Month: December 2025

Dec
30
2025
By David Scott
Spend in Glen: A Local Success Story Worth Celebrating

Spend in Glen: A Local Success Story Worth Celebrating

Council, Local News
  The Spend in Glen shop local initiative has wrapped up with truly outstanding results, reinforcing just how powerful community support for local business can be. Over the course of the promotion, around 13,000 entries were received, with 44 lucky shoppers rewarded after spending $20 or more at one of the 65 participating businesses. Backed by $10,000 in prize money from Glen Innes Severn Shire Council, and generous additional support from the Glen Innes Services Club for the purchase of Spend Local gift cards, envelopes and advertising, the initiative delivered real benefits across the town. The barrel was spun and…
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Dec
24
2025
By Newsroom
Christmas Church Services

Christmas Church Services

Local News
Anglican Church           CHRISTMAS EVE - 6.30pm Family Service - 11pm Book of Common Prayer Service            CHRISTMAS DAY - 9am Communion Service Crossroads Christian Church             CHRISTMAS DAY – 9am Oasis Community Church             CHRISTMAS DAY – 9.30am Presbyterian Church SUNDAY 22nd Dec – Heron Street Carols 7pm-8pm A service of Carols and Readings. Supper to follow. Uniting Church           CHRISTMAS EVE - 7:30 St Patrick’s Catholic Church          CHRISTMAS EVE  Family Mass 7pm…
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Dec
24
2025
By Newsroom
Christmas wishes and thanks

Christmas wishes and thanks

Council, Local News, Rural, School News, Sports
On behalf of the whole team at the Glen Innes News, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the people of Glen Innes and District for your fabulous support throughout the year—your encouragement, your scoops, your stories, and your wonderful photos. We love knowing what’s happening across our community, and we know you value this too. That’s the strength of truly local, independent media: sharing our lives, our joys, and the challenges of living in regional Australia. Our paper and online website is powered entirely by volunteers—from the management committee and editorial team to advertising sales, design, and delivery. This year…
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Dec
20
2025
By Newsroom
Celebrate the Summer Solstice at the Australian Standing Stones

Celebrate the Summer Solstice at the Australian Standing Stones

Local News
Glen Innes locals and visitors are warmly invited to welcome the height of summer at the Australian Standing Stones this Sunday, 21 December, with a full day of community celebration hosted by the Australian Standing Stones Management Board. Across Celtic traditions, the Summer Solstice is a time of light, abundance and connection. From the ancient stone circles of Europe to our own national Celtic monument on the Beardy Plains, the solstice offers a moment to pause, reflect and enjoy our shared heritage in a beautiful natural setting. The day begins early, with a 5:30am sunrise gathering, as the solstitial sun…
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Dec
19
2025
By Eve Chappell
Our Local History : Christmas Past

Our Local History : Christmas Past

Local News,
This huge, beautiful popup Nativity scene Christmas card was given to young Dorothy Kneipp by Percy Sing Young of Kwong Sing and Co about 1907. Dorothy married Royal Hartmann in 1926, and their daughter Helen gave the card to the museum and Harvey Young very kindly made a display case for it. This card was but one of the presents Kwong Sings gave to their customers, particularly at Christmas time. (For wedding presents, it was a pair of beautiful vases.) One hundred years ago The Glen Innes Examiner of Saturday 19 December 1925 advertised the type of merchandise being promoted…
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Dec
18
2025
By Newsroom
FUNDING WIN KEEPS EMMAVILLE GOLF COURSE IN PLAY

FUNDING WIN KEEPS EMMAVILLE GOLF COURSE IN PLAY

Local News, Rural, Sports
Erosion to Emmaville Golf Club’s course has made accessing the fairways difficult but that is about to change with Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan delivering a grant for repairs and upgrades. $35,090 from the Community Building Partnership program will go towards levelling out a very eroded gully players have to cross. Mr Moylan said keeping community assets, like the Emmaville Golf Club, up to date is essential, particularly in our smaller villages. “Community sporting facilities, such as the Emmaville Golf Club, are vital for the health and wellbeing of our small villages,” Mr Moylan said. “They are at the…
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Dec
18
2025
By Newsroom
Last call for young artists!

Last call for young artists!

Local News, School News
Crofters Cottage, the popular café at the Standing Stones, is celebrating Christmas with a colouring competition for children — but time is running out to enter. The competition is open to three age groups: 0–5 years, 5–10 years and 10–15 years. To take part, children simply need to collect an entry form from Crofters Cottage, colour it in, and return it to the café by Saturday 20 December, when the competition closes. A range of fun prizes is already on display at the café, tempting young artists to get creative. Winners in each age category will be announced on Sunday…
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Dec
16
2025
By Brendan Moylan MP
The Moylan Report

The Moylan Report

Local News
Emmaville Golf Club funding $35,090 was secured from the Community Building Partnership program for the Emmaville Golf Club to level out a very eroded gully. Keeping our sporting facilities in small communities up to scratch is very important. They are such a key part of the make-up of these villages and provide a social and physical outlet for locals. Visit to town It was excellent to visit Glen Innes last week to celebrate the achievements of the high schoolers at the presentation, to visit the Community Op Shop to see the fantastic work they do and pop into local business,…
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Dec
16
2025
By Megan Redfern
Margaret Fulton

Margaret Fulton

Local News
An unassuming little lane running off Torrington Street, parallel to Clarke Street, bears the name of a woman who grew up in Glen Innes and went on the reshape the landscape of cookery and cookery writing in Australia. Fulton Lane in Glen Innes stands as a small reminder of Margaret Isabel Fulton (1924 – 2019), named by a journalist at the now defunct Bulletin magazine as Australia’s original domestic goddess. The Fulton family emigrated from Scotland in 1927. Sandy and Isabella Fulton made the game decision to bring their six children out to Australia. Sandy was a talented tailor and…
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