03 Jul 09 | INVERELL born cyclist Heinrich Haussler is continuing to make his mark on the international cycling circuit, and has been chosen for the Cervlo Test Team for the world’s biggest cycling event, the Tour de France.
03 Jul 09 | THE Inverell Saints play the Gunnedah Bulldogs in Gunnedah this weekend, and the Bulldogs will be determined to keep their unbeaten home ground record intact.
The Saints on the other hand will be trying to show the rest of the league they are still a force to be reckoned with.
03 Jul 09 | TINGHA Tigers are off to Guyra this Sunday and after a hard-fought win against Inverell, the team is pretty confident of a win, and a return to the top.
03 Jul 09 | Inverell Netball Association will be hosting the first round of the NSW Netball Northern Inland State League Netball Competition commencing at 8.30am on Sunday morning.
03 Jul 09 | The Inverell Hawks have a must win game ahead of them as they face the Armidale Rams in Inverell on Saturday.
After a few losses in recent weeks the Hawks will be looking for a return to the winning list, and are hoping their tried and tested mix of experience in the forward pack and youthful exuberance on the sides will get them over the line.
03 Jul 09 | The Inverell Highlanders will have a tough game ahead of them this weekend when they travel to Tamworth to face the Magpies on home turf.
The Highlanders will play all four grades on Saturday, and if they win in first grade, will be pushed back into the top four of the Central North Rugby Union competition.
03 Jul 09 | NATIONAL Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Peter Croft is a man who prefers to stay just outside the radar, to carry on with his job, asking for no recognition for the valuable results he achieves.
03 Jul 09 | OLD ‘Postie’ bikes will be getting a flogging on a stranger than normal run – not to deliver mail, but to help raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Inverell Honda dealer, Vince Strang couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get involved, and has thrown his helmet in the ring.
03 Jul 09 | INVERELL will soon have a new and exciting shopping experience as the new Hong Yuen Plaza complex takes shape.
Work commenced in 2006 to construct Inverell’s first shopping centre in the middle of the CBD, and its developer is hoping it will attract new businesses to Inverell.
03 Jul 09 | Local DJ Rob “Robbo” Redmond said the world had lost a true musical genius last Friday when news spread around the globe that Michael Jackson had passed away aged 50.
“Pop music today is so bland compared to what he did, the music, the choreography and the performances he did were second to none. He was topnotch.
“When I first heard he had died I was in a state of absolute shock.”
03 Jul 09 | STUDENTS and staff at Macintyre High School in Inverell were in shock this week after it was discovered sheep at the school’s agricultural plot had been killed.
30 Jun 09 | The Inverell Highlanders handed down a comprehensive beating to the Scone Brumbies on Saturday coming in at 76-12 at full time.
30 Jun 09 | The third round of the Northern Inland Pony Express was held at Copeton Dam on June 14 in a high paced day of thrills, spills and local wins.
More than 120 riders battled it out over the 17km course in A, B and C grades, Ironman, Over 35s, over 45s and Ladies, with some races lasting more than four hours.
30 Jun 09 | “ANY win’s a good win.”
They were the words from coach for the Inverell Saints, Darren Bailey after this week’s win by the team.
30 Jun 09 | The Tingha Tigers secured bragging rights over the Inverell Hawks in the last local derby match played before Group 19 enters finals.
30 Jun 09 | HOLY Trinity School students can now compost to their hearts’ content after receiving a new modern compost bin.
The Aerobin was kindly donated to the school by Hong Yuen Mitre10 and Inverell Shire Council last week.
Easy to use – just open the lid and drop the organic waste in and close the lid – the bin is just what the school was looking for.
30 Jun 09 | SHOWING chooks is something that you start as a kid.
Many people grow out of it. But there are many more who continue the ‘hobby’ into adulthood, and it is indeed a fascinating pursuit.
30 Jun 09 | Bill Byrnes has been in the Inverell branch of the St John Ambulance Service since it was formed in 1994 and after 22 years of dedicated first aid service to the Inverell community he is retiring to spend more time with his family.
30 Jun 09 | A SECOND round of funding from the Federal Government will see Inverell Shire Council handed $210,000 by the Federal Government to complete more works.
30 Jun 09 | THE last of a series of interpretive signs is to be installed at Barayamal National Park on Inverell’s outskirts.