Organisers of the Sapphire Speed Shear held at the Royal Hotel carpark on Saturday have hailed the event as a success, raising $11,750 for Centacare New England Northwest 45 Shearer’s entered the event with Jerome Taiki claiming the OPENS FINAL with a time of 28.28,...
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Inverell Cricket Association Starts Planning for Upcoming Season
Inverell Cricket Association has elected its executive for the 2025/26 season with the prospects of a 5-team competition being considered following last week’s Annual General Meeting. Liam Spalding has been elected President with Simon Smith returning as Secretary,...
Gwydir Shire Residents Invited to Community Meetings
Gwydir Shire Council will be holding Community Meetings at various towns in the Shire this week and into September. The purpose of these meetings is for Council to deliver important information to the communities of the Gwydir. Meetings kick off tomorrow at midday at...
Joyce’s Net Zero Bill to be Debated
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,...
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...
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...
A 25-Year Legacy of Serving the New England Northwest
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is proud to celebrate 25 years of continuous aeromedical operations across the New England Northwest, with the milestone anniversary of its Tamworth Base officially marked yesterday. Since its launch in 2000, the Tamworth Base has...
Stand Off Results in Arrest
A man has been arrested after an incident at Stanborough on Friday afternoon. At around 5pm, a male warrant offender was identified as a passenger of a vehicle travelling along Thunderbolts Way, driven by the accused partner. After stopping the vehicle, both parties...
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...
