September 2025 – Page 3 – Glen Innes News

Sep

04

2025

Friendly Faces, Helping Hands

Local NewsBridgerton Charity Ball, Friendly Faces, Glen Innes Town Hall, Helping Hands, Kelly Foran, Rosecroft

Negotiating the health system, especially in a city foreign to you can be very challenging. Kelly Foran from Friendly Faces, Helping Hands knows this first hand. She was in a position where not only was she struggling with health issues, but she was pregnant with a child who also faced health problems. She was travelling from Bingara to Sydney on a regular basis. She and her husband were under immense pressure. Out of this complex situation, in 2011, the Friendly Faces, Helping Hands foundation was established. Its aim - to assist others who might find themselves in a similar situation…

Sep

03

2025

By Megan Redfern

Being Different

Local NewsArk House Publishing, Glen Innes Mens Shed Car Boot and Markets, Glen Innes Showgrounds, Ron Webel, St Josephs Primary School

Being different can be difficult at any age but is particularly challenging for a child. That was the experience of Ron Webel, who as a child was bullied because of his serious stutter. It not only impeded his ability to communicate but left him feeling very lonely amongst his peers. Ron is known around Glen Innes for his work with children and aged care residents. He currently works as an education assistant and a bus driver at St. Josephs. But for a long time he has wanted to write a book about his experience growing up. He has now published…

Sep

02

2025

By Newsroom

St Joseph’s Students Excel in Brain Olympia and Athletics

School News, SportsArmidale Diocesan Athletics Carnival, Brain Olympia, Charlotte Neville, Ivy Watson, St Josephs Primary School

St Joseph’s students have recently achieved success across academic and sporting competitions. On Monday 11 August, three teams from St Joseph’s travelled to Inverell to take part in Brain Olympia, joining a total of ten teams from Warialda, Guyra, Inverell and Glen Innes. The Pink and Orange teams from St Joseph’s were awarded equal first place, while the Yellow team finished in fourth. Both winning teams will now progress to the next stage of the competition in Gunnedah on 27 August. The school acknowledged the contribution of coach Mrs Little and the parents who supported the students on the day,…

Sep

01

2025

By Newsroom

Anne Vosper Declared Elected to Council

Council, Local NewsAnne Vosper, Glen Innes Severn Council

Anne Vosper has officially been declared elected to the Glen Innes Severn Council, following a countback process overseen by the NSW Electoral Commission. The Returning Officer declared her elected on Monday, 1 September 2025, after the countback was uncontested—only one application was received to participate. Under New South Wales electoral law, when a councillor resigns mid-term and was elected through proportional representation, a countback is used to fill the vacancy rather than holding a full by-election. The process re-examines ballot papers from the previous ordinary election to determine which candidate among those not elected previously is next in line, based…

Sep

01

2025

By Annette Bain

Celebrating Judy Vivers’ 60 Years of Service

Local NewsAustralian Red Cross, Crofters Cottage, Jo Cameron, Judy Vivers, Margaret Kiehne, Nita Leamon, Tig Hughes

Friends, family and Red Cross members packed into the cosy Crofters Cottage on Friday 15 August to celebrate Mrs Judy Vivers and her sixty years of service to the Australian Red Cross. Margaret Kiehne, President of the Glen Innes Red Cross branch, warmly welcomed everyone and read out a letter of appreciation and congratulations to Mrs Vivers from Charles Burkitt, President of Australian Red Cross which included these words: “On behalf of Australian Red Cross Society, thank you for your unwavering support and dedication over the past sixty years. It’s thanks to people like you that Australian Red Cross can…