Police are advising the Gwydir Highway between Warialda and Delungra is now closed due to a bushfire.

Police are advising the Gwydir Highway between Warialda and Delungra is now closed due to a bushfire, NSW Police say.

Renewed interest in Merinos is shining through at annual ram sales across the region with average prices and clearances up compared with 2017.

Australia sizzles with celebration today as towns around the Inverell Shire and the country at large put the #changethedate debacle to the side and celebrate as one nation.

THE region’s Australia Day activities will include barbecues, a thong-fling contest, a sheep-shearing demo and pumpkin bowling. Events will be held in many towns and villages on Friday, January 26.