Wee Waa
  • Roadside arrival

Surprise highway delivery

Vincent Brian Michael Carrett entered the world in a hurry on Thursday, October 1, forcing his mum Carrie-Anne Carrett, and her support crew, to pull over on the side of the road between Wee Waa and Narrabri so Carrie-Anne could give birth. “Roadside surprise – he was a lovely roadside surprise,” said Vincent’s grandma Jenny Carrett who was driving Carrie-Anne, at pace, down the Kamilaroi Highway towards the Narrabri Hospital on the day. “He was determined to be here,” said Vincent’s mum Carrie-Anne. “He was due on September 30 but he obviously decided he didn’t want to be a September […]

Oct 14, 2020

  • Water matters

Floodplain harvesting regulation disallowed

The Floodplain Harvesting Exemption Regulation was disallowed in the NSW Legislative Council on September 22. A move the NSW Irrigators’ Council has described as “a big step backwards for water management.” “This regulation is just a step towards finally licensing and better metering floodplain harvesting – how could that be a bad thing?” said NSW Irrigators’ Council chief executive Claire Miller. Members of the Legislative Council voted 22–16 in favour of disallowing the regulation. “The Shooters have once again taken aim at NSW communities by partnering with Labor and the Greens to ensure that politics triumphs over sensible regulation of floodplain […]

Oct 5, 2020

  • diamond milestone

60th wedding anniversary celebration

A special morning tea was recently held at Whiddon Wee Waa to celebrate Nada and David Fry’s 60th wedding anniversary. “It was great, we really enjoyed it,” said Reverend Fry about the diamond milestone celebration. The Fry’s love story might have started as a whirlwind romance in a faraway place, but their relationship has stood the test of time. “I couldn’t catch her, she was the whirlwind,” recalled Rev. Fry. The couple met in 1959 when they were both working at the Oenpelli Mission in the Northern Territory. “It was pretty much the middle of Arnhem Land,” said Rev. Fry. The former […]

Sep 30, 2020

  • striking a chord

The sweet sound of new instruments

The Wee Waa Community Band is well and truly back together again, after a short break due to COVID-19 restrictions and practising at a new location – the Presbyterian Church Hall on Monday evenings. The enthusiastic ensemble is also sounding sweeter than ever due to the addition of some new instruments. Band founder and conductor Peter Carrett said a tuba, bass clarinet and two soprano saxophones now belong to the band thanks to a combined contribution of $6000 from community donations, a community grant from Narrabri Shire Council and a Create NSW grant from the NSW Band Association. The generous contributions reflect the […]

Sep 24, 2020

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