Month: August 2025

Aug
12
2025
By Newsroom
Young Cattle Enthusiasts Invited to National Red Poll Youth Camp

Young Cattle Enthusiasts Invited to National Red Poll Youth Camp

Local News, ,
Young people with an interest in cattle handling and the beef industry are invited to take part in the National Red Poll Youth Camp, which will be held at the Glen Innes Showgrounds from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October 2025. The event, hosted once again by the Northern New South Wales/Queensland region, is open to participants aged 8 to 25 years. The program offers a mix of practical cattle handling sessions, cattle showing experience, and informative industry tutorials. Led by a team of experienced cattle breeders and handlers, the camp aims to provide a relaxed and supportive environment. Organisers…
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Aug
11
2025
By Newsroom
Council Works Program – Period Ending Friday 22nd August 2025

Council Works Program – Period Ending Friday 22nd August 2025

Council,
The following works are scheduled  subject in the period ending Friday 22 August 2025 to weather conditions and unforeseen delays:  Jetpatching around Glen Innes Township; General street sweeping around the Glen Innes Township; The Roads Construction Crew will be working  on Wellington Vale Road and Deepwater; Maintenance grading is scheduled for Mt Slow Road, Costellos Road, Gulf Road, Summerville Road, Rossmoine Road and Rayners Road; The Heavy Patching Crew will be undertaking urban heavy patching crew will be working on Tablelands Road; The Bridge team will be working on culverts on Coxs Road; and The drainage team will be working  at Pretty Valley…
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Aug
11
2025
By Newsroom
Sweetie Pies Takes Top Honour at Glen Innes Business Awards

Sweetie Pies Takes Top Honour at Glen Innes Business Awards

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The New England Care 2025 Glen Innes Business Awards were held on Saturday night at the Glen Innes and District Services Club, recognising excellence and dedication across the local business community. Organised by the Glen Innes Business Chamber, the awards aim to highlight the achievements of individuals, businesses, and organisations that contribute to the growth and vitality of the Glen Innes region. The evening brought together a wide range of industries, from hospitality and retail to agriculture, community services, and sustainability. The highlight of the evening was the announcement of Sweetie Pies Bake Shop as the 2025 Glen Innes Business…
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Aug
11
2025
By Newsroom
Three Local Projects Share in Community Grant Funding

Three Local Projects Share in Community Grant Funding

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Three community projects in the Glen Innes Severn area have been awarded funding in the latest round of the New South Wales Government’s Community Building Partnership program. Administered by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, the program supports community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational benefits, while encouraging participation, inclusion and cohesion. The Glen Innes and District Community Centre will receive $51,571 to refurbish its community kitchen. The Emmaville Golf Club has been awarded $35,090 for facility upgrades and repairs. The Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club will receive $28,973 to install air conditioning in its…
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Aug
10
2025
By Annette Bain
Milestone for Much-Loved Local Priest

Milestone for Much-Loved Local Priest

Local News, ,
On 16 July 2025, more than 35 people joined Father Thaddeus Osita Ike of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Glen Innes to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his ordination as a priest, held at a lunch at the Railway Tavern. He has spent more than half his time as a priest in Australia. Fr Thaddeus was ordained in the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha by Most Reverend Valerian Okeke, Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria on 16 July 2005. He spent his first ten years as a priest in his homeland, Nigeria, before being asked to travel to NSW - an…
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Aug
09
2025
By Newsroom
Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes Gwydir Highway

Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes Gwydir Highway

Local News,
A man has died in a two-vehicle crash on the Gwydir Highway near Glen Innes.. About 12.30pm today (Saturday 9 August 2025), emergency services were called to the Gwydir Highway, Swan Vale, about 30km west of Glen Innes, following reports of a crash. Officers attached to New England Police District attended and found a Ford Ranger utility collided head-on with a B-double combination semi-trailer. The driver of the utility – a man aged in his 20s, was trapped in the vehicle until being removed by emergency services personnel but could not be revived and died at the scene. A 22-year-old…
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Aug
09
2025
By Eve Chappell
Our Local History – Tattersalls Hotel

Our Local History – Tattersalls Hotel

Local News,
Glen Innes’ Tattersalls Hotel once “saw the patronage of vice-regal parties and dignitaries from all parts of the world”. On 1 July 1905 ‘The Queenslander’ ran an effusive article on the recent modernisation undertaken by licensee CC Finney. Armidale builder G F Nott worked to the specifications of architect J F O’Connor and G B Clark was the painter. “…the hotel accommodation to be obtained in Glen Innes is equal to the best outside the metropolis and Tattersalls Hotel which has justly earned the appellation ‘a home from home’ provides all the comforts and convenience to be obtained in the…
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Aug
08
2025
By Newsroom
Meet Gary Davis, Author of Pitt Street Bankers at the Library

Meet Gary Davis, Author of Pitt Street Bankers at the Library

Local News, ,
Glen Innes Severn Public Library will be hosting an author visit by Gary Davis on Saturday 16th August. Gary is the author of Pitt Street Bankers. Gary said “this story is based on actual events I experienced whilst practicing as a solicitor in Lismore in the 1980s. One of my clients, was caught up in a banking scam that was occurring throughout Australia. So, in 1987 on his behalf, I sued one of Australia's big-four banks in the Supreme Court of NSW in Sydney. “I started writing young and won a regional writing competition as a ten-year-old. My writing skills…
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Aug
08
2025
By Newsroom
Council Seeks Locals for Promotional Photo and Video Shoot

Council Seeks Locals for Promotional Photo and Video Shoot

Council, Local News,
Glen Innes Severn Council is calling on local businesses, community members and groups to be part of the next phase of its destination marketing efforts, with expressions of interest now open for a new content shoot supporting the Get in Here and New England High Country campaigns. The Spring 2025 photo and video shoot will take place on Thursday, 30 October 2025, and aims to build on the momentum created by the initial phase of the campaigns. That first phase resulted in a community-led YouTube video, a series of well-received social media reels, and a library of high-quality photos showcasing…
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Aug
07
2025
By Newsroom
Strong Season Ahead for Local Producers

Strong Season Ahead for Local Producers

Rural
While drought conditions have worsened across parts of southern and western New South Wales, producers in the Northern Tablelands are continuing to benefit from strong seasonal conditions and a positive production outlook. The latest NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) report shows that while large areas of the state remain in, or have recently transitioned to, the 'Drought Affected' category, the Northern Tablelands has avoided these conditions, remaining firmly in the ‘Non-Drought’ category throughout July. Rainfall across the Northern Tablelands during July was well above average, which has helped establish winter crops and promote growth. This has…
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