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Local News

Welcome to the news corner, your one-stop destination for staying updated with all the latest that’s going on in our community.

AFL Northwest Blue Heelers Back in 2025

Representative footy for both the men’s and women’s competitions will be played in 2025 in an exciting step for AFL in the Northwest region with the Blue Heelers playing matches at the end of June on home soil. The men will play the North Coast Force while the women...

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January 2025: One of the Warmest on Record

Australia has recorded its second-warmest January on record, with average temperatures that were just above 2°C above the long-term average across the nation as a whole. Only January 2019 was warmer overall, with temps reaching almost 3°C above the long-term average...

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Call to Fix Port Bottlenecks

NSW Farmers has warned new port rules are necessary to reduce supply chain bottlenecks and get NSW grain to market following a record harvest in the state’s northwest. With just two ports to service the whole state, NSW Farmers Grains Committee Chair Justin Everitt...

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Back To School for Local Kids

Most local schools are set to begin the schooling year today following the festive season break. Staff have already commenced the schooling year, preparing to welcome back students into classrooms for Term 1. MacIntyre High, Inverell High, Ross Hill Public, Inverell...

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Driver Fails to Overturn Suspension

A Uralla mother’s plea to have a driver’s licence reinstated has been denied by Armidale Magistrate Mark Richardson after a court appearance on Monday. The Northern Daily Leader reports Dimity Turner had her licence immediately suspended after she was clocked driving...

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Youth Crime Petition Launched in State Parliament

A petition has been launched with NSW Parliament in a bid to address youth crime in rural and regional areas. Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan says the petition seeks to strengthen bail laws to prevent violent young offenders from re-offending, provide increased...

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McKinnon Claims Young Gun Campdraft

Bundarra’s Joe McKinnon has claimed the Nutrien Classic’s Charlie Maher Young Guns Campdraft Final at the Australian Equine and Livestock Event Centre in Tamworth last night. In a nail biter, Joe on BUSHY and Hannah Riley on BLUETOONZ both finished on an aggregate of...

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Link Airways Suspends Sydney Service

Regional airline Link Air has made the decision to suspend flights from 1st March between Inverell, Narrabri, and Sydney due to reduced demand. In an update, the airline says due to reduced demand Sydney flights will be suspended, however, they will continue to...

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