Boggabri
  • Boggabri childcare centre

New Boggabri childcare centre set for opening

Boggabri families will soon have access to an early learning centre with a new facility in the town set to open its doors this year. Narrabri-based Nurruby Childcare Services will operate the centre, located on the corner of Brent and Oakham streets, which is due to open within the next few months. Boggabri residents have long sought the child care centre. Works were mostly completed before Christmas last year, with the community advisory group getting a first glimpse of the centre. Speaking with The Courier during the onsite tour, Nurruby Childcare Services’ managing director Prue Jamieson described the new facility […]

Jan 11, 2021

  • Movember fundraiser

$1000 raised at Movember golf day fundraiser in Boggabri

Boggabri’s Craig Summers cannot thank the Narrabri, Boggabri and Gunnedah communities enough as ‘Movember’ approaches its yearly close. Mr Summers, who is the proprietor of Sign Print Stitch, joined forces with the Railway Hotel in Gunnedah to form a team which set out to raise both awareness and funds for men’s health while growing moustaches during November. Part of the fundraising efforts included a golf day on Sunday at the Boggabri Golf Club. The nine-hole three-person ambrose attracted 51 golfers who helped raise $1000. The winners of the event were Rob Maunder (Baan Baa), Geoff Hobden (Boggabri) and Robert Tumbers […]

Nov 26, 2020

  • Coronavirus

NSW Premier announces easing of COVID-19 restrictions from Friday May 15

Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced NSW will further ease COVID-19 restrictions across the State and has listed what people will be allowed to do from Friday May 15. (see below) However, the Premier warned that “we must avoid complacency” and urged the community to maintain physical distancing, practise good hygiene and get tested “even if you have the mildest symptoms”. Ms Berejiklian said that after assessing the new framework from National Cabinet and discussing the NSW impacts with state Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant, it was safe for NSW to ease further restrictions as the community was vigilant with social […]

May 10, 2020

  • childcare concerns

Providers raise concerns about Federal Government’s ‘free’ Early Childhood and Care Relief Package

Childcare providers in the Narrabri Shire have expressed concerns that they could be financially worse off under the Federal Government’s Early Childhood and Care Relief Package, announced as part its economic response to COVID-19. On April 2, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that about one million families would receive free childcare as part of a $1.6 billion plan that aimed to “deliver hip pocket relief and help the early childhood education and care sector make it through to the other side of this crisis”. “Under the plan, the Government will pay 50 per cent of the sector’s fee revenue up […]

May 6, 2020

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