In Conversation – Glen Innes News

Aug

30

2025

In Conversation with Sweetie Pie’s Nicole and Zaylie Hyde

Local NewsIn Conversation, Nicole Hyde, Sweetie Pie's Bake Shop, Zaylie Hyde

At the recent 2025 Glen Innes Business Awards, the prestigious Business of the Year Award was won by Sweetie Pie’s Bake Shop, which also won the Hospitality Award. Opened in 2021, this popular bakery is well-loved by locals and visitors for its renowned array of savoury and sweet treats. Sweetie Pie’s is owned and operated by Pastry Chef Nicole Hyde and her wife Zaylie Hyde who is the Business Manager. According to Nicole “Glen Innes weather is a pie maker’s dream. The weather is perfect. In summer it is very hot in the kitchen, but being from the Central Coast,…

Jul

24

2025

By Annette Bain

In Conversation With Harvey Young

Local NewsHarvey Young, In Conversation, Kwong Sing

Harvey Stanley Young is a Glen Innes ‘lifer’ having spent 93 years here since the moment he was born in West Avenue in 1932 to parents Stanley and Grace Young. His father was also born in Glen Innes; his mother was from Melbourne. Harvey attended Glen Innes Public School and Glen Innes High School, where he was School Captain in 1950. He then headed to Armidale to commence a Science Degree, but says he played a lot of football, had a very good time and quickly realised that academia was not for him. Harvey returned home to the family business,…

Jun

21

2025

By Annette Bain

In Conversation with Jan Lemon OAM

Local News2CBD FM, Australia Day, Emmaville Central School, Glen Innes High School, Glen Innes Highlands Lioness-Lions Club, Glen Innes Visitor Information Centre, In Conversation, Jan Lemon, Pinkett, Red Range, Wellingrove

Glen Innes is celebrating local legend Jan Lemon receiving an Order of Australia Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours List this month. Jan’s commitment to her community is widely known, but we wanted to find out more, so Glen Innes News invited Jan to have a chat with us about her background and achievements and what makes this passionate communitarian tick. Starting at the very beginning, Jan Lemon was born to Claude and Doris Rusbourne at Dalhousie Maternity Hospital, Glen Innes in 1948. She grew up on the family property ‘Caroona’ in the Reddestone area where her parents ran sheep…

May

11

2025

By Annette Bain

In Conversation with Janette and Doug Forsyth

Local NewsDoug Forsyth, Glen Innes Newsagency & Gifts, In Conversation, Janette Forsyth

By now many people will have noticed that there are new people in the Glen Innes Newsagency, so let us tell you a bit more about Doug and Janette Forsyth who took over the business in mid-April. The first thing to know about the Forsyths is that they are not really new to Glen Innes nor to the newsagency business. Doug and Janette have loved this region for a very long time and made plans to move to this area long ago, when they bought a house just outside Glen Innes. As for experience as newsagents - Doug has been…

May

02

2025

By Annette Bain

In Conversation With The Skinner Boyz

Local NewsAustralian Celtic Festival, Australian Standing Stones, Brett John Arthur, Chapel Theatre, Deepwater, Deepwater Hotel, Emmaville, Emmaville Club Hotel, George Marlow, Glen Innes Arts Council, Glen Innes Bowling Club, Glen Innes Showgrounds, Great Central Hotel, In Conversation, Joel Skinner, Laurie Newsome, Nathan Skinner, New England Club, Owen Windred, Paul Jopson, Scott Macansh, Smeaton's Bakery, The Skinner Boyz, Will Geach

Who are the Skinner Boyz? Brothers Nathan and Joel Skinner aka The Skinner Boyz are fast becoming musical sensations in their adopted hometown of Glen Innes, where their musical careers are taking off. Nathan, who is older, and Joel grew up on the coast, sharing a love of surfing and music. Taught the guitar largely by his father, Nathan’s early musical influences included finger picking from the 30s, old country blues and “just about every song from Mississippi John Hurt”. Joel was taught the guitar by his father and also Nathan. He used to love listening to Nathan playing his…

Mar

30

2025

By Annette Bain

In Conversation With Elena Weatherall

Local NewsElena Weatherall, Glen Innes High School, Glen Innes Local Aboriginal Land Council, Glen Innes Public School, In Conversation

Elena Weatherall is the CEO of the Glen Innes Local Aboriginal Land Council, a role she took on 11 months ago. Local Area Land Councils [LALC] are part of the network of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council. Its purpose is to acquire land through claim or purchase, establish commercial enterprises to support a sustainable economic base for Aboriginal communities and to maintain and enhance Aboriginal culture and heritage. Local business enterprises include tourism and activities such as weed spraying, pest management and hazard reduction. Elena is keen to see local Aboriginal traditions and beliefs showcased. "I love multiculturalism and diversity…