Glen Innes Severn Council hosted an official opening event yesterday to unveil the new amenities, outdoor seating area and children’s playground in Centennial Parklands, Glen Innes. This event marked the successful completion of a project aimed at enhancing community...
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Soup Event to Raise Awareness About Homelessness
Inverell Men’s Haven of Hope Committee is staging an event on Thursday evening to raise awareness around homelessness in our area with an aim of establishing a men’s refuge in Inverell. The committee are work towards finding a solution for the lack of emergency and...
Shocking Extent of Family and Child Homelessness in Australia
A new report reveals the harsh reality of the homelessness crisis hitting Aussie families, with more than a third of the 88,696 family members who sought support still homeless during their last contact with homelessness support services. The disturbing family...
Child Headband Recall
There’s been a safety recall on a child’s light up headband which may cause choking, serious injury or even death. The Yellow Emma Wiggle Headband with Light-up Bow product does not comply with the mandatory standards for products containing button/coin batteries as...
Power Outage at Ross Hill
Inverell Locals experienced a power outage yesterday which affected residents in the Ross Hill vicinity. At around 2.05pm, just under 1000 residents were affected by the outage, with a spokesperson from Essential Energy saying that upon receiving reports, workers...
Chaffey wins Preselection as Candidate for Parkes
Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey is looking forward to packing up his office if he wins the seat of Parkes in the upcoming Federal Election in 2025 after securing his preselection as The Nationals’ candidate on Saturday. Mayor Chaffey beat 2 other candidates to win...
Issues with Communications at Bingara
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce travelled to Bingara this week where he spoke to locals regarding issues raised in the area. According to local Bingara residents, the biggest issue facing the region is not only the lack of communications towers, with only one...
NE Times ‘Best of the Best’ Comp Begins
The New England Times have commenced their ‘Best of the Best’ Competition after a successful reception of their initial “Best of The New England” online competition. Thirty-One categories over the past 8 weeks were up for nominations by New England locals where they...
Don A Flanno This August
Throughout August, farmer support charity Farm Angels are calling on Australians to wear their best flannelette shirts to support farming families across the country through an initiative called Flanno for a Farmer. Farm Angels was established as Drought Angels in...









