Social media companies will bear the responsibility to block childrens’ access to their platforms as the communications minister mulls an appropriate age limit. Michelle Rowland is reviewing a minimum age of between 14 and 16 years to access social media, with...
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Bundarra Sports & Rec Club Receive Funding
The Bundarra Sports and Recreational Club has recently received welcome funding as part of the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership Fund. The club has received $21,365 which will be used as improvements including leveling of the foundations in the entry to...
Super Tax to Hurt Family Farmers
Farm leaders have urged the federal government to consider the unique circumstances of family farming businesses in changes to superannuation laws that passed the House of Representatives this week. NSW Farmers Business Economics and Trade Committee chair John...
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...
Dight Hopes for Unity
New Inverell Shire Mayor Kate Dight believes there wasn’t a great division among councillors leading into yesterday’s mayoral election. It follows comments made by former Mayor Paul Harmon who addressed the new council ahead of yesterday’s vote saying in his time as...
No By-Election Required for Inverell Shire Council
If there is a vacancy on Inverell Shire Council in the next 18 months there will not be a by-election. Inverell Shire Council has voted to notify the NSW Electoral Commissioner that should a vacancy occur within 18 months of the September 14 election, the countback...
New Leadership at Inverell Shire Council
Inverell Shire Council has new leadership following yesterday’s Mayoral elections. For the first time in 12 years, former Mayor Paul Harmon has faced defeat in what is believed to have been a close vote with Cr and former Deputy Mayor Kate Dight elected as the new...
Inverell Mayoral Elections Take Place Today
Inverell Shire’s new Council will officially meet for the first time this afternoon at the Council Chambers to elect its new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Cr Paul Harmon has expressed his intentions to stand again for the mayor position while Kate Dight, who...