GREG Kachel told Inverell Times online the response to Senator John Williams’ survey on the proposed carbon tax had been quite staggering.

APPRENTICE bricklayer Ian Cutmore from Delungra was pleased when he found out he had been nominated to compete in the national, biennial Golden Trowel Awards, and surprised when his team won it.

THERE is a push to start a feasibility study to assess the viability of a rail link from Moree via Inverell to the coast with the development of international port facilities at Goodwood Island at the mouth of the Clarence River or at Coffs Harbour.

You don’t have to talk to Bev Albinus for long to work out she’s an outspoken woman with a passion for agriculture. It’s this passion that has seen Mrs Albinus elected to the NSW Farmers Executive Council for another year.

Residents in the local area will next week get a chance to have a say on the federal Government’s policy to put a price on carbon emissions.