INVERELL ratepayers will be out of debt on July 1 next year just in time to finance the next stage of a new water reservoir which will double our storage capacity and our ability to withstand water shortages.

INVERELL entertainment sensation Opera in the Paddock has continued to draw in applause after it won an award for outstanding achievement at the 2003 Inverell Business Awards.

RESIDENTS of Delungra, Gilgai, Ashford, Yetman and Bonshaw will be given the chance to win up to $5000 for each village to spend on their community's economic or social needs.

LAMB prices soared to record levels at the Inverell Saleyards on Tuesday when Delungra's Scott and Therese Cole of the property Nordale achieved $140 each for their dorset cross lambs.

IT remains unclear how long drivers will have to wait until main roads and highways running through Inverell and surrounding villages will revert to a 60 km/h speed limit.