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  • Cricket

2023/24 NDCA Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 competition player auction live blog

Welcome to The Courier’s 2023/24 Narrabri District Cricket Association Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 competition player auction live blog. From 7pm this  evening at the Narrabri Bowling Club, the four franchises – J and D Weed Management, Specialised Civil Services, WTC Group and newcomers NTK Excavations – will draft their teams for the fourth edition of NDCA’s premier T20 competition, which will get underway next Friday, December 8. Prior to the player auction, it was announced that WTC Group and Specialised Civil Services had sponsored prize money for the competition’s top run-scorer and top wicket-taker this season. WTC Group have put […]

Dec 1, 2023

  • NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal

Rate peg set at 4.5 per cent for Narrabri Shire Council

The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has set council rate pegs, before adjusting for population growth, for the 2024-25 financial year, ranging from 4.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent. For Narrabri Shire, a final rate peg of 4.5 per cent has been set. This follows the previous financial year, with the NSW rate peg set between 3.7 per cent and 6.8 per cent. Narrabri Shire’s rate peg was also set at the lower end of the scale at 3.7 per cent in 2022/23. IPART chair Carmel Donnelly said the tribunal had reviewed and updated the methodology used […]

Nov 28, 2023

Boggabri residents have their say at flood study information session

Boggabri residents and landowners were given the opportunity on November 15 to provide their thoughts and experiences regarding risk of flooding for the township and the planning for this risk. Sixteen individual community members actively participated in the two meetings. A representative from WRM Water and Environment, Hayden Guse the consultants that undertook the study and plan for council led the sessions. Michelle Henry, manager for planning and development and Cate McMahon, project stakeholder strategist were also on hand to answer questions and provide information. Recommended mitigation measures from the study are (highest priority to lowest priority): • Develop, implement […]

Nov 21, 2023

  • Lillian Hulbert Memorial Prize

Nominations close soon for Lillian Hulbert Memorial Prize

Time is running out to nominate an outstanding young person for the Lillian Hulbert Memorial Prize for 2024. It is awarded annually to a young person who was born in the Narrabri District, is between the ages of 15 and 18 years and has shown outstanding achievements through an act of bravery or heroism, charitable work in the Narrabri district or academic or sporting achievement. The prize was established in 2007 by Thomas Whipp Hulbert in memory of his late mother, Lillian Hulbert. It focuses on encouraging excellence and helping young people with their chosen career path. Earlier this year, […]

Nov 17, 2023

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