Local News - Glen Innes News

Mar

18

2025

Australian Celtic Festival – Opportunities for Local Businesses

Glen Innes is set to come alive from 1–4 May 2025 with the return of the Australian Celtic Festival (ACF), celebrating the cultures of Brittany, Cornwall, and Wales. As one of Australia’s largest Celtic festivals, the event is expected to draw thousands of visitors eager to experience traditional music, dance, and heritage. A Taste of Celtic Culture: The Australian Celtic Festival Celtic Food Trail Local restaurants, cafés, and pubs are invited to take part in the ACF Celtic Food Trail by creating special menu items inspired by the cuisines of Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Wales.…

Mar

18

2025

Police Seek Witnesses to Two-Vehicle Crash on New England Highway

New England Police are calling for witnesses following a two-vehicle collision on the New England Highway near Grafton Street, Glen Innes, yesterday morning. Emergency services responded to the incident at around 11 am, where they found a Toyota utility had overturned and landed on its roof after colliding with a Toyota SUV. The occupants of the ute, a 61-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, sustained minor cuts and were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being transported to Armidale Hospital for further care. The driver of the SUV, a 17-year-old boy, suffered a minor hand injury. He…

Mar

17

2025

The Hon Nichole Overall MLC Visits Glen Innes VIEW Club

More than 70 rural women from Gunnedah, Manilla, Tamworth and Glen Innes VIEW Clubs gathered at the Services Club, Glen Innes, to celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March. They also came to hear a keynote address from the Member for Monaro, The Hon Nichole Overall MLC, a member of The Nationals. Nichole’s life has included some very significant first achievements: growing up in the Riverina she was the first member of her family to attend university and she was the first woman elected to hold the seat of Monaro. She was encouraged to run for Parliament by her friend…

Mar

16

2025

St Joseph’s Students Shine at Diocesan Swimming Carnival

Following their school swimming carnival, twelve students from St Joseph's Primary School in Glen Innes travelled to Gunnedah on 28 February to represent their school in the Diocesan Swimming Carnival. The students had an exceptional day of competition, with several securing places at the upcoming Polding Championships. The following students have progressed: Kash McPhillips - Senior Boys 50m Backstroke Phoebe Newberry - Senior Girls 4 x 50m Relay Felicity Adams - Senior Girls 4 x 50m Relay Maggie Doust - 11 Years Girls 50m Freestyle; Senior Girls 4 x 50m Relay; 11 Years Girls 50m Breaststroke Zara Correy - 11…

Mar

15

2025

Glen Innes to Celebrate Harmony Day with Community Event

Glen Innes Severn Council is inviting the community to a special Harmony Day event on 21 March 2025, celebrating the region’s rich cultural diversity and fostering inclusivity. With almost 20 per cent of local residents born overseas, the event will provide an opportunity for the community to come together, share traditions and appreciate the many cultures that contribute to the identity of the Glen Innes Severn area. Mayor Margot Davis highlighted the importance of the event in recognising the contributions of diverse backgrounds to the community. “Our community is enriched by people from diverse backgrounds, and Harmony Day is a…

Mar

14

2025

A Local Update From Brendan Moylan MP

Community forums I met with leaders from the Glen Innes community last week to discuss healthcare and community safety. It was great to catch-up and chat about those important topics. Glen Innes Show The Glen Innes Show was a fantastic success last month. Held over three days, people came from all over the area to attend. It was excellent to wander around and talk with attendees as well as see everything on offer. Congratulations to the Glen Innes Show Society for holding such a wonderful event, it truly is the ‘Royal of the North’. Proposal to split the Hunter New…

Mar

14

2025

Glen Innes Art Gallery Inc – March Update

The gallery had a wonderful exhibition with Australian Summer. Now, we have a spectacular exhibition that opened on March 10th, ‘Absolutely Abstract’ and the only thing I can say is, it is absolutely spectacular! We have new exhibitors in both painting and pottery. There are very large entries that are interesting. The colours in all the artworks are amazing! Some of our regular exhibitors have tested themselves and worked outside their comfort zone with fabulous results. Our gala, scheduled for 8th March, was postponed due to the weather. Check out our Facebook page for updates www.facebook.com/gleninnesartgallery This exhibit runs until…

Mar

13

2025

Community Safety Roundtable Well Attended

On Thursday 6th March Glen Innes Severn Council held a roundtable meeting to discuss community concerns about crime and vandalism that has affected several local businesses over recent months and years. The meeting was proposed in response to a petition that was signed by a large number of Glen Innes businesses and employees urging Council to install CCTV cameras throughout the Glen Innes CBD, allowing perpetrators to be identified and to provide evidence of crimes to assist with successful prosecution. The crimes have caused significant stress to business owners in addition to significant costs involved in repairing doors, windows and…

Mar

13

2025

Have Your Say on Hunter New England Health Changes

Residents across the Hunter and New England regions are being encouraged to share their views on a proposed restructure of the local health district. Submissions are now open for the inquiry into the Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health District) Bill 2025, which seeks to divide the existing Hunter New England Local Health District into two separate entities—the Hunter Local Health District and the New England Northwest Local Health District. The Bill has been referred to the Legislative Assembly Committee on Community Services, which will examine how the proposed changes would be implemented, along with the…

Mar

13

2025

Our Local History – Trees

Trees played a major part in the development of our area – the term ‘blazing a trail’ literally meant carving marks into trees to indicate the best route over unknown terrain for horsemen or bullock wagons; as well, marked trees could indicate the perimeters of early holdings. Our present roads, though now much modified, generally followed the inevitable rough tracks. A leasehold system of property tenure was brought in here in 1848. As Sommerlad wrote in The Land of the Beardies in 1922: “Prior to 1847 the pastoral industry in this district in common with all districts ‘outside the boundaries…