19/08/2008 | A PILOT course run between New England NorthWest Group Training and BEST Employment has been successful.
Ten men completed Working in Confined Spaces and Working at Heights courses and are now looking for jobs.
19/08/2008 | AS the Inverell Eisteddfod begins today, one competitor will be noticeably absent from the program.
Kymberleigh Cowley is well known around Inverell for her skills in dance and she was the lucky recipient of a scholarship to attend McDonald College of Performing Arts in Strathfield Sydney to further her craft.
19/08/2008 | PEOPLE who are less fortunate in Inverell will benefit from a fundraiser hosted by the Blue Liners Touring Motorcycle Group.
The Blue Liners are made up of police, former police, their family and friends. Last month, the group hosted a Christmas in July as part of their annual get-together.
19/08/2008 | TARGETING high-risk weekends was on the agenda at the Inverell and District Liquor Accord meeting last week.
Alcohol Action in Rural Communities (AARC) research officer Stephanie Love spoke to those in attendance about ways to reduce alcohol related crime on the identified weekends and the results of the recent identified weekend.
19/08/2008 | A TRIP of research and leadership awaits Inverell High School principal Karen Roberts.
Mrs Roberts has been awarded the New England Region Leadership Fellowship - Laurie Murphy Award for 2008-09.
15/08/2008 | MEMBER for New England, Tony Windsor, met with approximately 70 residents and members of the Wellingrove Progress Association to discuss their need for a mobile tower on White Rock Mountain, between Glen Innes and Inverell.
15/08/2008 | LOCAL politicians rolled up their sleeves and went to work as part of the NSW Business Chamber’s annual Pollies for Small Business Program earlier this week.
Member for New England Tony Windsor and Nationals Senator for NSW John Williams both spent time in Inverell businesses.
15/08/2008 | AN amalgamation is set to take place between the New England Credit Union and the Orana Credit Union next month.
The decision was made after strong support was shown from members at a meeting held late last week.
15/08/2008 | NARELLE Kliendanze, Visual Art and Photography teacher at Macintyre High School, Inverell has been selected from over 1200 entries to be one of the 70 finalists in the Blake Art Prize. The Blake Prize for Religious Art is one of the more prestigious art prizes in Australia.
15/08/2008 | CANCER remains one of Australia’s biggest health problems. With 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85, the chances are you’ll know someone who has had this terrible disease.
15/08/2008 | ONLY one person is going to miss out on being an Inverell Shire councillor this election.
The ballots are drawn and now the campaign is underway for the election on September 13. With 13 nominations, it is going to be tough competition to fight for the 12 positions. But the number of nominees is down this election, with 20 candidates putting their names forward in 2004.
15/08/2008 | RESIDENTIAL homes and properties were threatened when a bushfire swept through private and National Parks land on Fisher Rd.
More than 70 hectares of land has been devastated by the fire about 6km out of town off the Gwydir Hwy.
15/08/2008 | AT an age where today’s Australians are deciding wether to go to university, choosing what to wear to the pub on Saturday night or debating wether to update their iPod, Keith Forsyth was taken prisoner by Japanese forces on the island of Singapore.
13/08/2008 | JANET Makepeace is a powerhouse of artistic production.
Her pottery amazes, as do her charcoal sketches and paintings.
But where does it all end? It simply doesn’t.
This turbine of talent also creates patchwork quilts and the most amazing mosaics.
13/08/2008 | INVERELL High School’s new student leaders are thinking globally and acting locally.
Recently they made a commitment to raise $1,200 for the purchase of a Rotary Shelter Box which will give much needed humanitarian aid and comfort to victims of disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones or tsunamis.
13/08/2008 | TEN Northhaven Recycling Centre employees have completed a 12-week waste management training course.
The course, developed by New England Institute of TAFE, was the second for Northaven, with 12 students completing the training in November last year.
13/08/2008 | AUSSIE Olympians will get some very special mail from primary school students in Inverell.
As part of the Australia Post Letter Link program, children have been able to write directly to their heroes including athletes John Steffenson, Grant Hackett, Michael Diamond and Lauren Jackson.
13/08/2008 | AFTER 20 years of policing in Inverell - senior constable Scott Chester is saying goodbye to the community.
And he is going to be greatly missed.
Senior constable Chester, his wife Sharon and their children Josh and Liam are moving to Gloucester where he will take on the position of sector supervisor.
13/08/2008 | IT has been an action packed two weeks for Inverell flutist Lauren Williams - but she has enjoyed every moment.
The 14-year-old Macintyre High School student was a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Orchestra and returns home from China tomorrow.
8/08/2008 | INVERELL residents now have better access to the Xplorer train in Armidale.
On Tuesday, the first passengers on a new coach service linking Inverell, Tingha, Bundarra and Yarrowyck, made the inaugural trip to Armidale.
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