New England MP Barnaby Joyce’s Bill to repeal the government’s net zero emissions commitment is set to be debated in this session of Parliament which returned yesterday. Mr Joyce introduced the bill in July that would scrap a number of laws related to climate change,...
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Right To Disconnect Laws Come into Effect for Small Businesses
From today, Australian small business employees will have the legal right to ignore work calls, emails and messages outside their contracted hours – unless the contact is deemed 'reasonable.' The Right to Disconnect legislation, which came into effect last year...
Disaster Declaration Extended to Include Armidale
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has welcomed news disaster assistance from the NSW Government has been extended to Armidale Regional Council following the destructive snowstorm on 2 August. The weather event caused significant and widespread damage to...
Inverell Shire Council Appoints New Director
Inverell Shire Council has confirmed the appointment of a new Director to join Council’s Senior Management Team.Mr Greg Doman has been appointed as Director Environmental Services. The exhaustive recruitment process concluded this week following the short list of...
Back-to-Back Minor Premierships for Inverell F.C
Inverell F.C have claimed the Northern Inland Premier League northern Conference minor premiership after two dominant wins over the weekend. Brent Pedlow starred once again for the home side on Saturday with 5 goals in their 7-0 thumping of South Armidale Utd 7-0 at...
Local Derby Grand Final Set Down for Sunday
The Tingha Tigers have advanced to this Sunday’s Group 19 Rugby League Grand Final after disposing of the Uralla Tigers 38-20 in yesterday’s Preliminary Final at Bob Ward oval. Following a close tussle in the first half, the Tigers went into half-time 12-10 up before...
AFL Northwest Minor Premierships to be Decided This Weekend
Only the one game was played in AFL Northwest over the weekend with the New England Nomads claiming a 58 point win over the Gunnedah Bulldogs at Bellevue Oval on Saturday. Nomads captain Hunter Greene with 7 majors and vice-captain James Walters with 5 led the way for...
Council Invests in Safe, Reliable and Future-Ready Water Services
Glen Innes Severn Council is reassuring the community that local water supplies remain safe, secure and of high quality, while also investing in modern systems to keep services reliable for years to come. Both Beardy Weir and Deepwater Weir are currently at full...
Man Charged After Police Pursuit in Inverell
Inverell police were involved in a high-speed pursuit with a white Ford Rainger in Inverell on Friday night with road spikes used to bring the pursuit to an end. Despite being disabled, the vehicle continued to disobey directions to stop before coming to a stop at the...
