Wee Waa
  • Bushfires

Locals lend a hand

Narrabri Shire organisations and individuals have joined the battle against the state’s bushfires, with on the ground firefighting teams and support personnel, plus donations of goods for fire victims. Strike teams have been rotated from Narrabri Shire’s Fire and Rescue stations and Rural Fire Service to fight fires in the New England and Northern Tablelands areas. Local firefighter strike teams have been  engaged in firefighting since September 7. The unprecedented seven day ‘state of emergency’  declared across NSW on Tuesday saw a worsening to catastrophic conditions of what has been an ongoing bushfire emergency for weeks. On Tuesday, RFS and […]

Nov 14, 2019

  • lest we forget

Remembrance Day

Services have been held across the country to mark Remembrance Day including in Narrabri, Wee Waa and Boggabri. “At 11am on November 11, 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare,” said Wee Waa High School captain MacKenzie Weaver in her reading at this morning’s service. “The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month has attained a special significance in the post-war years,” added co-captain Clifford Toomey Jnr. “We remember all those who have served in all wars, both at home and overseas, for the past 100 years.” There will […]

Nov 11, 2019

  • Netball

Goals galore in round three of mixed comp

The third round of the Narrabri Netball Association’s 2019 twilight mixed netball competition was contested at the Bev Burrows Courts last Thursday. Goals came in abundance throughout the evening as several teams scored comfortable victories. Pool A heavyweights Choc Chips was one of those big winners. After scoring a 25-9 round one victory against Smarties, Choc Chips had the round two bye. They returned in style in round three by outscoring opponents Eagles 29-8. In the other two matches played in Pool A, Galaxy smashed Nets Get Physical 43-9, and How I Net Your Mother downed Smarties 23-4. In Pool […]

Nov 7, 2019

  • Netball

Narrabri netballers compete at Koori Netball Tournament

Each year on the last weekend of October the NSW Department of Sport hosts the Koori Netball Tournament in Charlestown, Newcastle. The tournament attracts Aboriginal communities from across NSW with an aim of increasing participation of Aboriginal women and men in sport and recreation in a fun and competitive environment. The tournament is an inclusive event and teams are encouraged to have up to three non-Aboriginal players on their team. The 2019 tournament marked the 20th anniversary of the Koori Netball Tournament and attracted more than 74 teams from across NSW with more than 1500 people attending the highly-anticipated event. […]

Nov 7, 2019

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