An investigation has begun into the death of an 11-month-old baby at a property in Glen Innes on Sunday Morning. Police say the baby boy was found unresponsive at a Hunter St address and rushed to Glen Innes hospital where he later died. Police are treating the death...
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Gravesend Boil Water Alert
As a precaution, Gwydir Shire Council will be placing Gravesend Water Supply on a Boil Water Alert, due to the current turbidity of the Gwydir River which has the potential to make drinking water in Gravesend unsafe. This is estimated to be in place for 2-3 weeks with...
Bush Fire Danger Period Comes to a Close
The Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) has ended for most of NSW, including Glen Innes,Inverell & Tenterfield LGA’s. Fire agencies and land managers in these areas where the BFDP has ended will now turn theirattention towards conducting hazard reduction works, which...
BreastScreen Campaign Targets Underscreened Women
BreastScreen NSW has relaunched a campaign encouraging women to have a life saving mammogram and join the more than 55,000 women who screened across Hunter New England Local Health District in 2024. Kairsten Marley, Hunter New England Local Health District...
Police Investigate Guyra Rd Accident
New England Police are investigating a single vehicle motor accident on the Guyra Rd on Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 10:30 to find a vehicle had left the roadway and collided with a roadside tree stump. The 36-year-old driver...
Candidates to Fight for New England
The Federal Seat of New England will have five candidates to choose from at this stage following the announcement on Friday that Australians will go to the polls on Saturday May 3rd. The Nationals Incumbent MP Barnaby Joyce will go head-to-head with Labour candidate...
Farmers Plea to Pollies: Prioritise Food Security This Federal Election
NSW Farmers has urged political parties to invest in agriculture and reverse the anti-farming policies driving surging food insecurity as the next federal election is called.One in six Australians experienced severe food insecurity in 2024 and NSW Farmers President...
More Rain Likely This Week
Settled conditions are forecast to develop across most of New South Wales early this week, as a ridge of high pressure extends across from the west. The Bureau of Meteorology says another trough may extend into the northeast of New South Wales from the middle of the...
Flood Warning – Gwydir River
Moderate to heavy rainfall has been recorded across parts of the Gwydir River catchment, which is causing river level rises. A minor flood peak has been observed at Gravesend Sunday morning and river levels have now fallen below the minor flood level. This peak is...
