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RSL Sub-branch hosts family fun day at Golfie | PHOTOS

RSL Sub-branch hosts family fun day at Golfie | PHOTOS

Members of the Narrabri RSL Sub-branch, families and guests were treated to a day of spring sunshine at the Narrabri Golf Club for the organisation’s family fun day. The day was an initiative of Sub-branch secretary Lou Burns and vice president Lachlan Woolford....

Bec Gray takes on role as state’s first feral pig coordinator

Bec Gray takes on role as state’s first feral pig coordinator

On Wednesday, the NSW government announced it was “raising the stakes” in the war on pest animals, with the state’s first feral pig coordinator ready to roll-out a boosted $13 million control program to support farmers. Wee Waa’s Bec Gray has been appointed as the NSW...

Women’s Shed continues to flourish

Women’s Shed continues to flourish

Since its early beginnings in 2020, the Namoi Women’s Shed has continued to flourish. The strength of the Narrabri-based group is evident, through its many contributions to projects and organisations. “This has all been about supporting each other,” Namoi Women’s Shed...

Mannequin artists steal the show

Mannequin artists steal the show

A well-attended opening exhibition evening was held on Friday, October 6 at the Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre, showcasing talented local works entered for the project titled Body of Work. Having already been on display at the Gunnedah Bicentennial...

Season two finals series approaching fast for Narrabri Touch teams

Just two rounds remain in the regular seasons of Narrabri Touch’s men’s and ladies’ competitions ahead of a highly-anticipated finals series that will get underway early next month on Monday, November 6. Monday night’s action at Cooma Oval saw the fifth round of the...

Second round of season for water polo club

Second round of season for water polo club

Narrabri Aquatic Centre hosted the second round of Narrabri Dolphins Water Polo Club’s 2023/24 season on Sunday where two of the three games were tightly contested. The under-14s sides were separated by just one goal for the second straight week as Kaputar edged out...

Tourist Hotel kick-starts second grade one day season with a win

Tourist Hotel kick-starts second grade one day season with a win

Tourist Hotel Cricket Club claimed a major scalp in the first round of the 2023/24 Narrabri District Cricket Association second grade one day campaign as they downed defending champions Narrabri RSL Cricket Club by 14 runs at Hogan Oval on Saturday. Tourist Hotel...

Rain ‘more likely’ in north west despite ongoing dry

Rain ‘more likely’ in north west despite ongoing dry

Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar resonated the heart-wrenching predicament of many farmers and graziers over the decades since the line “her pitiless blue sky” in her epic poem My Country was written as drought gripped the land once again. According to the Bureau of...

Narrabri hospitality on show for Black Dog Ride’s visit

Narrabri hospitality on show for Black Dog Ride’s visit

Almost 26 participants in the NSW Black Dog Ride received a warm welcome to Narrabri when they set out to take in the sights of the North West. The Black Dog Ride raises awareness of depression and suicide prevention and aims to spark conversations in communities. The...

Charlie’s Charts 18th October 2023

Charlie’s Charts 18th October 2023

The local market looks to have run into stiff resistance at the 38.2 per cent Fibonacci retracement level. Investors responded favourably to the news that Whitehaven Coal will buy two coal mines from BHP for $US3.5bn as the price spiked higher. QBE Insurance has made...

The Courier goes back-to-back for newspaper of the year honour

The Courier goes back-to-back for newspaper of the year honour

The Courier was celebrated as newspaper of the year as publishers and staff gathered in Sydney for the annual Country Press NSW conference and gala awards dinner. Mastheads from across the state were represented at the celebration of country newspapers, held at the...