Wee Waa
  • house fire

Robinson family issues a heartfelt ‘thank you’ as one-year anniversary of house fire approaches

Wee Waa’s Robinson family has issued a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to their home town for community support which has seen them recover after a disastrous fire destroyed their Mitchell Street home last year. It is almost one year since the fire, and while it is a sad anniversary, the family is nowadays settled happily in a new home and looking forward to the future in Wee Waa, their home town. It was January 22, 2020, when the Robinson family’s Wee Waa home was destroyed by the fire. To have a home taken away is to not only lose the framework […]

Jan 19, 2021

  • Swimming

Wee Waa swimmers make a splash at home carnival

The Wee Waa Swimming Club’s 2020-21 summer swimming season development carnival has been labelled a success by president Anthony Gray. The club hosted its annual carnival at the Wee Waa Memorial Swimming Pool on Saturday which started at 8.30am and ran well into the afternoon. There were 106 swimmers in action throughout the day from Wee Waa, Narrabri, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Kootingal-Moonbi, Moree, Gilgandra and Armidale. Those swimmers were aged from five-years-old through to 16-years-old. The host club had 53 swimmers in action at its annual carnival and they competed with significant success. Wee Waa Swimming Club members combined to win […]

Dec 1, 2020

  • Cricket

Western Razorbacks’ first XI beats Tatts by 77 runs in round six

Western Razorbacks snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday when it defeated Tatts in round six of the Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2020-21 one day first grade competition at Collins Park. The victory saw the Razorbacks move to 27 points at the top of the table alongside both Civeo and RSL. The Razorbacks and Civeo entered the round just one win adrift of RSL, then the Razorbacks’ win combined with Civeo’s defeat of RSL saw all three teams finish the weekend on a level playing field. Defending champions Tatts is currently last on 15 points. At Collins Park on Saturday, […]

Nov 23, 2020

  • golf day

Golfers tee off for cancer research at Wee Waa

Fundraising was in full swing at the annual Wee Waa ‘Tee Off for Breast Cancer’ golf day. Attendees dressed in pink to reflect the worthy cause and the clubhouse looked particularly ‘rosy’ decked out in beautiful pink decorations from precious peonies to polka dot cups. “It was a lovely day and everyone looked so pretty in pink,” said one of the event organisers Anna Baird. Fourteen ladies from Wee Waa and Narrabri braved the cooler conditions and played a nine-hole stableford individual event, teeing off to raise funds for breast cancer research. The winner on the day was June Lang […]

Nov 11, 2020

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