59-year-old William Russell remains on bail after he fronted Inverell Local court yesterday Russell is alleged to have assaulted a 62-year-old man with a firearm in Hindmarsh St and was later arrested at a unit in Macintyre St following a prolonged police...
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Investigations Into Sheep and Cow Thefts
Investigators attached to the Rural Crime Prevention Team received reports of the theft of 30 sheep from a property on Copeton Dam Road, Copeton, about 32km south-west of Inverell, between 12pm on Monday 5 August and 9am on Wednesday 7 August. Police were told the 30...
Vietnam Veteran’s Day
A Vietnam Veterans commemoration will be held at Vietnam Veterans Memorial this Sunday starting at 4:30. On 18 August, Australian’s commemorate Vietnam Veterans' Day on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 196 and remember the sacrifices of those who died and...
Inverell Zone PSSA Cancelled
The Inverell Zone PSSA have confirmed today’s Zone Athletics Carnival has been postponed. This week’s wet weather has forced Inverell Shire Council to close sports grounds in town with officials having no choice but to postpone the event. The scheduled Inverell Zone...
Group 19 Rugby
The battle for the Group 19 Rugby League minor premiership hots up this weekend with the Armidale Rams and Warialda Wombats fighting it out to claim a home semi-final. With two rounds left, Armidale are a game clear on top of the ladder from Warialda with both teams...
Inverell FC to Defend Top Spot
Finals weekend is in sight for the Inverell FC Premier League 1sts as they sit proudly at the top of the competition ladder, albeit only 1 point behind Armidale Westside, with only 3 more games to go to the end of the season. The Premier League teams head to Armidale...
Isuzu Recall
Almost 150,000 Isuzu cars have been recalled due to a fault that can lead to the engine stalling. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications issued a recall of 149,049 Isuzu D-MAX utes and MU-X SUVs from 2020 to...
Dr Richard Arnot Returns to Inverell for RSPCA Fundraiser
Former Inverell GP and surgeon who made international news in 1979 will be back in Inverell later this month. Dr Richard Arnot will be the special guest at an Inverell RSCPA fundraiser at the Riverside Restaurant on Monday 26th August at 6pm where he will detail his...
Two Vehicle Smash Blocks Gwydir Hwy
The Gwydir Hwy, east of Inverell, remains closed in both directions following an accident on Thursday morning involving a car and truck Police say the driver of the car – a man aged in his 40s – was trapped in his car with serious injuries while the truck driver was...









