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  • state of origin

State of Origin is back for 2025 | Game one, Brisbane

The best time of the year for footy fans is less than a week away as the NSW Blues and the Queensland Maroons prepare to go head-to-head in game one of the 2025 State of Origin series on Wednesday. The first battle of the 44th best-of-three series will be played at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium between the two rivals as the Queenslanders look to win their 25th series while the Blues eye their 18th. NSW are looking to win back-to-back series for the first time since 2019 after they were victorious in 2024 to end a two-year Queensland run. The Maroons […]

May 23, 2025

  • ArtsNational Narrabri

ArtsNational lecture: De-Coding da Vinci

ArtsNational will be welcoming UK arts historian Alice Foster when she will be presenting her arts talk ‘De-Coding da Vinci’ in the Narrabri RSL Club auditorium on Monday, May 26. Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) died more than 500 years ago, yet his work remains enigmatic, potent and mystifying. A gifted engineer, inventor and scientist, painting fell at the end of his line of work, yet ironically it is this for which he is remembered best. Many works are unfinished; his Last Supper was the target of jokes and vandalism by French forces in Milan, […]

May 22, 2025

  • Water testing

PFAS testing for private bore owners

As part of a NSW government bore water screening program, free sampling of privately owned bores within the Narrabri community will be available on an opt-in basis commencing Tuesday, May 27 through to Thursday, May 29. Registrations will be accepted until 12 noon on Friday, May 23. Residents of Narrabri are being offered free bore sampling on their property for PFAS. Participants will receive the results for their bore and the information may help identify sources of PFAS in the water supply. The program is open to anyone in Narrabri (particularly in the north-west of town), with either a registered […]

May 22, 2025

  • The Crossing Theatre

Extended closure for The Crossing Theatre

The Crossing Theatre will remain closed for approximately five additional weeks in order to rectify further issues that were identified during scheduled fire safety upgrades last week, Narrabri Shire Council announced on Wednesday evening. It is anticipated the venue will re-open on Monday, June 23. However, this date is subject to change as council works with contractors to get these upgrades completed. “Safety is our number one priority,” Narrabri Shire Council general manager Eloise Chaplain said. “During recent fire safety upgrades at The Crossing Theatre, further issues were identified which means additional works are required to be completed to ensure our […]

May 22, 2025

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