Australians are being offered free health checks at their local Priceline Pharmacy this National Diabetes Week (13–19 July) in an effort to strengthen efforts to prevent type 2 diabetes. Conducted on a digital health station, checks are free, self-service, and take as...
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New Boost for Next Gen Aggies
NSW Farmers is encouraging young people to upskill in agriculture as the state government announces a new $5 million boost to the AgSkilled program. On Thursday the Minns Government announced it would extend its AgSkilled initiative for a further twelve months, with...
Mitch & Tanya Prepare for the Drover Run
A local couple are gearing up to take part in their 3rd Drover’s Run which kicks off next month, raising money for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Mitch and Tanya Orchard say their looking forward to this year’s 9 day Run which will kick off at Armatree near Gilgandra...
NSW Country Mayors Reiterate Cost Shifting Frustrations
Local Government NSW released a new report on ‘cost shifting’ last week and the Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) has reiterated their frustrations and the fact that the impacts are more deeply felt in rural, regional and remote communities. Cost shifting is the...
Siblings Charged
A brother and sister aged 13 and 12 have been charged following the theft of a motor vehicle from a dealership in Vivian Street, a police pursuit and an accident in Inverell last Thursday Inverell Police responded and located the stolen vehicle on Byron Lane and...
Hill Climbs President’s Cup
The final of the Inverell Golf Club’s Men’s Presidents Cup was played yesterday. The matchplay competition started with qualifying rounds back in February and March and has continued with players knocked out each month until yesterday’s final. Nigel Hill claimed the...
Wilson Cashes in With Libby
Local trainer Ridge Wilson almost had two winners in weekend races hundreds of kilometres apart. On Saturday at Wean Picnics HIMORHER chased home AVOID ME in the feature Cup race, but yesterday at Grafton the stable went one better when LIBBY broke her Maiden...
Crossroads for Bukkulla Fire Station
The future of the Bukkulla Fire Station is up in the air as it continues to suffer a shortage of volunteer fire fighters. Scott Mack from the NSW RFS Northern Tablelands Team says it has reached crunch time for the station which has struggled to attract volunteer fire...
Wombats and Eels Secure Wins in G19
Reigning Group 19 premiers have scored a 24-20 win over the Boomerangs at Moree in Round 13 results. The win keeps the Wombats slim finals aspirations alive with one round remaining. Meantime, bottom placed Narwan Eels have upset 3rd placed Guyra Super Spuds in...