NSW Government neglect in the agricultural sector has been laid bare with the latest departmental survey results showing record low morale at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The 2025 People Matter Employee Survey results show a sharp...
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Inverell Aquatic Centre Redevelopment Delivered Under Budget with Surplus Funds Reallocated
Inverell Shire Council is pleased to announce that following the successful completion of the Inverell Aquatic Centre (IAC) Redevelopment, a $2,319,396.29 budget surplus was achieved. The redevelopment, which commenced with the demolition of the previous facility in...
Grants Now Open for Fishing Education and Infrastructure Enhancements
The next round of Recreational Fishing Trust funding is open for applications from fishing clubs and community groups, with a focus on recreational fishing education projects, alongside fishing infrastructure and access. Funding is now available for recreational...
Santa Photos Return
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...
New Reforms Give Right to Repair
The state’s peak farm body has welcomed a Federal Government commitment to extend right to repair laws to agricultural machinery.NSW Farmers’ President Xavier Martin said the reforms pledged by Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Friday had followed years of advocacy by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
