Bingara residents are urged to use caution as an outbreak of Calicivirus is currently affecting the area. Gwydir Shire Council have advised residents that they have received several reports of wild rabbit fatalities in the township and that the casualties are not a...
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Local Trainers Win at Armidale
Local trainers had another good day at the Armidale race meeting on Saturday with winning efforts. SPIRIT OF PLUTO, trained by Todd Payne, came from second last on the home turn to storm home and grab stablemate RINNERO on the post in the 1100 metres Benchmark 50...
STA FM Rural | News 26-10-24
Inverell Cattle Sale Tuesday 22nd October. Inverell penned 1105 mixed quality cattle same as last sale. A major cow buyer was absent with their plant closed for maintenance while a long absent cow operator returned. This combination did not enhance the cow market nor...
Nursing Boost for HNELHD
Communities across the Hunter and New England are experiencing a welcome boost of new nurses, with more than 140 registered nurses recruited from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The incoming nurses are qualified and experienced in emergency, surgical care, intensive...
Inverell Cricket Hoping for Better Weather
Local cricketers will be hoping for better weather after last weekend’s opening round of the Inverell Cricket Association competition was washed out. Round 2 action will see reigning premier Campbell and Freebairn face Staggy Creek at McCosker 1 while Delungra will...
Festival Colour Fun Run Back Again for 2024
Final preparations are underway for the Sapphire City Festival committee to once again stage the Festival Colour Fun Run to be held this afternoon. Following a successful inaugural event last year, this will be the second staging of the Colour run at Varley Oval which...
Local Member Backs Virtual Stock Fencing
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has thrown his support behind the push to legalise virtual stock fencing in NSW. A parliamentary inquiry into the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Virtual Stock Fencing) Bill 2024 has recommended the NSW...
Local Retiree to be Ordained This Sunday
A local man who came to Inverell last year to retire will be ordained into the Anglican Priesthood this Sunday at St Augustine’s Anglican Church in Inverell. The Ordination of David Thomas is the first such service to be held at St. Augustine’s for many decades and...
Drug Driving Roadside Tests Increase
A report released this week shows 13,815 people were charged or issued infringements by police last year for drug driving, compared to 1,409 people a decade ago. The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) says there has been an "explosion" in...