Farmers have been left to cope with dangerous holes in mobile coverage as the federal government delivers a lacklustre response to a major telecommunications review. On Thursday the federal government finally issued a response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications...
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Communicators of the Year Announced
Bundarra High School’s Student Learning and Support Officer Paige Vickery and Inverell High School Captain Joshua Cathie have taken out awards at the Inverell Breakfast Toastmasters Club’s Communicator of the Year awards night at the RSM Club on Friday night. Paige...
IGT Entries Close Friday
Entries for this year’s Inverell’s Got Talent will close this Friday ahead of the event which is scheduled to be held at the Inverell Town Hall on Friday October 17th. There are two categories on offer including a junior section for school grades 5 to 8 and an Open...
Inverell F.C Have a Mixed Weekend
Inverell F.C have claimed the 4th grade Armidale competition with a dominant 5- 2 win over Glen Innes Highlanders on Saturday. Hamish Swansborough lit up the field, scoring 4 goals in the dominant win. Unfortunately for Inverell F.C, they went down to the Highlanders...
Farmers Warn Against Kyoto 2.0
Farmers must not shoulder the burden of meeting the Federal Government’s new emissions target for 2035, the state’s peak farm body has warned.Farmers have still never been compensated for the billions of dollars in emissions reduction activities they undertook to meet...
Crime Committee in the Region This Week
The Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety (Community safety in regional and rural communities’ inquiry) will be in the region this week. They're scheduled to visit Tamworth, Armidale, Inverell and Moree for public hearings, a meeting with BackTrack,...
New Planning Tool to Fast-Track DA Process when Building Key On-Farm Infrastructure
The Minns Labor Government has launched a new online tool that will save farmers thousands of dollars and months of work as they negotiate often complex planning laws when applying for development approvals to build key on farm infrastructure. The platform, called...
Truck Driver Charged Following Fatal Crash Near Moree
A truck driver has been charged following a fatal crash in Moree. About 7.30pm on Thursday (18 September 2025), emergency services were called to the Newell Highway, about 15km south of Moree, following reports of a crash. Officers attached to New England Police...
Two Arrested After Car Stolen in Inverell
Two 15-year-olds have been arrested following the theft of a Holden Captiva which was stolen from a Howard Street address on Saturday night. The vehicle was later involved in a pursuit in Grafton during the early hours of Sunday morning. One young person was arrested...
