Health experts are sounding the alarm as Australia faces a worrying surge in respiratory illnesses, with over 75,000 lab-confirmed influenza cases already recorded between January and mid-May, a jump of more than 50% from the same period last year. Alarmingly, flu...
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Presnell Steps Down as Group 19 President
Group 19 Rugby League President Peter Presnell has stepped down from the role. It’s believed Mr Presnell relinquished the position recently stating to STA FM his departure was due to personal reasons. STA FM have tried to contact the Group 19 Executive for a comment...
Additional Upgrades Completed at Glen Innes Indoor Sports Centre
Cricketers of all ages and skill levels now have access to a significantly improved training facility, with Glen Innes Severn Council announcing the completion of major upgrades to the cricket nets at the Glen Innes Indoor Sports Centre. The enhanced nets, which are...
Camping Fees Could Cost Families
The NSW Government has proposed an increase to the cost of camping in NSW National Parks with Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan believing the move could prevent families from engaging with regional parts of the state. Mr Moylan says camping has always been an...
Inverell Shire Council to Consider Salvos Donation
Inverell Shire Council will consider a request for a donation to support the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal at tomorrow’s monthly Council meeting. Council recently received correspondence from former mayor Mal Peters requesting council to consider making a donation...
Local Girls named in State Ensemble
Inverell High School students Elkie Seargeant, Ella Glasson, Hallie Yeoman and Zahli McLennan have been selected for the NSW State Dance Ensemble through The Arts Unit. The four girls were part of only 32 students chosen from across regional NSW with another student...
Fire Gutters House in Warialda
Emergency services were called to a house fire in Warialda in the early hours of Sunday morning. Just after 1:30, Police responded to reports of a house fire in Riddell Street and were joined by Fire & Rescue NSW crews who observed a single-story dwelling...
Number Screening Check Trial Begins in 165 NSW Public Schools
More than 7,000 Year 1 students across 165 NSW public schools will take part in a new Number Screening Check over the next two weeks, as part of a trial to screen students’ grasp of numbers and provide teachers with the opportunity for early intervention. The...
Inverell Police Remain Active in Town
Inverell police have arrested a 31-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman following separate incidents in Inverell recently. The man was arrested by police at an address in Girle Street following the report of a theft of jewellery from a store in Byron Street on Friday....