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Group 19 Rugby league have confirmed their executive for the 2026 season. Craig Smith has been installed as the new President, Secretary is Candita Collins, Treasurer is Brett Cohen, Briggete Jerrard remains as the Group Registrar, Mark O’Brien has been elected as the...
A high-visibility traffic operation has concluded, with six people losing their lives on NSW roads during the Australia Day long weekend. The annual statewide road traffic safety campaign, which ran in conjunction with the double-demerits period, began on Friday 23...
A UK immigrant who came to Inverell intending to stay only two years has been named Inverell Shire Citizen of the Year. Radiologist at Inverell Diagnotic Imaging, Alistair Williams was named this year’s Citizen of the Year from a field of five nominees including...
A man has died following a single vehicle crash in the state’s New England region. About 11.45pm on Saturday (24 January 2026) police were called to Macintrye Road, Barraba – about 90km north of Tamworth – following reports a vehicle had left the road and crashed. The...
Tingha Tiger women have been acknowledged for their efforts in Australia Day awards last night at the Tingha Sport & Rec Club. Sisters Tabitha and Bridgette Jerrard have been jointly named Tingha’s Citizen of the Year in recognition for re-establishing junior...
Local golfers have dominated the 2026 Sapphire Cup played at the Inverell Golf Club over the weekend. Gary Hadland and Darren Pithers were the overall winners of the tournament with a score of 93 points. Saturday’s competition was taken out by Andrew Blair from...
In Gwydir Shire, Ian and Angela Swan were both awarded Warialda's Citizens of the Year while Bingara's Citizens of the year were awarded to Catherine and Ian Egan. Glen Innes Severn Citizen was awarded to Narelle Peach while former Gum Flat Public and Macintyre High...
Thousands of people packed into Deepwater racecourse on Saturday for the annual race meeting, many of them travelling from across Queensland and the North Coast. The Cup was won by an outsider UNDER THE CAP trained by Steve Hardy and ridden by Reece O’Connell who...
With the mercury continuing to soar in the region, the Northern Tablelands Local Land Service has issued a warning to livestock producers. Heatwaves can be fatal for livestock, particularly for at-risk animals such as lambs and calves, older animals or animals in poor...