Inverell Shire Council's Emergency Services Levy will increase by over $23,000 for the next financial year. Council’s contributions to the NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW SES and Fire and Rescue NSW will grow to $573,500 for the 2025/26 financial year from $550,384 for...
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Moylan Calls for Budget to Include Additional Funding for Regional Roads
In the lead up to the Minns Government handing down the NSW Budget, Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is pleading for more funding for the regions, noting that once again the majority of funding is going to Western Sydney. The NSW east coast flood event...
Inverell Sporties In Line for Community NSW Award
Inverell Sporties has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 Clubs & Community Awards being held this evening in Sydney. Inverell Sporties, which is one of 25 NSW Clubs to be nominated in the Heart of Community Award, has been nominated for the Jammin on the...
Church Closes in Bundarra
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church at Bundarra has celebrated its last mass with the property to go under the hammer in July. Parish Priest Father Paul Chandler says the town has been in decline since its heyday when there were many farms and families both within...
Moylan Labels Government’s Response to Crime E-Petition as Weak
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has been left a little flat after the State Government tabled its response to an E-Petition to address youth crime in rural and regional NSW. Speaking on STA Fm yesterday, Mr Moylan labelled the response as weak, adding it mirrors...
Joyce Airs Concerns for the Nation
New England MP Barnaby Joyce has expressed his concerns about the current conflicts around the world and Australia’s ability to protect itself from foreign takeover. In a social media post, Mr Joyce says the nation’s report card wasn’t good, noting US President Donald...
Workshops to Assist Breeding Enterprises
Northern Tablelands Local Land Service and Angus Australia are conducting workshops next week on Estimated Breeding Values and Objective Bull Selection. The quarterly workshops called Ladies in Livestock will assist in finding a bull that’s fit for purpose for...
Council Agrees to Raise Rates
Inverell ratepayers will endure another rate rise after Inverell Shire councillors agreed to take the recommended IPART 4% rate peg at yesterday’s council meeting. Inverell Shire Kate Dight says Councillors endorsed a whole suite of documents during yesterday Council...
Fairer Voluntary Agreements for Environmental Water Programs
The NSW Government is rolling out a clearer, more equitable process for negotiating voluntary agreements with landholders affected by future environmental water deliveries in regional NSW, locking in better outcomes for all parties and healthier rivers. The Landholder...
