Narrabri Rugby League Football Club is determined to get back to being a force in Group 4 Rugby League this year and the club’s new first grade coach has his sights set on finals footy. Glenn ‘Snow’ Collins recently became the Blues' coach after Josh Trindall stepped...
A talented group of Narrabri Stingrays Swimming Club swimmers excelled at Swim Coolah’s Black Stump short course qualifying carnival at Coolah Swimming Pool on Saturday and they represented their club in fine fashion. Daniel and Ava Smith and Phoenix, Serena and Zoe...
There were many wonderful contributions to celebrate by Narrabri Shire individuals and groups during the Australia Day awards ceremony. Along with recognising Citizen of the Year Joan Griffiths, and Young Citizen of the Year Sophie Hartnett, mayor Darrell Tiemens and...
Boggabri Coal will be able to extend its mine life by three years until December 2036 after the NSW government granted conditional approval to the project last week. The approval will also mean the company can extract an extra 28.1 megatonnes of run-of-mine coal. The...
This year the Narrabri Shire saw eight of its community members naturalised at the Australia Day citizenship ceremony on Friday, January 26. Mayor Darrell Tiemens welcomed the new citizens originally from the Philippines and New Zealand in the Multipurpose room of the...
Barrakets Shop 2 in Maitland Street, Narrabri, will have students dressed for success and ready to embrace the 2024 school year. The business has uniforms for Narrabri Public School, Narrabri High School and St Francis Xavier’s Primary School, from size 4 to 3XL. Also...
Mel’s got so many back-to-school supplies in store at MJ’s Newsagency that she might even be enticed to go back to school herself. Bags and backpacks, book covers and colourful Smart Charts to teach us all about the fundamentals of numbers, science and all the other...
A variety of back to school needs are on offer when you step into CAMstart Pharmacy. The business is excited to be stocking a new back to school range from Spencil which covers everything from stick on and iron on labels, book labels and covers, backpacks, insulated...
Longies SportsPower has the biggest range of the right shoes and the right fit for every student’s foot as they step out for the start of the school year. “We are Narrabri’s only school and sports shoe specialists,” said Sportspower’s Brent Longworth. SportsPower’s...
School holidays are a time for having fun and spending time with your mates. A group of Boggabri boys have taken that one step further by helping their mate and their mate’s grandparents. Fourteen-year-old Aiden Greatrix recently helped his grandmother Maria Greatrix...
Farmers are calling for a major effort to stamp out fire ants in NSW after the insidious pests were discovered near Ballina. According to the NSW government, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) detected a red imported fire ant nest at Wardell, south of Ballina...
The wheels are rolling on an exciting restoration project at the Wee Waa Men’s Shed, with members working hard to bring a pole sulky back to life. Destined for the rubbish tip, a group of enthusiastic Men’s Shed members swooped in to save the sulky manufactured in...