Members of NRL Club St. George Illawarra Dragons will be heading to Inverell next week for the Club’s Squadron Energy Community Blitz. The community is invited to their Win the Morning Walk this Tuesday 2nd September with players Tom Esienhuth, Dylan Egan and former...
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Police Award in Inverell
The New England Police District awards are being held this morning at the Inverell Town Hall. Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan says the awards recognizes and thanks officers from the district for their service in keeping the community safe. Long serving officers...
Northern NSW Macca’s Rally Behind Families with Sick Kids
Throughout this month, McDonald’s restaurants across Northern NSW and the Central Coast are raising essential funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern New South Wales through selling $2 Charity Bikes. Charity Bikes are available at 81 participating Macca’s...
Meeting to Discuss Bingara Fire Station Future
A public meeting will be held this evening at the Roxy Theatre to discuss the proposed downgrade of the Bingara Fire Station and its truck. It follows many information days, and letterbox drops which have failed to recruit local firefighters to be based at the station...
New Funding for Road Damage, Drought Resilience
NSW Farmers has welcomed two boosts for the bush, with a pothole pledge and new funding for drought resilience. On Wednesday the NSW Government announced a $155 million rural road blitz to repair damaged roads, and joined the federal government in pledging $43.2...
First Modern Day Conflict Memorial in Australia to be Completed in Inverell
The Inverell RSL Sub-Branch is anticipating its Modern Day Conflicts Memorial will be completed tomorrow, just in time for next Saturday’s commemorations. Sub-Branch Committee member and former President Pat McMahon says it’s the first modern day conflict memorial to...
O’Brien Retires from Police Force
Long time Chief Inspector of Inverell Police Rowan O’Brien will clock off for the last time today after almost 37 years in the NSW Police Force. Chief Inspector O’Brien joined the Police Force in September 1988, beginning at Moroubra and having stints in the...
Entries Open for Inverell’s Got Talent
The traditional event to open the Sapphire City Festival, Inverell’s Got Talent, is set to take centre stage at the Town Hall on Friday October 17th. Entries opened this week with performers encouraged to enter in either the Open or Junior categories this year with...
Speed Shear raises Good Coin for Centacare NENW
Organisers of the Sapphire Speed Shear held at the Royal Hotel carpark on Saturday have hailed the event as a success, raising $11,750 for Centacare New England Northwest 45 Shearer’s entered the event with Jerome Taiki claiming the OPENS FINAL with a time of 28.28,...
