The clean-up from storms that hit the region this week continues with power being restored to several communities. As of 5pm yesterday in Uralla and surrounds, 1100 customers are still without power with essential energy crews to work to restore power today. Along...
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Residents Advised of Upcoming Power Outages
Essential Energy crews will be carrying out routine maintenance and repairs across the Inverell district in the coming weeks to maintain a safe and reliable electricity network ahead of the festive season. To safeguard crews while working on the electricity network,...
Warialda Bore Back in Business
Gwydir Shire Council has confirmed that Warialda’s Crane Street bore has returned to service on a trial basis. The bore was back online yesterday following recent water testing which returned promising results earlier this month. Since PFAS contamination was detected...
Annual Street March against Violence on Tomorrow
The Inverell Community Violence Prevention Team is inviting the community to join them for the annual Street March Against Violence & 16 Days of Activism Activities tomorrow. Community members will gather in Victoria Park on Vivian St at 9:45am for a 10am...
Age-Gating Ushers in a New Era for Social Media
Experts warn new social media ban for young people under 16 could create fresh privacy challenges. From 10 December 2025, age-restricted social media platforms will have to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under the age of 16 from creating or keeping an...
Inverell Lights Up for Christmas
Final preparations are underway for the Inverell East Rotary Club's Christmas Fair which takes place tomorrow in conjunction with the lighting of the Inverell Christmas tree. The Christmas Fair begins at 4pm in Campbell Park, with hams and cakes up for grabs on the...
New England Finalists heading to the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards
The New England and Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year finalists are packing their bags and heading to Sydney to join around 300 of their peers to see who will be named the NSW Volunteer of the Year for 2025. The local volunteers were selected earlier this year as...
Locals Turn Up to Support Annual Breast Cancer Luncheon
The Inverell Breast Cancer Support Group held one of their biggest Christmas luncheons yesterday at the Inverell RSM Club. Just over 200 women and a few men turned up for the annual event to catch up with friends and as well as to remember women they’ve lost over the...
Minister Dies in Farm Accident
The district's presbyterian church community are mourning Minister of Guyra and Glen Innes Rev. Andrew Campbell who died on Tuesday evening in a farm accident. Inverell police responded to a farming incident at a rural property in Howell in which a 76-year-old man...
