St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church at Bundarra has celebrated its last mass with the property to go under the hammer in July. Parish Priest Father Paul Chandler says the town has been in decline since its heyday when there were many farms and families both within...
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Crews Called to Moore St Grass Fire
Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to a grass fire in a paddock in Moore St Inverell yesterday afternoon. Inverell brigade captain Robbie Wighton says it’s believed a contractor was cleaning up the paddock when they accidentally started the fire. Crews were quickly...
Rabobank Information Sessions
North-west NSW primary producers have the opportunity to develop skills to assist with family farm succession and business transition at complimentary Rabo Client Council-hosted information sessions. The practical Business Transition and Succession Planning...
OOR Trivia Night Raises Funds to Purchase Equipment at Hospital
Operation Operating Room is counting down to their annual trivia night later this month as they raise money for more vital equipment for the Inverell Hospital. The organisation is raising money this year for three items to include at the hospital including a...
Community Invited to Provide Feedback on the Proposed Boorolong Wind Farm Project
Squadron Energy, Australia’s leading renewable energy company, invites the community to an information session to learn about the updated layout of the proposed Boorolong Wind Farm, learn more about the overall project, and share their feedback. The proposed...
Locals Included in King’s Birthday Honours Roll
A current STA FM volunteer and an Armidale rugby league stalwart have been recognised for their dedication and hard-working commitment to their communities following the announcement of King’s Birthday Honours. An Order of Australia Medal has been bestowed to Glen...
Hundreds Flock to Myall Creek
A crowd of around 500 consisting of locals and visitors attended to pay their respects and observe the day at Sunday’s Myall Creek Massacre Memorial. Attendees gathered to commemorate what occurred, on the afternoon of 10 June 1838, with descendants of both the...
Telstra Communications Go Down …. Again
Residents in Warialda, Coolatai and surrounds have had no communications after their Telstra mobile coverage went down yesterday. Gwydir Shire Council advise Telstra has confirmed that there was an unplanned outage in these areas and Pallamallawa adding it was unclear...
25th Anniversary of Myall Creek Massacre Memorial
Hundreds of people will head to Myall Creek this weekend to commemorate the 187th anniversary of one of Australia’s darkest events, the Myall Creek massacre. Sunday’s gathering commemorates the unprovoked massacre of at least 28 indigenous women, children and old men...