Australian Federal Police are warning parents, carers and students to be wary about sharing back to school photos on social media. The first day of the school year is an important milestone families often celebrate with happy snaps of smiling students in their new...
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Gwydir and Uralla Shires Declared Disasters
Gwydir and Uralla Shire have been declared disaster zones by the NSW government after last November’s storms with impacted residents and businesses encouraged to apply for assistance. Huge storms ripped through the Gwydir Shire and Uralla on 26 November destroying...
School Encourages Drop Offs and Pick Ups on Brown Street
Ross Hill Public school is encouraging parents and carers of students to use the Brown Street Drop Off and Pick-Up entrance instead of the Bannockburn Rd entry. School Principal Shane Fletcher says an issue in traffic flow and congestion has arisen along Bannockburn...
Georgie Makes 1st Grade Debut
A former Inverell junior cricketer made her first grade cricket debut in Sydney over the weekend. Georgie Leonard debuted on Saturday for Sydney Cricket Club against Bankstown. Georgie has committed countless hours of travel to support the club and has also...
Gwydir Shire Council Reveals Draft Code of Meeting Practice
Gwydir Shire Council has put on public exhibition its Draft Code of Meeting Practice and is encouraging residents to review and comment on the document. The Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW prescribes a uniform set of meeting rules for councils...
Appeal to Locate Man Missing from Coffs Harbour
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man reported missing from the state’s north coast. Daniel Stark, aged 24, was last seen on Arthur Street, Coffs Harbour, about 4:30am on Saturday (31 January 2026). When he could not be located, officers attached...
New Hospital Funding Welcome, but More Funding and Reform Will Be Needed
The securing of a new public hospital funding agreement is welcome, as is additional funding of $25 billion from the federal government, but the new deal alone will not be enough to stem the decline in hospital performance without further reform. Australian Medical...
Driver Sentenced for Causing Death
A man found guilty of causing the death of a 27-year-old man in a head-on collision near Bundarra in 2023 has been sentenced to a two-year home imprisonment sentence. In an item in the Northern daily Leader, Harvey Matthew Ovenden appeared before Judge James Bennett...
Big Performances Lead to Big Wins for Rebels & Glen Innes
Campbell & Freebairn Rebels have scored a thumping victory over Square and Compass at Varley Oval under the DLS system in Round 11 action in the Inverell Cricket competition on Saturday. Led by Blake Ubergang with an unbeaten 122 with support from Dave Mudaliar...
