Month: July 2025

Jul
07
2025
By Newsroom
Glen Innes Health Hub Draws Hundreds in Opening Month

Glen Innes Health Hub Draws Hundreds in Opening Month

Local News,
The Glen Innes Health Hub has officially opened its doors, with hundreds of appointments booked in its first month—a strong indication of the local demand for accessible, coordinated health services. Located at 293 Grey Street, the Health Hub is the result of a community-led collaboration, developed under the Comprehensive Approach to Rural Engagement (CARE) Model—part of the Better Health for the Bush Framework. The initiative is being piloted by the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) and is one of two innovative models of care currently being trialled in regional Australia. The Hub brings together…
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Jul
07
2025
By Annette Bain
A Warm Welcome for Essential Workers

A Warm Welcome for Essential Workers

Local News, ,
Pagan Kelly is the dynamic Community Connector at Local Connect Glen Innes, which delivers The Welcome Experience - a service designed to attract and retain essential workers in regional NSW. It is a simple proposition, as Pagan puts it “Success to me looks like people coming and staying in our community”. However this is not without its challenges. By way of background, The Welcome Experience is a NSW Government funded initiative which is delivered to 55 Local Government Areas. The Local Connect team for the Northern New England Region comprises Executive Manager, Margot Davis and Community Connectors Pagan Kelly in…
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Jul
06
2025
By Annemarie Sansom
A Pelican in the Wind: A Story of Survival and Second Chances

A Pelican in the Wind: A Story of Survival and Second Chances

Local News, ,
Growing up on the outskirts of Sydney, my childhood was spent in a bush suburb—a pocket of nature perched on a plateau. My sister and I always seemed to attract wildlife, as if we had an invisible beacon calling to animals in need. Homeless, injured, or struggling creatures somehow found their way to us for comfort and recuperation. When I moved to Glen Innes with my own family, I found myself having similar encounters, which inspired me to join WIRES (Wildlife Information and Rescue Service). Sadly, I had noticed many animals struck by cars and left on the roadside, a…
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Jul
05
2025
By Chris Richards
Lights, Sirens, Storytime! Glen Innes Keeps Reading Rolling

Lights, Sirens, Storytime! Glen Innes Keeps Reading Rolling

Local News, School News, ,
Glen Innes primary school students and their parents/carers will have a new activity these school holidays, thanks to an initiative of Public School librarian, Ms Katie Randall. Ms Randall told the News that she had been thrilled with the participation in a recent community activity associated with the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) which is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its…
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Jul
04
2025
By Newsroom
Vale Roy Wells: Emmaville Mourns Loss of a Local Legend

Vale Roy Wells: Emmaville Mourns Loss of a Local Legend

Local News,
The Emmaville community is mourning the loss of Roy Colin Wells, who has passed away aged 102. Roy will be remembered as a proud World War Two veteran, loving family man, and one of the region’s most respected elders. Born in Emmaville, Roy worked in the tin mines before enlisting in the Australian Army. He served from 1941 to 1946 and was deployed to the Solomon Islands. After the war, he returned home and worked in a wide range of roles — fencer, wool classer, rabbit trapper, fox shooter, and miner. Roy and his wife Edna, affectionately referred to as…
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Jul
04
2025
By Newsroom
Light Poles Restored as Part of Glen Innes Beautification Project

Light Poles Restored as Part of Glen Innes Beautification Project

Council, Local News
The Glen Innes Severn Council has completed restoration works on light poles at the Meade Street and Bourke Street roundabouts along Grey Street. The works, which began on 18 March 2025, involved the temporary removal of both poles to undergo sandblasting, repainting, and polishing. Council noted that these measures were essential to preserve the poles as long-standing heritage and memorial features of the town centre. "We recognise the significance of these fixtures – the light pole on Meade Street is mounted to the ANZAC memorial, while the one on Bourke Street features a heritage theme," Council stated earlier this year.…
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Jul
04
2025
By Eve Chappell
Our Local History – Stannum Bush Nursing Hospital

Our Local History – Stannum Bush Nursing Hospital

Local News, , ,
On May 15, 1937, The Glen Innes Examiner ran this report from the Inspector and Organiser of the Bush Nursing Association: "...Nine miles from Deepwater lies the township of Stannum, tin mining being the main industry. "This part does well when water is plentiful, and the price of tin is high, otherwise the men are out of work with all its serious consequences. "The police patrols of Deepwater and Torrington each have over 1,000 people without a medical officer or even a trained nurse. So Stannum makes a good centre [for a Bush Nursing Hospital] for these districts, nine miles…
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Jul
03
2025
By Michael Burge
Local Publishing Company Takes High Dive

Local Publishing Company Takes High Dive

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The High Country Writers group is an informal gathering of wordsmiths who started meeting at The Makers Shed in Glen Innes. Now, the results of their labour are set to be launched by a new publishing imprint. The group initially started meeting in mid-2019 at the original Makers Shed, a small corrugated-iron shop at the southern end of the high street of Glen Innes. In 2024, the group moved with the business to a century-old former butcher shop on the New England Highway at Deepwater, at the heart of the traditional lands of the Ngarrabul people. Participants from Glen Innes,…
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Jul
01
2025
By Hannah Dunn
Sheep and Lamb Market Report 1 July 2025

Sheep and Lamb Market Report 1 July 2025

Rural
A total yarding of 1,654 lambs and sheep for this fortnightly sale. With a range of quality present through the yards, the market was down slightly from the all-time high we saw last fortnight. Although multiple re-stockers and the usual buying crew (with Fletcher International out), the job across the board was down by $15-$20 from the previous fortnight. The well covered, Heavy XB lambs were down slightly from the previous sale, but still ranging from $235-$330. Well covered but lighter weight lambs were still strong, ranging from $195-$240. Woolly, but well covered XB lambs were valued $165-$220. Good framed,…
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Jul
01
2025
By Annette Bain
Not Just for Bookworms: Glen Innes Library

Not Just for Bookworms: Glen Innes Library

Local News,
Today’s public libraries have much more on offer than traditional reading materials like books, not that there is anything wrong with books of course! Increasingly libraries need to re-imagine their offerings to maintain their relevance to readers of all ages and their contribution to a community’s cultural and learning opportunities, as exemplified by new offerings at our own Glen Innes Severn Public Library. Over the past 12 months Glen Innes Library has increased its number of visitors and members by 16% and 7% respectively. In fact, it continues to be a big year for the Library which is currently celebrating…
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