A local woman has been recognised for her service to Fire and Rescue NSW as the organisation celebrates 40 years of women in firefighting in 2025. Jackie Watkins, who the first female to join Fire and Rescue NSW as a retained on-call firefighter in 1986, attended a...
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Man Remains on Bail Charged with Possessing Offensive Images
The case against a man, charged for allegedly being in possession of a large number of offensive images, both of child abuse and bestiality in Inverell, went before Inverell Local Court last week. New England Police District executed a search warrant at an Inverell...
Operation Spoiler
Police have laid 25 charges for traffic-related and other criminal offences, and issued more than 190 traffic infringement notices during a 16-day operation in northern NSW. Police on deployment covered more than 14,400km across New England and Oxley Police Districts...
Youth Week Street Artists Named
ARTWORKS created by seventeen local youth will be displayed throughout the Inverell CBD to celebrate Youth Week 2025 in April, following a panel of volunteer judges determining the winning artworks. The initiative is being led by local non-profit group, Regional...
RSM Bowlers Claim Northwest Championship
Inverell RSM Club's Number 2 Pennant Team have secured the Northwest bowls open pennant championship after defeating Armidale City 1’s last Saturday. They will now head to play for a state flag at the end of June. In further good news for the club, it's Number 5’s...
HESTA on Lookout for Australia’s Best Early Childhood Educators
This year’s search for Australia’s best early childhood educators has begun, with nominations opening today for the 2025 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards. Now approaching its 11th year, the awards recognise the front-line educators and carers at...
Road Upgrades at Delungra
Motorists are being warned that upgrade works on the Gwydir Hwy at Delungra will commence with upgrade preparations this Friday with works to begin on Monday. The upgrade area will be a section of the highway between Coolatai St and west of reedy St with the highway...
2025 BUDGET – A BALMAIN BUDGET BRAIN BURP
Like the tie you put on as you race out the door, is the 2025 Labor Budget. If only the Labor Government would care for those dealing with a cost-of-living crisis like they care for those wheeling and dealing in the intermittent power swindle. What is the hope offered...
Moylan Calls on NSW Government to Address Deteriorating Maternity Services
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has called for a Parliamentary inquiry into rural and regional maternity services. Mr Moylan put forward a Notice of Motion in NSW Parliament on Wednesday requesting the NSW Government consider bundled funding for...