Local News – Page 7 – Glen Innes News

Feb

06

2026

Huskies bound for Glory

Local News, SportsHuskies Touch Football

Glen Innes Touch Football’s “Huskies” will compete at the Northern Eagles Junior Championships (NEJC) in Coffs Harbour on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 February, with games held at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. The championships will bring together teams from more than 34 affiliates across Northern NSW, including the Mid North Coast, North Coast, Far North Coast and North West regions, across under-10 to under-18 boys and girls divisions. The Huskies will field teams in the under-12 boys, under-14 boys, under-16 girls and under-18 boys divisions. Players will also be eligible for selection in Northern Eagles representative…

Feb

05

2026

By Eve Chappell

The Show 100 years ago

Local News, RuralGlen Innes Show Society, Land of the Beardies Museum

From snippets sourced from the 1926 Glen Innes Examiner the Show was very different 100 years ago. ‘In Glen Innes shows have been held almost continuously since 1870, when in conjunction with Inverell the first carnival took place on the recreation ground at the back of the present Intermediate High School (now the Public School) -and the only shelter was that provided by tarpaulins. Shows were held alternately at Inverell and Glen Innes until 1877. Since then, the show society has acquired a ground of its own on which it has placed costly improvements while its operations have grown until…

Feb

05

2026

By Newsroom

Breast screen bus is in town

Local Newsbreastscreen

The BreastScreen NSW mobile clinic is currently stationed in the public car park behind Glen Innes Town Hall, Sommerlad Lane, and will remain there until Wednesday 25 February 2026, offering free breast screening to eligible women. Rebecca Delaporte, Manager of BreastScreen NSW Hunter New England, says regular screening is one of the most effective ways women can protect their health. Early detection of breast cancer significantly improves survival rates and can reduce the need for invasive treatments such as mastectomy or chemotherapy. Importantly, around 90 per cent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history, underscoring the value…

Feb

01

2026

By David Scott

Australia Day In Glen Innes Severn

Council, Local News, Rural, SportsAustralia Day

Glen Innes Severn’s Australia Day celebrations began in true country style with a “breakfast of champions” at Red Range Hall, where the Red Range Hall Committee pulled off a near-miraculous loaves and fishes effort. Locals and visitors alike enjoyed barbecued sausage and egg, steak and onion sandwiches, with generously donated steak from Rangers Valley earning particular appreciation. Australia Day Ambassador Dr Clio Cresswell set the tone with a short but engaging address that proved even mathematics can entertain on a public holiday morning. Festivities then moved to the Glen Innes Services Club, where the Glen Innes Lady Lions served a…

Jan

30

2026

By Newsroom

Free Skin Cancer Check at the Show

Local News, Rural, SportsGlen Innes Show

Skin Patrol, a national provider of doctor-led skin cancer checks, will be offering free skin cancer checks at the Glen Innes Showgrounds from 13 to 15 February 2026, with appointments available from 9.00am each day. The clinic is part of Skin Patrol’s mobile health program, which delivers onsite skin checks across metropolitan, regional and rural Australia. Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with one in three Australians expected to be diagnosed in their lifetime. Early detection remains one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious outcomes. Skin Patrol’s clinics…

Jan

28

2026

By Annette Bain

Highest parkrun in Australia

Local News, SportsAustralian Standing Stones, Parkrun

If your New Year’s resolutions include getting some exercise, meeting new people, saving money or doing a bit of volunteering, parkrun might be just the thing. Started in the UK in 2004 by a small group of friends, parkrun has grown into a global movement. It is now an international charity operating in 23 countries at more than 2,000 locations, with millions of registered participants. Its aim is simple: “parkrun exists to empower people to come together, to be active, social and outdoors.” Glen Innes parkrun, established three years ago, is held at the Australian Standing Stones — making it…

Jan

27

2026

By Eve Chappell

Our Local History: School teachers Dot and Nan Mellings

Local NewsLand of the Beardies Museum

Hard to do justice to these exceptional women in a short article. When information technology mainly consisted of chalk, blackboard, film strips and a radio, it was reported in 1968 … “Every teacher who came to Glen Innes from another centre said the local school was the best equipped in which they had worked.” Dot and Nan Mellings, the daughters of William & Edith Mellings were two of our local representative sports women and acclaimed school teachers working at that time. Living on an isolated farm at Pinkett they were originally home-schooled, but later able to attend the High School…

Jan

26

2026

By David Scott

Large crowd gathers at Red Range Celebrating Australia Day

Council, Local News, RuralAustralia Day Breakfast, Glen Innes Severn Council, red range hall

Red Range Hall was literally bursting at the seams with a terrific crowd of locals and visitors gathered for an 8am breakfast, the first celebration of Australia Day for 2026 in the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area. The local Red Range Hall Committee had set up an impressive display of milk cans and cream separators as well as some examples of the first teat cups as a nod to the importance of the dairying industry to Red Ranges early history. However, it was the alluring smell of the BBQ that drew the locals indoors. Rangers Valley had generously supplied…

Jan

24

2026

By Newsroom

LGNSW BOARD SUPPORTS BIOCHAR INDUSTRY ROADMAP MOTION

Council, Local Newsbiochar, Glen Innes Severn Council, Seata

Glen Innes Severn Council has received confirmation from Local Government NSW (LGNSW) that its final outstanding motion from the 2025 Annual Conference, relating to the Australian Biochar Industry 2030 Roadmap, has now been formally supported by the LGNSW Board. This update follows Council’s earlier announcement in November 2025, which outlined the strong advocacy effort undertaken at the conference and reported that six of Council’s seven motions were successfully carried during conference proceedings. At that time, the Biochar motion was deferred due to time constraints and referred to the newly elected LGNSW Board for determination. Council’s original motion sought support for…

Jan

19

2026

By Newsroom

GLEN INNES HIGHLANDS LIONESS LIONS CLUB POST SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT

Local News, School NewsGlen Innes Highlands Lioness-Lions Club

After an application and interviewing process with the Scholarship Project Committee the club is very happy to announce that three students have been awarded our Post Secondary Scholarship for 2025. In 2025 the club received applications from three worthy students whom we are pleased to assist in their future studies. Chelsea McIntyre, Phoebe Vimpany and Rory Husband joined the club at the December meeting when the students informed all the members of their plans and dreams of their futures. The Highlands Lioness Lions Club aims to help young people from our community in as many ways as possible. In 2023…