Inverell, Australia News

Jarrah Young, 27, of Queensland, and Sarah Penberthy, a 22-year-old Brisbane nurse originally from Inverell in NSW, were killed on Wednesday near the city of Usakos.

Neil Harmon, 63, of Inverell, died when the bus he was driving collided with a truck on the Newell Highway near Glen Innes about 3.35pm yesterday.

Mark Jamieson scores the biggest win of his road career with a convincing sprint to the line agains Chris Jory and Brian Mcleod says that he is happy to be racing for another year in Australia, despite coming close to a berth with a Belgian Continental team.

Dozens of residents in north-western New South Wales have been ordered to evacuate with floodwaters rising beyond their expected peak.

A three-year-old boy has drowned in a stormwater drain and several people have been rescued from floodwaters which have cut off properties in north-west New South Wales.