Applications for the Sapphire Wind Farm Community Fund Funding Round 2 will open next Monday, 11 August. Twice a year, Sapphire Wind Farm invites local community organisations to submit applications for a share of funding that can be used on equipment and...
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Sapphire City Concert Band Turns 30
Inverell’s Sapphire City Concert Band is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary this weekend with the community encouraged to come along and celebrate with them. The Band, which started in 1995, will be joined by the Ballina Shire Concert Band, New England Wind...
Ashford Show Society Gets Council Backing
Ashford Show Society have been successful in gaining support from Inverell Shire Council. The Show society had submitted a letter to Council to consider four possible sponsorship options from a $5000 package to a $1000 Bronze level sponsorship. Council decided at...
Ashford Show Society Seeking Council Support
The Ashford Show Society is requesting Inverell Shire Council to continue to support the Society through its sponsorship opportunities. The Society have 3 sponsorship option for Council to consider at Wednesday’s Council meeting including a $5000 or more Platinum...
The Youth Booth Earns State-Wide Recognition
Glen Innes Severn Council is proud to announce that The Youth Booth has been named a finalist in the 2025 Local Government Week Awards for delivering one of the most outstanding Youth Week programs in New South Wales. The recognition follows the success of this year’s...
National Monument Officially Named ‘Australian Standing Stones’
A site long celebrated by locals and visitors alike has now been formally recognised by the NSW Government, with the Australian Standing Stones officially approved and gazetted by the Geographical Names Board of NSW. The milestone marks a major step in acknowledging...
Inverell Art Prize Entries Now Open
Entries have now opened for the 2025 Inverell Art Prize with almost $16,000 in prizemoney is up for grabs. This year’s Art Prize exhibition Opening Night will be staged on Saturday 11th October with this year’s Special Feature being Textiles and Creative Fibre....
Biggest Ever Orange Festival
Bingara’s Orange Festival has been labelled the biggest ever with around 3000 people attending the annual event. The event got some national coverage on Saturday with former local Bingara Central school student and now Seven Network National News director Hugh...
NAIDOC Week Commences
Inverell and Tingha NAIDOC week events kicks off today with the annual Inverell Street March and Opening Ceremony commencing at 10am. The public are notified there will be minor disruption to traffic in the CBD with rolling street closures from 10:30am as the march...