The annual Holy Trinity Art Union Prize is once again up for grabs at this Saturday’s races in Inverell with one lucky ticket holder to go home $7,000 richer. As an added bonus, if the winner is present at the track on Saturday, they’ll pocket an extra $500. Second...
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Delungra Gearing Up to Welcome Comedy Legend
Final preparations are underway for this Saturday night’s dinner function in Delungra featuring one of Australia’s most iconic comedians. Peter Rowsthorn, best known for playing Kim’s husband Brett Craig in the comedy sketch tv program ‘Kath & Kim’, will take to...
The Community Roll Up to Check Out Inverell Rotary’s Book Sale
Hundreds of people flocked into Flanders House last week to get a bargain at the annual Rotary Club of Inverell Book sale. The Book Sale raised around $7,800 with the funds to go towards future local youth projects. Club President Helen Tickle says they were...
New England Police District Issue Gel Blaster Warning
New England Police District have issued a reminder for the community that Gel Blasters are not legal and must be surrendered immediately. This follows an incident which occurred in Inverell early last month where a man was caught waving around what appeared to...
Cybercrime Still On the Rise
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, using slick and professional tactics to trick people into handing over valuable information, making scams harder than ever to detect. According to National Anti-Scam Centre, Australians reported losses of over $2.74...
Glen Innes Sees New Council Leadership
Councillor Margot Davis has been elected as Glen Innes Severn Council’s new Mayor, with Councillor Carol Sparks elected as Deputy Mayor following yesterday’s Ordinary Council Meeting. The meeting saw Councillors take their oath/affirmation following the Local...
Outgoing Mayor Resigns from Glen Innes Council
Former Glen Innes Severn Mayor Rob Banham has resigned from council after a shock announcement. Former Mayor Banham received 28% of primary votes at the September Local Government elections, while recently appointed Mayor Margot Davis received only 17% as a 1st...
Regional Australia Bank Planned Outage
Regional Australia Bank customers are expected to experience disruptions to their banking services over the weekend, including digital banking, bank cards and Automatic Teller Machine usage. The planned outage is due to a major system update as part of the recent...
Australia Post Posties Injuries Rise
Australia Post is urging all Aussies to keep an eye out for Posties, with recent data showing a 30% increase in Posties injured by a third-party on the road. Last year, at least one Postie a week was injured on the roads, that number jumping this year with Posties...