Inverell Legacy is calling upon the local community to buy a badge this Legacy Week - Sunday 31/08/2025 until Saturday 06/09/2025. For over a century, Legacy has kept the promise to thousands of veterans’ families - helping provide financial and social support during...
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Blaire Acknowledged for Positive Impact on Her Community
Bingara Central School student Blaire Johnson and her family attended Government House in Sydney to see her receive the 2025 Youth Community Service Award. The award was presented by Governor of NSW Her Excellency Margaret Beazley, on behalf of the Order of Australia...
Entries Open for Inverell’s Got Talent
The traditional event to open the Sapphire City Festival, Inverell’s Got Talent, is set to take centre stage at the Town Hall on Friday October 17th. Entries opened this week with performers encouraged to enter in either the Open or Junior categories this year with...
Speed Shear raises Good Coin for Centacare NENW
Organisers of the Sapphire Speed Shear held at the Royal Hotel carpark on Saturday have hailed the event as a success, raising $11,750 for Centacare New England Northwest 45 Shearer’s entered the event with Jerome Taiki claiming the OPENS FINAL with a time of 28.28,...
Gwydir Shire Residents Invited to Community Meetings
Gwydir Shire Council will be holding Community Meetings at various towns in the Shire this week and into September. The purpose of these meetings is for Council to deliver important information to the communities of the Gwydir. Meetings kick off tomorrow at midday at...
Telecommunication Outages Continue to Plague Gwydir Shire
Gwydir Shire Mayor Tiffany Galvin remains frustrated at Telstra following yet another communications outage which affected the Shire last week. The latest telecommunications outage hit Bingara last Wednesday week, leaving the whole town without phones due to the...
Government and Liberals Betray Regional NSW on REZ Inquiry
The release of the interim report into the Impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) on rural and regional communities has once again exposed the city-centric agenda of both Labor and the Liberals. Committee Chair, Mark Banasiak, said the evidence presented to the...
Nominations Open for the Community Sports Dad of the Year award
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Community Sports Dad of the Year Award, celebrating local dads across the country who work tirelessly behind the scenes to support their local sporting teams. Now in its 12th year, the Community Sports Dad of the Year award is a...
Daffodil Day
Today is Daffodil Day, an annual event held to raise funds for cancer research and support services The daffodil is the international symbol of hope for everyone impacted by cancer and every dollar raised through the Daffodil Day helps Cancer Council fund world-class...
