverell’ has received a date change and will now be incorporated into a national 6 race series. The 64th running of the great race will now be run on Saturday March 15th and will feature as part of the new...
