Want to cut your power bill? Glen Innes locals can get free, practical energy advice from farmers, a professor and energy experts next month.
Glen Innes Severn Shire
Posted inEmmaville, Good News, Mining and Resources
Emmaville Tin Mine very close to go-time
Barely any objections, strong local support, and a company confident it will be pulling tin out of the ground by the end of 2028. Emmaville’s mining future is looking bright.
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Glen Innes Severn Shire, Long Read, Politics
The tax that built a black market
WEEKEND LONG READ: A federal tax has turned main streets into a battleground for organised crime, insurance hikes and arson. Canberra is still dismissing calls to cut the tobacco excise as a thought bubble.
Posted inBooks, Deepwater, Guyra, What's on
Guyra author debut book a memoir on the courage to stop pretending
A Guyra author is set to launch her debut memoir at Deepwater’s Makers Shed, a raw and unexpectedly funny book about the moment “the mask drops”.
Posted inCrime, Glen Innes, Yetman
Man charged after alleged knife-point break-ins and police pursuits
A man allegedly kicked in a door, held a resident’s neighbour off with a knife, then led police on two pursuits that ended in bushland near Yetman. Farmers helped track him down. Now he faces 10 charges.
Posted inEnergy, Glen Innes Severn Shire, Inverell Shire
Green light for Sundown Solar Farm
A 360-megawatt solar farm between Inverell and Glen Innes has been given the green light, right on schedule, with sheep set to keep grazing beneath the panels and 144,000 homes to be powered.
Posted inFederal Politics, Glen Innes Severn Shire, Local politics and councils, National News
Regional councils claim historic win in national funding shake-up
A new national deal has just delivered a big funding win for councils. Here’s what mayors and MPs say it means for your rates, roads and jobs.
Posted inAgriculture, Awareness Events, Glen Innes
Glen Innes farmer says people, not paperwork, keep farms safe
Glen Innes farmer Katie Saul says the safest farms aren’t built on paperwork, they’re built on people who genuinely look out for one another. Here’s why she says visible leadership matters.
Posted inGlen Innes, Local politics and councils, Moree, New England Surrounds, Social issues and services, Social Media
Enough is enough: Leaders plead for civility as abuse boils over
Online abuse and offline threats are pushing local leaders to breaking point, with three local politicians this week pushing back.
Posted inArmidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Public Transport, Tamworth, Tenterfield
Greyhound coaches return to New England Highway after decade-long gap
Glen Innes and Tenterfield residents will soon have a direct coach link to Queensland for the first time in almost ten years, with Greyhound Australia launching a new Tamworth to Toowoomba service on Monday, 3 August.