Communities from across the New England-Northern Inland region are being urged to get behind their local volunteer finalists for the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year finalists will join more than 200 of their...
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Barbed Wire a Threat to Wildlife
Wildlife friendly fences allow animals to jump over or safely crawl under them, reducing the risk of animals getting caught in a wire twist. It is strongly recommended that fences do not have any barbed wire. However, if barbed wire must be used, it is best not to...
New Mandatory Food and Grocery Code for supermarkets to Include Multi-Million Dollar Penalties
The Albanese Government is ensuring that supermarkets will face multi-million-dollar penalties for harmful breaches of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. The Albanese Government will today introduce the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and...
Inverell Shire Council Keen to have Rural and Regional Crime Inquiry Committee Visit Inverell
Inverell Shire council has invited members of the Rural and Regional Crime Inquiry Committee to visit Inverell as part of their investigations. The Inquiry is being undertaken by the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Law and Safety and focuses on the drivers of...
A Range of Activities to be Available at Redeveloped Aquatic Centre
Managers of the Inverell Aquatic Centre are preparing to offer the Inverell community a vast range of activities at the redeveloped facility when it opens early next year. Aleigh Spence from Belgravia Leisure says they’ll be offering Learn to Swim classes, Jimbaroo...
Severe Weather Warning for the Region
An outbreak of dangerous thunderstorms and heavy rainfall will impact large parts of the state over the next two to three days. A low pressure system and a series of associated troughs will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to parts of the New England region in the...
NSW SES Urge Residents to Protect Pets During Weather
The NSW State Emergency Service is reminding residents to prepare their pets and animals for the increased risk of storms throughout the ongoing storm season. Storm season traditionally occurs from September to April each year, during which the frequency of storms,...
GISC Water Service Interruption Today
Residents of Glen Innes Severn Council are being advised that there will be a water service interruption being conducted today. Streets impacted by the closure include Church St between Oliver St and Mackenzie St on both sides of the street and Heron St between Church...
HECS Debts to be Wiped
Millions of Australians will have hundreds of dollars wiped from their HECS debt after the government passed new laws which will change how the student loans are indexed each year. News.com.au reports about $3bn will be removed from more than three million Help loans;...
