SOME of the best shooters in Australia will contest the Pistol Australia Incorporated 18th National Championships at Delungra starting on Friday.

MOBILE phone users look like getting better coverage with the Inverell Shire Council today likely to vote in favour of contributing $10,000 towards the cost of a phone tower at Mt Sterling.

IT'S bright red bell-shaped flowers may look appealing to a gardener's eye, but mother-of-millions is a cattle killer.

The Inverell Shire Blue Ribbon Week celebrations were heralded a success by Inverell Shire Council management executive officer Joerg Schmidt-Liermann yesterday.

Wild storms whipped the region on Sunday evening producing rain, strong winds and hail throughout the district.