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Roy Butler holds health services meeting

Member for Barwon Roy Butler is calling for more health services such as chemotherapy and dialysis to be made available at Narrabri Hospital. “I would love for people not to have to travel to Moree,” said Mr Butler. Mr Butler held a health services meeting in his Narrabri office last week. A cross-section of community representatives attended the meeting including the chief executive of the Hunter New England Local Health District Michael DiRienzo, Narrabri Chamber of Commerce member Lester Kelly, Hunter New England Health executive director for rural and regional health services Susan Heyman, chairman Regional Development Australia Northern New […]

Dec 10, 2019

Water

Water upgrade progresses

While many other country towns are facing critical water shortages, Narrabri is fortunate to have...

Dec 5, 2019

Nation Dance

Historic Nation Dance links communities across Australia

Cameron Park, Narrabri, was the venue for a significant event for Narrabri Shire’s Aboriginal...

Dec 3, 2019

Cricket

NDCA Namoi Super Slog auction night live blog

Welcome to The Courier’s 2019-20 Narrabri District Cricket Association Namoi Super Slog T20...

Nov 29, 2019

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

Thumbs Down

Thumbs down 10/12/19

Thumbs down to the low lifes who removed the floodlights and wiring from the Post Office verandah during the year. These were used for the Christmas tree. Thumbs down also to the person/s who stole a large star from the tree and damaged the sign.

Dec 10, 2019

Thumbs Down

Thumbs down 10/12/19

Thumbs down to the pathetic vandals who regularly smash palings down along the Narrabri courthouse fence. It’s so easy to destroy things, isn’t it? But for what purpose? Your rebuke to the community?

Dec 10, 2019

Thumbs Up

Thumbs up 10/12/19

Thumbs up to the businesses in the main street and beyond for the bright and Christmasy look, it sure makes a difference at this time of year.

Dec 10, 2019

NEWS

Vickery Mine

Council rejects mine offer

There was applause from the public gallery at the Narrabri Shire Council meeting when Councillors voted to reject the third Vickery Mine Extension Voluntary Planning offer of $3.2 million made by Whitehaven Coal. “I think the Mayor hit the nail right on the head – we have to have a solution where everybody is satisfied and everybody can work together,” said Boggabri Business and Community Progress Association president John Shaw who travelled to the meeting with a group of Boggabri residents. If the project gets the green light, it’s likely Whitehaven will be asked to enter into a VPA with […]

Dec 10, 2019

New citizens

New citizens officially welcomed

They have all lived in the community as ‘Australians’ for years, but Narrabri Shire officially...

Dec 10, 2019

Clontarf

Clontarf students rewarded for great year

The 2019 inaugural Narrabri Clontarf Awards event was held on Wednesday, November 27, and was...

Dec 10, 2019

Art and Craft

The art of rehanging

Recently a team of Arts and Craft Society members, The Crossing Theatre staff and the Arts North...

Dec 10, 2019

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SPORT

Cricket

NDCA first XI books home War Vets Cup decider

The Narrabri District Cricket Association first XI has advanced to its third straight War Vets Cup grand final which it will host at Collins Park this Sunday after securing a first-placed finish on the four-team ladder. Narrabri took on Gunnedah at Collins Park on Sunday in the third and final round of the Northern Inland Cricket Council competition and won by 25 runs. The hosts batted first and made 178 runs in 47.5 overs. Gunnedah’s innings lasted an extra ball, however Narrabri knocked over the visitors for 153 runs to book a home grand final against fellow round three winners […]

Dec 10, 2019

Bowls

Mixed Fours final wraps up a busy year for the local bowlers

Debbie Gleeson, Larry Scott, Lorraine Scott and Kevin Baguley are the Narrabri Bowling Club’s...

Dec 10, 2019

Junior cricket

Narrabri under-14s turn up the heat

The Narrabri District Junior Cricket Association’s under-14s team played its seventh and final...

Dec 10, 2019

Mixed Netball

Twilight netball season comes to a close

Narrabri Netball Association’s 2019 twilight mixed netball season came to an end yesterday evening...

Dec 10, 2019

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TOPICAL

Topical 10/12/19

The last edition of The Courier for 2019 will be published on Thursday, December 19 and the first edition for the new year will be on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Dec 10, 2019

Topical 10/12/19

A Tamworth visitor to Narrabri on the weekend was envious of the ‘greenery around town’. “You are much better off than we are in Tamworth, our water restrictions mean we can’t water a lawn, or wash a car and have to account for every drop,” she said.

Dec 10, 2019

Topical 10/12/19

The gravity of the drought’s impact on families is with us every day. One farmer put it this way to Topical: ‘the farming community is in survival mode, meaning we will survive and come out the other end of the drought. If nothing more drastic happens, we will still be here.’

Dec 10, 2019

SOCIAL

Probus members enjoy Great Ocean Road trip

Gleesons shave for charity

Grayhound Christmas morning tea

View Club wraps up year with Christmas party

COMMENT

your say

‘Watch our for scams’ warns Scamwatch

Australians have already lost more money to online shopping scams in 2019 than in the entire previous year, and Scamwatch is warning people to be cautious of online shopping scams in the lead up to the holiday season. So far in...

Dec 3, 2019

your say

Development still coming?

So what has happened to our long awaited Bunnings development? I read with interest in Thursday, November 28 edition of The Courier, that three blocks in the Northern Industrial Zone are up for sale. Readers may remember that...

Dec 3, 2019

Does democracy need a retune?

Just suppose, for a moment, that every Australian taxpayer had an opportunity to distribute say, 10 per cent of their taxation payment to one or more of the following: education, health, welfare, defence, the environment, or...

Dec 3, 2019

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