The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk of fatal injuries or crashes, with children also at risk. Since 2011, 234 Australians have died in quad bike...
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Students Graduate from Community College
Inverell Community College celebrated an important milestone last Friday, hosting its second graduation ceremony for the 2025 cohort. Students completing the Certificate II in Workplace Skills were recognised after 12 months of dedicated study. The program, designed...
Tennis Club Set for a Revamp with Big Funding Boost
Warialda Tennis Club’s tired and worn courts will soon be transformed thanks to a grant secured through the Clubgrants Category 3 Fund. The club netted $100,534 to revamp the synthetic courts which have sat dormant for several years. Member for Northern Tablelands...
13 Injured, One Critically, After Speedway Crash at Walcha
An investigation is underway after thirteen people were injured – one critically – at a motoring event when car crashed at Walcha in the state’s west overnight. Emergency services were called to Walcha showground on Derby Street about 6.15pm on Saturday 15 November...
Farmers Welcome Speed Limit Support
NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin has welcomed the state government's common-sense response to the federal government's push to slash rural speed limits. Mr Martin said the proposal to cut speed limits on country roads to 80km/h was a “straw man” solution for road...
Historic Regional Public Preschool Build Officially underway
The largest public preschool construction program in NSW history is now underway in regional NSW, with work set to commence on more than 20 new public preschools before the end of 2025. This work has been marked with construction beginning on a new public preschool at...
Forum Strengthens Cross-Border Policing to Bring Communities Closer
Senior police, ministers and cross-border commissioners from NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT came together at NSW Parliament today for a full-day Cross-Border Policing Forum focused on improving cooperation and strengthening community safety...
Fire Permits Suspended in Inverell Shire
The NSW Rural Fire Service Northern tablelands team advise that due to the forecast High Fire Danger, all fire permits within the Inverell Local Government Area are currently suspended until midnight tonight. This measure is being taken to reduce the risk of fires...
Be Alert to Signs of Avian Influenza in Poultry
The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is encouraging everyone to be alert to signs of avian influenza in commercial and domestic poultry, and wildlife.Australia remains free from the H5N1 strain that is causing concern globally....
