Inverell Shire Council has adopted three updated policies that provide a clearer and more comprehensive framework for debt recovery, financial hardship assistance and pensioner rebate concessions. The policies were endorsed for public exhibition at Council’s April...
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Teen Charged Over Alleged Aggravated Break, Enter and Steal in Inverell
A teenage boy has faced court after an alleged aggravated break, enter and steal in the state’s north on the weekend. Officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home on John Street, Inverell, about 3.15pm Saturday 27 June 2026, following reports...
Award-Winning Fishery to Expand Thanks to $175,595 Grant
Deano’s Smoked Trout Farm has been a mainstay for aquaculture and tourism in the Northern Tablelands for nearly three decades and now they are set to expand operations thanks to a $175,595 grant that has been secured from the NSW Government’s Aquaculture Industry...
New Warning for Australians as AI Scam Calls Become More Convincing
To help protect Australians from the growing threat of impersonation scams, Android is introducing fake call detection, an industry-first protection that can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when your contact and you are both using Phone by Google. Marking a...
Former Wallabies Captain to Visit Inverell
Former Australian Wallabies captain Sterling Mortlock will be the special guest of the Inverell Highlanders at their Old Boys Day next month. Mortlock, who also played for the ACT Brumbies, and Melbourne Rebels, earned 80 Test caps and scored 489 points, and was the...
Charges Laid Over Alleged Assault in Tamworth
A man has been charged following an alleged assault in the state’s northeast on Sunday 28 June 2026. Officers attached to Oxley Police District were called to a hotel on Peel Street, Tamworth, about 12.15am, following reports of an assault. Police arrived and were...
Man Charged with Alleged Drugs, Weapon offences in Inverell
A man has been charged with alleged drugs and weapon offences in Inverell About 7am on Friday 26 June 2026, police attached to New England Police District executed a search warrant at a home in Shirley Street, Inverell. During a search of the home, police allegedly...
Shire Water Restrictions Eased
Uralla Shire Council has eased water restrictions for the townships of Uralla and Bundarra to Level 1 following recent rainfall. Residents connected to the town water supply had been operating under Level 2 restrictions during an extended dry period. However, improved...
Man Arrested Following Raid on Matheson Property
A man has faced court, charged after firearms, drugs, Molotov cocktails and property believed to be stolen were seized in the state’s Northern Tablelands region last week. In May 2026, officers attached to New England Police District commenced an investigation into...

