Red Range – Glen Innes News

Aug

05

2025

Wellbeing Week Wraps Up Term 2 at Red Range

Local News, School NewsKelly Vimpany, Red Range, Red Range Public School

Red Range Public School wrapped up Term 2 on a high note with the celebration of its annual Wellbeing Week, a dedicated program aimed at nurturing students’ mental wellness, resilience, and personal development. Held during the final week of term 2, Wellbeing Week offered a vibrant and thoughtfully planned timetable of activities that encouraged students to embody the school’s learner qualities: being Mindful, Self-Motivated, Brave, and Gritty. Under the leadership of Relieving Principal Kelly Vimpany, the school community came together to prioritise student wellbeing through engaging and inclusive events, all of which were offered at no cost to families. This…

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…

Jun

14

2025

By David Lewis

Council to Decide on Revised 48.3% Rate Rise

Council, Local NewsBernard Smith, Deepwater, Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn Council, Glencoe, Red Range, Special Rate Variation

Glen Innes Severn Council will consider a revised Special Rate Variation (SRV) proposal at its meeting on 19 June. The revised recommendation follows a six-week community engagement process, “Shaping Tomorrow”, which closed on 6 June 2025. Financial Pressures Prompt Action The Council has reported significant financial pressure in its General Fund, forecasting an average annual operating deficit of $4.7 million from 2025/26 without a rate increase. To help address this, Council has implemented a series of savings measures, identifying more than $600,000 in efficiencies, reducing staff recruitment, and deferring some projects. Additional business improvement measures worth $65,000 annually for five…

May

30

2025

By Newsroom

Council Proposes Access Bus Expansion to Improve Transport for Village Seniors

Council, Local NewsDeepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Life Choices, Margot Davis, Red Range

Glen Innes Severn Council is proposing an expansion of its Access Bus service in a bid to improve transport options for older residents living in the villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe and Red Range. Currently operated through Council’s Life Choices – Support Services (LC-SS) program under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP), the Access Bus provides eligible residents in Glen Innes with regular transport to essential services and community activities. Feedback from recent community engagement, including the 2024 Glen Innes Severn Council Aged Care and Disability Community Consultation Feedback Report and discussions facilitated through Transport for NSW forums, identified limited…

Feb

26

2025

By Pamela O'Neill

Catherine’s Story: from a Childhood on the Isle of Skye to Life in the Colony of New South Wales

Local NewsRed Range

Self-publishing books about one’s ancestors is an increasingly popular pastime. In many cases, it gives unrelated people with an interest in local history or broader social history the real treat of a thoroughly-researched insight into the past. Catherine’s Story, by Gail Barnes, is one of those cases. Barnes is the great-great-granddaughter of Catherine McKinnon-McDonald-Ballard of the book’s title. This is primarily a work of family history, but it is of considerable interest for those interested in the history of the Glen Innes district, or indeed in the history of nineteenth-century migration to Australia. Catherine was thirteen years old in 1837,…

Jan

18

2025

By Newsroom

Australia Day 2025

Local NewsAustralia Day, Australian Standing Stones, Glen Innes Arts Council, Glen Innes High School, GLENRAC, Pinkett, Red Range

The local Australia Day festivities begin this year with a free breakfast being served at Pinkett Hall from 8am, followed by free morning tea at Glen Innes & District Services Club in Glen Innes from 10:30am. After morning tea, the morning at the Services Club continues with official ceremonies and award presentations from 11:30am. There are a number of awards being presented on the day. Organisers have said that the calibre of the nominees was very high and that it was very difficult for the judging panel to decide on a winner in many of the award categories. Citizen of…

Dec

23

2024

By Newsroom

Christmas Cards Spreading Christmas Sparkle

Local NewsRed Range, Red Range Public School, RFBI

Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution (RFBI) is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of its 2024 Annual Christmas Card Competition. This year, RFBI proudly awarded 37 winners with cards and prizes, celebrating their outstanding artistic contributions. Intergenerational programs are known to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of older people and this unique program has proven to be a fun and effective way for local students and RFBI residents to come together and share stories. 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the program and it remains a key favourite with all the residents. The theme for this year’s competition was…

Dec

12

2024

By Newsroom

Council Works Program: Period Ending Friday 20th December

Council, Local NewsCouncil Works Schedule, Emmaville, Glen Innes Airport, Glen Innes Severn Council, Red Range, Torrington

The following works are scheduled in the period ending: Friday, 20 December 2024, subject to weather conditions and unforeseen delays: • Jetpatching in Glen Innes Township, Emmaville Road and Red Range Road • General street sweeping around the Glen Innes Township, Old Grafton Road and Wellington Vale Road • The Roads Construction Crew will be working at Glen Innes Airport • Maintenance grading is scheduled for Bazzants Road, Carrot Farm Road, Ten Mile Road (Northern section), Donnelly Road, Nutrition Station Road, Smiths Road, Eimers Road and Shannon Vale Road • The Bridge Team is working on Subset Road • The…