Plans to replace Spring Creek bridge on the Kamilaroi Highway near Narrabri have reached an important milestone, with the call going out for suitably qualified contractors to tender and lead construction on this project. The Australian and NSW governments have...
Narrabri Shire students have received a valuable kickstart to their education pursuits, thanks to support from the Country Education Foundation of the Namoi. Fifteen new education grant recipients were announced at the CEFN’s annual celebration evening held at The...
Narrabri Rugby League Football Club are eyeing off a successful 2024 Group 4 Rugby League season, with players from all four grades currently working hard at pre-season training. Matt Keeffe has recently taken the reins as the club’s president and he has loved what he...
The dominance of the Central North Cricket zone was on display again this week when a group of men from the north west were crowned the over-55 champions of NSW. The Veterans Cricket NSW 2023/24 season Over-55 State Championships tournament was contested in Wagga...
In Put Insomnia to Sleep, experienced Narrabri-based psychotherapist Helen Dugdale argues that you don’t have to be part of the 40 per cent of Australians who struggle with insomnia, lack of sleep, or even just bad sleeping habits. “A lot of my clients were coming to...
The Forestry Corporation of NSW has closed burnt areas in Bibblewindi, Jacks Creek and Pilliga East State Forests to the public following the recent Duck Creek fire. Forestry Corporation’s cypress production and fire manager district, Conan Rossler said the damage is...
Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri underground mine experienced adverse productivity impacts from geological features, the company’s latest quarterly report shows. Washouts in the current longwall panel coupled with equipment reliability issues following the last...
The NSW Police Force is encouraging everyone to look out for their mates and loved ones this Australia Day long weekend, as they launch a state-wide police operation. Police will be out in numbers – on the ground, in the air and on the water – as general duties...
People are being urged to take precautions for heat stress after successive days of high temperatures and a forecast of more to come later this week. A severe heatwave warning for the North West Slopes and Plains, which includes Gunnedah, was reissued from yesterday,...
Country music singer Katrina Burgoyne made her way back to Gunnedah for her Nashville-to-Australia tour and it was Baan Baa’s Sarah Leete who opened for her at the town hall on Saturday, January 6. Katrina had posted a call to action on social media for musicians in...
Development plans for a renewable energy hub near the Narrabri CBD are on public exhibition. The proposed development will include the construction of a covered car park with grid-connected solar panels at the site of the former town hall on the corner of Barwan and...
By MARK COULTON, PARKES MP A very Happy New Year to everyone in the Parkes electorate! I enjoyed spending time with family and my cattle over the break and was glad to see some much-needed rainfall. My hope is that 2024 brings a new optimism to us all, and Australia...