5/09/2008 | ANY model for the delivery of water in regional NSW must ensure council revenue streams, jobs and works programs are protected, Water Minister Nathan Rees told the Local Government and Shire Association Water Conference in Ballina.
5/09/2008 | LOCAL hip-hop group N-Sayne Ent. has returned from the TAFE NSW Battle of the Bands held in Dee Why, Sydney, with a host of new contacts and a chance to tour NSW in February.
5/09/2008 | SIX months ago Jodie Croft’s life was turned upside down.
She was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and has been having chemotherapy since then.
Her two sisters, Ange Driscoll and Rachel Croft, are now doing something to help the Leukaemia Foundation that has done so much for their family.
5/09/2008 | AFTER covering almost 3000kms across regional the state, NSW Shadow Emergency Services Minister, Anthony Roberts has a real sense of what challenges emergency services volunteers face on a day-to-day basis.
5/09/2008 | THE contract between the Inverell Shire Council and the Inverell Stock Agents Association has been extended until December.
5/09/2008 | IT was a double celebration at the Inverell Community Kitchen on Wednesday.
Not only was it the kitchen’s one year anniversary of opening, they also celebrated Father Bernie Frize and Beryce Williams’ 70th birthdays.
5/09/2008 | HE is not usually an artistic person, but Northern Tablelands MP Richard Torbay has created a self-portrait.
5/09/2008 | THE implementation of a weight limit on the O’Connor Bridge has been delayed due to what council’s director for technical services, Greg Moran described as a “catch 22” situation.
2/09/2008 | THE Rudd Labor Government has announced the funding amount for each local council and shire in New South Wales from a record $597 million in financial assistance grants.
2/09/2008 | INVERELL’S Chris Rodgers joined a team of dedicated cyclists, including seven McDonald’s licensees from across Northern NSW for the fourth annual Hadley Cycles ‘Ride For Sick Kids’ Charity Bike Ride on Sunday.
2/09/2008 | THE Walk for Watoto funding project that saw 60 people register for a walk to Copeton dam has raised $13,500.
“This is an awesome amount that will go towards the construction of a house that will accommodate eight orphan children and a mother to help bring them up in a lifestyle that was robbed from them at birth, a life that will give them food, clothing,dignity, schooling and medical attention,” said organiser, Kristine Roberts.
2/09/2008 | INVERELL detectives arrested a 17-year-old Armidale teenager on Sunday after a violent home invasion late last week.
The teenager allegedly forced entry into a home in Roslyn Avenue at Armidale and was found at a residence in Old Bundarra Rd about 11am.
2/09/2008 | INVERELL’S Community Health Service has made great headway in encouraging men to seek information on their well-being.
2/09/2008 | FOUR generations met with the return of a classic steam engine to Pioneer Village on Sunday.
The 1908 Roby three-speed that once sat as “junk” on a family’s land, came to life with a gush of steam and a loud toot, after a massive restoration program returned the machine to a pristine condition and full working order.
29/08/2008 | BORDER Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority Board Chair, Dr Bob Crouch, and General Manager, Lisa Roberts, attended AgQuip at Gunnedah on August 20 to congratulate winners of the BR-G CMA property planning competition.
29/08/2008 | THE Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority recorded an overwhelmingly positive response to a series of information sessions it conducted promoting its six-day property planning course.
Some 100 people attended the August 7 session at the Inverell RSM.
29/08/2008 | IF ever there was a code of chivalry, then it must surely apply to NEVAT.
It’s hard to believe that a group of people could be so dedicated to helping others conquer the tyranny of distance when attending medical appointments, while offering support and compassion at a time when people need it most.
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29/08/2008 | THE McDonalds Ride for Sick Kids sets off from Inverell this Sunday and Inverell McDonalds owner Chris Rodgers is encouraging the Inverell community to support the ride, with all funds raised going to the operation of the Hunter Ronald McDonald House.
29/08/2008 | INVERELL High School student Alex Newmarch is about to take Australia by storm with his invention designed to control and conserve water on the land.
He has already taken out top prize in the under $1000 division in the northern judging of The Land and NSW Farmers’ Association Inventor of the Year Competition at the Ag-Quip field days.
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29/08/2008 | WHEN Des Clark became a mechanic’s apprentice in 1956 ABS, GPS, ESC and a whole lot of other acronyms were in the distant future.
In the past 52 years a lot has certainly changed, but one thing that has remained constant is Des’ love for mechanics and his commitment to the community he lives in.