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  • Storm damage

Supercell smashes Boggabri and district | PHOTOS

Boggabri residents are still counting losses and cleaning up after a supercell, consisting of 100km winds, golf ball size hail and torrential rain, hit the area on Friday afternoon, December 27, 2024, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. Millions of dollars’ worth of damage to farm machinery sheds, silos, machinery totalled, garden sheds, houses, fences, chook sheds, swing sets, trampolines, air conditioners, rooves lifted and/or damaged, shade sails mangled and torn to shreds, gardens stripped bare of foliage, trees snapped off and up rooted were just some of the reported damages. However, one of the saddest reports was […]

Jan 9, 2025

  • obituary

Arthur Wells: Our last veteran, a courageous leader and true gentleman

Arthur James Wells, husband of Patricia (dec), father of Dennis and Sherylyn, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, aged 97 years. Arthur was born in Narrabri on November 15, 1926, the fourth son of Thomas and Ada Wells. He was one of six children, five boys and one girl. Starting school at five years old in Narrabri, sadly shortly afterwards his mother died, and he and his five siblings went to live with his maternal grandmother, who raised them along with her own eight children. Arthur continued his schooling at the Tarriaro School. The Tarriaro School was a one […]

Jan 9, 2025

  • Land values

New NSW land valuations released by Valuer General

Land values across regional New South Wales have risen by almost $9 billion according to new figures from the NSW Valuer General. The NSW Valuer General has finalised land values for every parcel of land across NSW. The land values reflect the value of land only, as at July 1, 2024. Sally Dale, Valuer General of NSW said regional NSW has experienced a slight increase in land values, with continued demand for property and constrained supply. The total land value for regional NSW experienced a combined increase of 2.7 per cent across all property types from $329 billion to $338 […]

Jan 9, 2025

  • Narrabri health hub

Sod turning marks start of health hub construction

Construction has started on a purpose-built Narrabri Health Hub, with the first sod officially turned last month. The facility is being constructed for Rural Fit, with Narrabri Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens and Rural Fit general manager Paula Murphy taking part in the sod-turning ceremony. The Narrabri Health Hub will transform how local residents access health services. Through a combination of video and sensor-based technology, the Narrabri Health Hub and multi-disciplinary team will bridge the gap between traditional face-to-face and telehealth primary care, supporting increased equity of access, empowerment and improved health outcomes for local residents. Rural Fit’s exercise physiologist and […]

Jan 9, 2025

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