It was a tough but unanimous decision from both judges of the Narrabri Courier, for the second annual 'Christmas Tree Shop' competition, but the creative and dazzling submission from Esteem Kids Group after-school care has taken out a well-deserved first place. Well...
It was a record year for Shared Table’s Christmas hampers, with an incredible effort from volunteers and the community who rallied to give locals in need a merry Christmas. “We gave out 177 hampers that helped 335 adults, 59 teenagers, and 168 children, which is a...
The Courier was lucky enough to be a guest at the Narrabri Public School presentation awards ceremony for 2023. It was a hot day of about 37 degrees, and while the proceedings were moved from the NPS to Narrabri High School’s Betty Berriman Hall to accommodate the...
Narrabri Shire Council, in partnership with disability service providers, invited the community for an arts and craft-ernoon on Wednesday, December 6 to celebrate International Day of People with Disability. Held in the Narrabri Aquatic Centre multi-purpose room, the...
Narrabri Chamber of Commerce wrapped up another successful year at its final meeting for 2023 on December 12 with Christmas drinks and snacks for members and guests served after the meeting. The chamber membership is drawn from the spectrum of businesses, from smaller...
Families filled Narrabri High School’s Betty Berriman hall to celebrate students’ success at the annual presentation night. Awards were presented across all year levels and paid tribute to the students’ extraordinary efforts across all subjects. Incoming school...
Boggabri Home and Community Care (HACC) volunteers, clients, community members and staff celebrated Christmas and sixty years of providing Meals on Wheels to the Boggabri community with a delicious lunch on Thursday, December 14. President of Boggabri HACC, Julie...
John Watling was thanked for his years of service to the Club Narrabri board after stepping down at the recent annual general meeting. Reflecting on his time as a board member, and more recently as vice president, he praised the group’s continued steady approach. Mr...
Firefighting efforts to control the enormous Duck Creek Pilliga Forest blaze received welcome rainfall on Tuesday night, prompting authorities to downgrade the situation to advice level. Thunderstorms moved across the fireground, initially causing some erratic fire...
Sid Harvey’s soaring rugby union career reached a special new height last week when the talented Narrabri boy represented Australia for the first time at the 2023 Global Youth Sevens tournament in Auckland. Sid, the son of Denis and Carmel Harvey, was only just coming...
Lisa Richardson doesn’t consider herself a role model; however, there are plenty of reasons to look up to and admire the passionate advocate from Boggabri, who at the age of 34 was the youngest person elected to serve on the Narrabri Shire Council at the 2021...