British T.V personality Bradley Walsh has made a quick visit to the Inverell district to learn how to sheer a sheep. Mr Walsh, who hosts The Chase UK, Blanketty Blanks and Gladiators, teams up with son Barney for the T.V show Breaking Dad where the father and son...
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2026 Central North Rugby Draw Released
The 2026 Central North Rugby Competition draw has been released with the season set down to kick off on Saturday 11th of April. The season will consist of 15 rounds with a final’s series in August and a Grand Final on August 29th. The Inverell Highlanders will kick...
Council Considers Name Change
Glen Innes Severn Shire Council are considering changing its name, dropping the name "Severn" from their shire's name and replacing it with "Highlands". The Northern Daily Leader reports Mayor Margot Davis says many people in the community know the Severn mainly as a...
Investigations Continue in Inverell House Fire
Inverell police are seeking information from the public into a house fire in Lindsay Avenue earlier this month. Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 05:30 last Wednesday week with the house sustaining considerable damage. No one was inside the house at...
Lamb & Potato Festival Turns 40
The Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival has kicked off with organisers promising a bigger, brighter celebration as the iconic event marks its 40th anniversary. The 12 day festival draws visitors from across the region and beyond to experience the best of Guyra’s...
Police News
About 9:30pm last Monday, police attended Arrawatta Road in Inverell, after receiving reports of a camper van on fire. On arrival, Police observed a camper van located in a relatively isolated location, well alight with the vehicle subsequently destroyed by fire. The...
Woman Flown Out After Snake Bite
A woman was flown out of Inverell on Tuesday afternoon after being bitten by a snake. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance at 4:30pm on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from Inverell to Tamworth Base Hospital. A woman in her 30s was stabilised by...
Kerry Mead Park to Double its Rugby League Capacity with New Fields
Glen Innes Severn Council is set to deliver a major boost for local rugby league, securing a $50,000 NSW Rugby League Infrastructure grant, matched by a previously allocated $50,000 Council contribution. The investment will see two new full‑size playing and training...
Moylan Fumes on New Gun Laws
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has slammed the Minns government’s introduction of new gun laws, labelling it a disgrace. The government moved to introduce significant reforms to gun laws in December in response to the Bondi terror attacks, limiting firearm...
