Local News

Apr
16
2025
By Megan Redfern
More Than A Saddlery

More Than A Saddlery

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The Second Time Round Saddlery at 17 Oliver Street, Glen Innes not only sells second hand saddles and equipment for horses, fishing lures, feed and so much more, but also provides a safe haven for those ex-navy and ex-army veterans in the Glen Innes area. The saddlery, open since 2022, is run by Tegan Harwood and Tracey Waters. Tegan herself is a twelve year veteran of the navy. In those twelve years, she moved fourteen times, so she was glad to return to Glen Innes (where she had moved as a teenager) to settle down. Tegan kept coming across ex-vets…
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Apr
15
2025
By Annette Bain
Glen Innes Churches – Holy Week and Easter Schedules 2025

Glen Innes Churches – Holy Week and Easter Schedules 2025

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Easter is considered the most important festival of the Christian faith because it is the anniversary of a key foundation of Christianity, Jesus's resurrection. Should you want to find out more about the origins of Easter, or Christianity, please contact the churches directly. Easter is a joyous celebration after the Lenten season of 40 days of reflection and fasting. Christian churches celebrate in different ways, so we invited our local Christian churches to send details of services and events which they are holding this week and over the weekend. We also invited the Churches to send an Easter message, if time…
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Apr
15
2025
By Newsroom
Emmaville Courthouse Markets – A Monthly Community Tradition

Emmaville Courthouse Markets – A Monthly Community Tradition

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The Emmaville Courthouse Markets take place on the second Sunday of each month, bringing the community together in a vibrant and welcoming setting. Held at the historic and recently renovated courthouse museum, the markets have become a much-anticipated event in the region. Each market attracts between 20 and 25 stallholders, offering a diverse range of goods and produce to visitors. The markets not only provide an opportunity for local businesses and artisans to showcase their products but also serve a greater purpose. Funds raised through the event go directly towards the betterment of the Emmaville community, ensuring that the markets…
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Apr
14
2025
By Newsroom
APJ Law Marks 150 Years

APJ Law Marks 150 Years

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This year, local law firm APJ Law celebrates a significant milestone—150 years of providing legal services to the New England region. To honour the occasion, the team has delved into the firm's rich history, uncovering documents and recollections that trace its evolution over the past century and a half. The firm’s journey is one of growth, adaptation, and commitment to serving its local communities. A Legacy of Legal Service The firm was originally founded in Glen Innes in 1875 by TJ Kearney from Inverell. Over the years, it underwent several changes, both in name and leadership. In 1894, Norman MacDonald…
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Apr
12
2025
By Rachael Wootton
April Falls

April Falls

Local News,
April Falls is an annual campaign from the NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network, aiming to raise awareness about the impact of falls, and implementing falls prevention strategies. With around one-third of Australians over the age of 65 experiencing a fall every year, and falls being the leading cause of injury-related deaths in this population, it’s an initiative we should all be getting behind. So, what can we do to help prevent falls? One of the key things we can modify is our physical activity. Over 66% of the population aged 65 or over are not meeting the national…
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Apr
11
2025
By Newsroom
Parking Patrols Underway in Glen Innes CBD

Parking Patrols Underway in Glen Innes CBD

Council, Local News
Glen Innes Severn Council is advising the local community that Council Rangers will be conducting parking patrols throughout the Glen Innes CBD during April 2025. The patrols are part of Council’s ongoing efforts to ensure parking spaces in the CBD are used fairly and equitably by all road users. A key focus of the patrols will be the regulation of Disabled Parking Zones. These designated spaces are essential in providing easier access to services in the CBD for people with limited mobility or senior residents, by reducing the distance they need to travel from their vehicles. Individuals holding a valid…
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Apr
11
2025
By David Lewis
Meet The Candidates

Meet The Candidates

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Update: 11th April, 2025 - 5.55pm This article has been amended to include responses from Todd Juchau, a last minute addition to the ballot for New England and candidate from the Trumpet of Patriots. Update: 27th April, 2025 - 11.35am This article has been amended to include responses from Holly Masters. With the federal election being called for 3rd May 2025, Glen Innes News approached the candidates for New England to find out more about their plans locally if elected. In the interest of fairness, all candidates were contacted on the same day, and given the same questions to answer.…
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Apr
10
2025
By Eve Chappell
Our Local History – Menzies Ave & Wentworth St

Our Local History – Menzies Ave & Wentworth St

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Our splendid autumn colours are a great magnet for tourists and the planting project spearheaded by the late Bob Crothers to beautify the median strip on the southern highway approach to Glen Innes is much admired. One of many prior beautification schemes was ‘Menzies Avenue’. On August 24, 1935, the Glen Innes Examiner wrote “With the completion of the planting of trees at the South Park, Town Tennis Club and Grafton Road work will now commence at the Railway Station, an additional step in the campaign of the Town Beautification Committee”. Harold C Menzies had ‘fostered the suggestion’ of this…
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Apr
09
2025
By Annette Bain
A Musical Afternoon at Rosecroft

A Musical Afternoon at Rosecroft

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On Sunday afternoon, 30th March, the New England Conservatorium of Music [NECOM] presented the first of three musical afternoons which form its Heritage Homestead Series 2025. Held in the old stables at Rosecroft, the home of Mike and Belinda Norton, the Homestead Series celebrates the architectural heritage of the Glen Innes district with concerts that feature musicians from the Conservatorium in Armidale. The musicians performing at Rosecroft were Hester Wright, soprano, Joanna Fairs-Wu, violin, Robert Manley, violoncello, and Matthew Ardern, harpsichord and pianoforte. After a program of fine chamber music, guests enjoyed a reception in the lovely garden, catered by…
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Apr
07
2025
By Annette Bain
NECOM’s Heritage Homestead Series Opens with a Musical Afternoon at Rosecroft

NECOM’s Heritage Homestead Series Opens with a Musical Afternoon at Rosecroft

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On Sunday afternoon, 30th March, the New England Conservatorium of Music [NECOM] presented the first of three musical afternoons which form its Heritage Homestead Series 2025. Held in the old stables at Rosecroft, the home of Mike and Belinda Norton, the Homestead Series celebrates the architectural heritage of the Glen Innes district with concerts that feature musicians from the Conservatorium in Armidale. The musicians performing at Rosecroft were Hester Wright, soprano, Joanna Fairs-Wu, violin, Robert Manley, violoncello,  and Matthew Ardern, harpsichord and pianoforte. After a program of fine chamber music, guests enjoyed a reception in the lovely garden, catered by…
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