A minimum age to ride an e-bike in NSW is being introduced as part of the Minns Labor Government’s measured and staged reforms aimed at improving safety for riders, pedestrians and the wider community. NSW will also adopt the European safety and performance standard...
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Pathfinders Inverell Receives Community Grant to Support Local Families
Pathfinders Inverell Family and Youth Support Service (IFYSS) has kicked off the new year with a successful school holiday program and community workshop, made possible through a generous community grant from BEST Community Shed and support from Ashford Central School...
Fun to Be Had at the Ashford Show
The show circuit heads to Ashford this weekend with plenty of attractions set to capture the minds of attendees. A special treat for the kids is the unlimited activities from 12-6 tomorrow including The Ultimate Water battle, Laser Hire, Face Painting, Jumping castle,...
Bukulla Beef Farming Operation Recognised
A Bukkulla Beef Farming operation has been crowned The Weekly Times Coles 2025 Beef Farmer of the Year at an awards ceremony at the MCG last Friday. The Grose Family, who use data-driven 3D Wagyu systems for further sustainability in their operation, claimed the prize...
Bingara Central P & C Receives Funding to Remember Veterans
Bingara Central School P & C Association is one of 70 recipients to have received money through the 2025 Veteran Community Grants Program, receiving almost $1500 for its Living Memorial that remembers the fallen local veterans. Through the planting of orange...
Northwest NSW Blacked Out After Power Outage
A large power outage was experienced on Friday afternoon by residents living in northwest NSW. The outage stretched from Inverell up to the Qld border, west to Moree and south to Kingstown. An Essential Energy spokesperson says about 14,500 customers in Inverell and...
Nominations Open to Recognise Our Region’s Unsung Heroes
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is encouraging friends, family and coworkers put a remarkable volunteer’s name forward to be recognised by nominating them for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Launched in 2007 by the Centre for Volunteering, the...
Social Media Warning about ChatGPT Caricatures
Social media experts are warning users to think twice before using AI platform, ChatGPT when creating a caricature of themselves based on what it already knows about them. The rise of AI-generated caricatures has quickly turned into a social media phenomenon, with...
Gwydir Shire Council Seeking Childcare Feedback
Gwydir Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community to help shape the future of childcare in the region. Recent feedback suggested the community would like to see more after long daycare and childcare options for children aged 0–3 years. Council wants to...
