Operation Operating Room will again run their Santa Photos in the lead up to Christmas. Locals are invited to bring their phone or camera and come down to the building next to the ANZ Bank in Byron St and make some memories to share with their family. Sessions will...
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Happy 8th Birthday to Return and Earn
Return and Earn yesterday celebrated eight years of rewarding NSW communities for recycling and making a positive impact. An astounding 14.7 billion drink containers have been returned for the 10c refund since Return and Earn began on 1 December 2017. The much-loved...
Uralla Shire Council Warns of Invasive Weed
Uralla Shire Council has warned that Wheel Cactus, an invasive cactus species which is now starting to flower across the Shire, poses a serious threat to the region’s environment and agriculture. Wheel Cactus spreads quickly, forming dense infestations that outcompete...
Operation Operating Room Benefits from Ball
Sapphire Social Committee have made a sizeable donation of $10,000 to local charity Operation Operating Room following the success of their inaugural ball held last month. The sold-out event, aimed at bringing the community together to socialise and network with a...
Council Calls for Planning to Fast-Track New Homes Across NSW
Glen Innes Severn Council has endorsed a Mayoral Minute calling for simple, practical changes to the NSW planning system to speed up housing approvals and boost supply across the state. Council says two key bottlenecks are still holding up new homes, even after the...
Residents Warned of Dangerous Weather Conditions
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued its long-range forecast for summer with predictions of dangerous weather conditions over the warmer months. The forecast shows below-average rainfall for inland parts of the east, warmer than average days and nights with an...
Parents Urged to Only Buy Legal E-Bikes this Christmas
Parents are being warned to do their research and only buy legal e-bikes for their children this Christmas, as police crackdown on modified bikes and dangerous riding. Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner David Driver has urged people to be...
Driver Dies in Ute Roll Over
A driver has died after a single-vehicle crash about 80km east of Moree overnight. Emergency services were called to Allan Cunningham Road at Warialda Rail, just before 11pm (Monday 1 December 2025), and found a vehicle had left the roadway at the Oakey Creek bridge...
Warning on State’s Hidden Fire Danger
Farmers have warned the state’s national parks have become ticking time bombs for bushfires this summer.As authorities continued to confiscate large swathes of land to form national parks, NSW Farmers’ President Xavier Martin said vital resources to properly manage...
