An elderly woman has escaped serious injury after her car was involved in an accident on Auburn Vale Rd yesterday morning Police believe the 89-year-old woman pressed the accelerated instead of the brake, crashing into a neighbour’s front wall just after 11:30 She was...
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Parents Urged to Only Buy Legal E-Bikes this Christmas
Parents are being warned to do their research and only buy legal e-bikes for their children this Christmas, as police crackdown on modified bikes and dangerous riding. Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner David Driver has urged people to be...
Driver Dies in Ute Roll Over
A driver has died after a single-vehicle crash about 80km east of Moree overnight. Emergency services were called to Allan Cunningham Road at Warialda Rail, just before 11pm (Monday 1 December 2025), and found a vehicle had left the roadway at the Oakey Creek bridge...
Man Dies Near Moree
A man has died after a single vehicle crash in the state’s north. Shortly after 9pm on Saturday (29 November 2025), emergency services responded to reports a vehicle roll over on the Carnavon Highway approximately 10km north of Moree. The driver – a 32-year-old man –...
NSW Police Launches Cadet Traineeship Program for School Leavers
The NSW Police Force has officially launched Cadet Today, Cop Tomorrow - a Cadet Traineeship Program for school leavers and young adults. The 12-month pilot program will provide an authentic hands-on experience, combining practical training, academic study and paid...
Man Charged with Murder
A man has faced court after the body of a man was located in Armidale last month. Emergency services were called to a home on Markham Street on Monday 13 October following reports of a concern for welfare and upon arrival, police located the body of a 78-year-old man....
Trial of Man Charged with Dangerous Driving causing Death of Another Man Begins
The trial of a man accused of driving dangerously on the Bingara Rd in September 2023, resulting in the death of a 27-year-old man, has begun at Armidale Local Court. Harvey Matthew Ovenden has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Luke John...
Learner Driver Has Licence Suspended
A 16-year-old learner driver has had his licence suspended after a random breath test on Sunday morning. About 2:00am Sunday 23/11/2025 Police stopped a Toyota Hilux on Runnymede Drive, Inverell for the purpose of a random breath test. The driver was identified as a...
Minister Dies in Farm Accident
The district's presbyterian church community are mourning Minister of Guyra and Glen Innes Rev. Andrew Campbell who died on Tuesday evening in a farm accident. Inverell police responded to a farming incident at a rural property in Howell in which a 76-year-old man...
