Inverell Shire Mayor Kate Dight will highlight cost shifting onto local government in a Mayoral Minute at today’s Council meeting. Mayor Dight says the unrelenting growth of cost shifting to councils, coupled with rate pegging and insufficient state and federal...
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Seatbelt Warning from Roads Minister
Monday marked 200 days into the year, and already more than 200 lives have been lost on NSW roads. That’s more than one death a day and as your Roads Minister, that statistic haunts me. Every one of those people was someone’s child, parent, sibling or friend. They...
Knee Pain – There’s (Finally) a Pill for That
Australians struggling with joint discomfort now have access to a scientifically backed solution with the arrival of UC-II® undenatured type II collagen. This advanced, low-dose supplement is clinically proven to reduce stiffness, improve mobility, and relieve mild...
Landholders Invited to Breakfast at Warialda
Local land Services are inviting landholders to a free Breakfast Q & A at the Warialda Showground next month. Landholders will be encouraged to meet their Local Land Services board members or come and ask Local Land Services staff a question. Questions could be...
Good Noms for Winter Racing at Inverell
The nominations have dropped for Saturday’s Inverell Jockey Club’s Winter race day. With 110 horses entered for the six-race meeting, the fields promise to be very competitive. Jockey Club officials will be looking towards the skies this week with rain forecast...
Animal Activism and AI Up for Debate
Animal activists, artificial intelligence and the next generation of agriculture were just some of the hot topics up for debate at the NSW Farmers’ Annual Conference today. With delegates supporting a motion to introduce a first farm buyer’s scheme – similar to the...
Ashford Show Society Seeking Council Support
The Ashford Show Society is requesting Inverell Shire Council to continue to support the Society through its sponsorship opportunities. The Society have 3 sponsorship option for Council to consider at Wednesday’s Council meeting including a $5000 or more Platinum...
News in Brief
The Westpac Rescue helicopter was tasked to a motorbike accident on Thursday, near Warialda. A man in his 90s was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and the helicopter's critical care medical team for a suspected fractured ankle before being transported to Tamworth...
Search to Find Missing 16-Year-Old
Police are appealing for assistance to locate a teenage girl last seen in the Lismore area. Jalarna Buchanan, aged 16, was last seen at a shopping centre on Diadem Street, Lismore, about 11am last Wednesday (16 July 2025). When she could not be located or contacted,...
