A $500,000 funding boost will transform the Glen Innes Severn Learning Centre into a more accessible community hub.
Glen Innes Severn Council
Posted inArts, Education, Glen Innes
Glen Innes opens doors to new School of Arts & Music
The old Severn Shire Council building on Bourke Street will open its doors to the public this month, giving residents their first look at its transformation into a new School of Arts & Music designed to become a creative hub for the Glen Innes community.
Posted inCrime, Legal, Torrington
Call for Castle Law as Torrington community comes together
The tiny Northern Tablelands community of Torrington will gather at the community hall at 11am this morning, as residents come to terms with a violent home invasion that has left an elderly couple fighting for their lives and reignited debate over “Castle Law” protections in New South Wales.
Posted inGlen Innes Severn Shire, Local politics, Money, Uralla Shire
Glen Innes, Uralla rate rises approved
IPART has approved major rate rises for Glen Innes Severn and Uralla Shire councils, with both citing infrastructure costs, underfunding and long-term financial sustainability pressures.
Posted inGlen Innes
Glen Innes Mayor says more work needed on council’s financial sustainability
Mayor Margot Davis says Glen Innes Severn Council has improved transparency but faces ongoing financial sustainability challenges.
Posted inGlen Innes, Youth
Youth Booth recognised with another state-wide award nomination
The Youth Booth has been named a finalist in the 2026 NSW Local Government Excellence Awards.
Posted inGlen Innes, Health
Mayor calls for completion of Glen Innes Hospital masterplan
Glen Innes Severn Council is urging the NSW Government to commit to completing the hospital masterplan and expanding regional services.
Posted inGlen Innes, Money
Glen Innes Severn Council backs national campaign to protect regional banking services
Glen Innes Severn Council has backed a national campaign calling on banks to maintain face-to-face services in regional communities.
Posted inArmidale, Investigation, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Transport and Freight
Transport planning assumptions unravel across all levels of government
In this New England Times investigation by RK Crosby, we look at how bad numbers, assumptions and guesses, and misrepresentations of old documents, have led to plans at all levels of government being not worth the paper they are printed on.
Posted inFederal Politics, Glen Innes, Grants and funding, Local News, Local politics
Budget leaves regional councils facing impossible choices
Regional councils say the federal budget still leaves country communities behind, warning shrinking grants and rising costs are forcing councils to “operate on the smell of an oily rag”.