The countdown is on for NAIDOC Week 2026 celebrations in Inverell and Tingha with the community being urged to nominate someone for a NAIDOC Week Awards. There are 10 award categories with the main awards being the Aunty May Yarrowick Award, male and female Youth of...
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Inverell SES Host Leadership Conference
An influx of SES volunteers and staff from as far as Boggabri, Tenterfield and Liverpool Plains came to Inverell over the weekend for a two-day leadership conference at the Inverell RSM Club. Special guests including Acting Deputy Commissioner Nic Hogan and Acting...
Grant Secured to Seek Solution to Seniors Housing Shortages
Gwydir Shire Council has taken a step to addressing housing shortages in the region after securing $90,000 to plan for a future development at Naroo in Warialda. The grant was secured through the Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund (RHSPF) which is aimed at...
Library Secures $62,000 for Modern Upgrades
Uralla Library users will soon have a new and modern space to work in with a $62,000 grant secured to purchase and install two enclosed pods. The funding was secured through the State Library of NSW Public Library Infrastructure Grants program which is aimed at...
500K Upgrade to Deliver New Spaces & Capabilities at the Library
Improved accessibility, modern spaces for kids and families, and new opportunities like podcasting are all on the way for the Glen Innes Severn Learning Centre, following a $500,000 funding boost. Glen Innes Severn Council has secured the funding through the NSW...
King’s Birthday Honours for Outstanding Community Members
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan was pleased to commend five recipients of King’s Birthday Honours in the electorate. Four residents received the honour of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), one sadly posthumously, while one received a...
Myall Creek Massacre Commemorated
A crowd of around 400 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...
Commemorating the Myall Creek Massacre this weekend
Hundreds of people will head to Myall Creek this weekend to commemorate the 188th anniversary of one of Australia’s darkest events, the Myall Creek massacre which commemorates the unprovoked massacre of at least 28 indigenous women, children and old men by a group of...
Inverell Couple Prepare to Take on Drover’s Run Again
The husband wife duo of Mitch and Tanya Orchard are once again preparing to take their place in their 4th Drover’s Run for the Westpac Rescue helicopter in August. This year’s Run will commence in Nyngan before taking off to Wilcannia, the Flinders Rangers, South...
