The Inverell East Rotary Club will take over the running of the Venetian Carnival and rebrand the event as the Inverell Christmas fair to be staged at Campbell Park. The Club's Simon Smith says they were approached by Council to run the event and incorporate it with...
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Campaign to Get Tones & I to Inverell
There’s a push from locals to get international pop sensation Tones and I to come to Inverell through a social media campaign. The ARIA award-winning singer has been performing rural pop-up shows at the requests of vocal fans for some time and recently announced shows...
Colour Run Back for This Year’s Festival
The Sapphire City Festival Committee have confirmed they’ll once again stage the Festival Fun Run next month. Following a successful inaugural event last year, this will be the second staging of the Colour run at Varley Oval which will see an all ability obstacle...
History Group Select Photos of Devine Family Collection to Research
Members of the Inverell and District Family History Group have been busy researching several photos and original prints from the Devine Family collection that will be part of the Inverell Club’s Antique and Collectables Auction next month. The History Group’s Cathy...
Festival Fun at Warialda
Saturday’s Warialda Honey festival was held in brilliant sunny conditions at Jim Payne Oval with organisers saying they couldn’t have asked for a such a beautiful day. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton was on hand to officially open the festival and award this...
Community Radio Hits the Half Century
STA FM staff and volunteers are today (Monday 23 September 2024) celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Community Broadcasting. On September 23, 1974 the Whitlam Labor Government made a Cabinet decision to create community broadcasting sector for: "those who...
Warialda is the Place To BEE!!!!
Warialda is preparing for yet another big weekend following last weekend’s Group 19 Grand Finals when the 17th Warialda Honey Festival is held at Jim Payne Oval tomorrow. Some of this year’s attractions include Beezotted holding a native bee information stall...
The Koala Screens in Inverell on Sunday
A special screening of the film ‘The Koalas’ will be held at the Inverell Cinema this Sunday shedding light on the unprecedented challenges that are contributing to the demise of the animal. The Koalas takes audiences on a journey into the lives of individual koalas,...
Council Secure Funding for Honey Festival Road Closure
Gwydir Shire Council successfully secured funding through the Vibrant Streets Program for Saturday’s Warialda Honey Festival. The grant is a NSW Government initiative and a part of the guidelines requires a road closure to be in place for the duration of the event in...