NSW Education’s ‘The Arts Unit’ staged a Bandlink three-day musical education assembly featuring 74 participants from local schools across the district. The much lauded event has been staged in Narrabri for the past 26 years, and was held at The Crossing Theatre from...
Community members from across the district celebrated the opening of Vicky Phelps’ solo exhibition at the Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre recently. Attendees were warmly welcomed through the centre’s well-known yellow door on Friday, November 24 by...
Maitland Street retailers SportsPower and Toyworld have your holiday essentials sorted, from Christmas gifts in all shapes and sizes, shoes, apparel and items ready for enjoying the summer sun. Narrabri district shoppers have a ‘true sports store for all ages’ on...
Fresh fruit and vegies are always a winning Christmas combo, especially in a deliciously packaged Paradise Fresh hamper, and now is the best time to get your orders in. Hampers may be an all-year-round specialty, but over Christmas time they make a great gift for...
It wouldn’t be a classic country Christmas without Watson’s Kitchen, and as always, our local bakehouse has a beautiful selection of traditional treats ready to brighten up your table. Bread rolls, puddings, cakes, cupcakes, shortbread, gift boxes and hampers, coconut...
Narrabri Stingrays Swimming Club hosted its 2023/24 summer season carnival at Narrabri Aquatic Centre on Saturday. There were 138 swimmers in action on the day, with club officials proudly announcing it was the largest carnival the club has held in many years. It was...
The 75th Whiddon Board of Directors Awards were held at the Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney on Thursday, November 23, with three nominees from the North West region attending and Narrabri’s Robert Young wellbeing and lifestyle coordinator Kylie Guest taking home the...
An excited grandmother watched on with pure delight as her grandson lined up at the 2023 Future Cup in Linz, Austria, and the Vera Caslavaska Olympic Hopes Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, last month. The grandmother was Narrabri’s Olwyn Campey, the grandson was Caedan...
A visit to the principal’s office can be a nerve-wracking experience and bring back all sorts of memories; however, The Courier was warmly welcomed into the office of Jacki Neil last week after she was officially named Wee Waa High School’s new principal. Ms Neil had...
The winners in The Courier and Wee Waa News ‘Have a Cracker of a Christmas - Shop with our superstars’ shop local promotion will share in $7000 in prizes when the winning entries are drawn at the Narrabri Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Street Carnival tonight at...
John Grellman has been remembered for his extensive contributions to the cotton industry as well as the communities of Wee Waa and Narrabri after passing away on December 5, 2023. Mr Grellman, who was born in West Wyalong, first started growing cotton at Jemalong,...