After Nicole Gallagher joined the Australian Royal Navy in 1992, she went on to become one of the first women to join the HMAS Canberra warship. Now, over 20 years later, she has taken on the position as the first female president of the Narrabri Returned and Services...
By: Melissa Meehan and Cassandra Morgan An outback newspaper has abruptly shut down after serving its community for more than a century and enduring a number of recent setbacks. Broken Hill's only newspaper has closed after almost 130 years of operation in a major...
By: Samantha Lock, Jack Gramenz and Sophia McCaughan "Wanding" laws in Queensland could be introduced to combat knife crimes in NSW, but opponents say increasing police powers would be a knee-jerk response. Police could be able to stop and search people for a weapon...
On this day in 1873 explorer William Grosse left Alice Springs on an expedition, during which he discovers Ayers Rock. William, of the South Australian Survey department, became the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock, quite by accident. He had to find water for...
Today is also the traditional, though unofficial date of William Shakespeare’s birth. April 23, 1564 is the date settled on as Shakespeare was baptised on April 26 of that year, and baptisms were usually performed within a few days of birth. Ironically, Shakespeare...
Let us honour those who have fought in wars for our country on Anzac Day. We still see protests at the Sydney Cenotaph and other memorials from people protesting about war. Fair enough, no one wants war - but as a letter writer said in a Sydney paper last week, they...
Thumbs down - the roads are a disgrace, the sides of the roads are overgrown and need to be slashed and the main street is a dirty mess. The footpaths don’t even get washed anymore.
Narrabri Rugby Club’s first XV scored their maiden win of the 2024 Central North Rugby Union first grade season in thrilling fashion on Saturday when they beat the Gunnedah Red Devils 28-24. It was a sensational finish at the Gunnedah Rugby Park where the Blue Boars...
Boggabri and District Rugby League Football Club hosted their first home games of the 2024 Group 4 Rugby League season on Saturday, and their ladies league tag team kicked off proceedings with a 20-12 victory over the Narrabri Bluebirds. It was a classy team...
Agricultural advocates are warning proposed river connectivity rules could cripple northern basin communities. Namoi Water said it is alarmed by the independent Connectivity Expert Panel’s interim report released last week, which it says ‘proposes unviable reductions...
The PCYC school holiday U-nites outreach program came to Narrabri’s Collins Park on Wednesday, April 16, for some fun and football in the sun these school holidays. The outreach program is an extension of the Wee Waa PCYC program which runs on a fortnightly basis, and...
Maules Creek residents will gather for their annual Anzac Day remembrance this Thursday, April 25 at 10.55am at the Maules Creek Recreation Ground. The Camp Draft Club will lead a mounted escort along Harparary Road, to Maules Creek Memorial Park, where the special...