The state government has agreed to scale back plans for the Moree Special Activation Precinct following concerns from Moree Plains Shire Council about the project’s long-term financial impact. The Minns Labor Government agreed to revise the scope of the project after...
Next Wednesday’s ordinary council meeting will be an important one for our shire. We will formally swear in our new councillor, Mark Strahle, and I look forward to welcoming him to the table. It is a solid agenda, with a number of items that continue to move our work...
I would like to say a sincere thank you to all the volunteers across Wee Waa who give their time every week to support our community. Many people don’t realise how much work is done behind the scenes to run local events, support community groups, maintain facilities...
Now that daylight saving has finally finished is the council going to change the times of water restrictions? At 90 years of age, it has been most difficult to water my garden during the hours allowed, but now it is impossible, as it’s dark well before 7pm and I can’t...
Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission in the Artemis program, designed to send four astronauts on a lunar flyby and safely return them to Earth without landing on the Moon. Launching aboard the powerful Space Launch System on April 1 and traveling in the Orion...
I’m all in favour of trees, but in the right place. I see on my daily commute to work across the Namoi River bridge - sorry, I mean Narrabri Creek - a flourishing gum tree growing on the roadway next to the pedestrian walkway. It’s about 700cm high at the moment but...
Thumbs down to the people who are not responding to the rules on watering yards. I saw a lady with her hose on at 4:30.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a person trampled by a bull at Merah North, west of Wee Waa, at 1pm on Saturday, April 4. A man aged in his 50s was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and the helicopter’s critical care medical team for...
Narrabri Shire Council is raising concerns about population undercounting ahead of the 2026 Census, warning that inaccurate data could leave communities short-changed on vital funding and services. Council says there is strong anecdotal evidence its population was...
Bilby population numbers continue to be stable in the Pilliga State Conservation Area, according to data from Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s annual census. The organisation released its update last week, ahead of Easter, showing an optimistic future for what is...
A new Central North Rugby Union campaign will get underway this Saturday when all six teams line up in round one of the 2026 competition. The Narrabri Blue Boars will travel up the Newell Highway to Weebolla Oval to challenge their rivals, the Moree Bulls, while the...
The seventh and final race of Narrabri Harness Racing Club’s Easter meeting was always going to be a special one on Sunday, with the life of the late club president Peter Shepherdson to be honoured in a memorial race alongside his late brother Raymond at the Narrabri...