The Namoi Valley Christian School board would like to invite the community to its 40th anniversary celebrations on September 23. “We’re excited to welcome everyone,” said NVCS principal Peter Henderson. “You don’t have to have children at the school to attend, and we...
Former editor of The Courier, Ron McLean has been remembered for his extensive contributions to print media. Mr McLean died on Friday, September 15. He was appointed editor of The Courier in the late 1960s - a position he held until the late 1970s when he started his...
Country Road, Landcare Australia and cotton farmers are marking Biodiversity Month by celebrating a landmark achievement in a Namoi Valley project. Farmers have worked with Landcare Australia to plant 11,800 seedlings along 11.6 kilometres of riverbank with long-term...
The future of tennis in Australia’s sportiest town is looking bright, with great things emerging on and off the court. Narrabri Tennis’ head coach and director, Shane Murphy, is currently quite encouraged with the young team of coaches that he has currently working...
Narrabri Rugby Club’s president and women’s tens team co-coach Mick Coffey could not have been any more proud of his team when the siren signalled full-time at Chillingworth Oval in Tamworth on Saturday and their 26-12 grand final victory over Gunnedah was etched in...
Narrabri Rugby Club’s inspirational women’s tens team skipper Toni Gale stood up again when it mattered most on Saturday to help guide her side to a 26-12 Central North Rugby Union grand final victory over Gunnedah at Chillingworth Oval in Tamworth. The 23-year-old...
The Country Women’s Association unveiled a new bench in Boggabri’s Merton Street in a wonderful centenary commemoration. Members of the CWA Willala branch gathered for the momentous centenary event, with patron and founding member Cicely Maxwell accepting the offer to...
The University of Sydney brought some serious star power to the Narrabri region this week, with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki visiting town. The celebrity scientist is as bright as his colourful trademark shirts and for more than 40 years, Dr Karl’s engaging and energetic...
Funds for upgrade work to the Newell Highway, between Narrabri and Moree, has featured among the infrastructure spend in the state budget handed down on Tuesday. The $261 million project is expected to be completed by 2026, with $68 million allocated this financial...
A 32-year-old man was arrested following an incident at a Doyle Street property on Monday morning, September 18. Police will allege the man poured an amount of liquid through the property and attempted to ignite the liquid. Police said only light scorching resulted at...
Narrabri Golf Club hosted its Westpac Rescue Helicopter Narrabri Volunteer Support group charity four-person ambrose on Sunday. There were 70 golfers who took to the course to take part in the event that began with a 10am shotgun start. The winners were Dean Went,...
By ROBERT BOUTCHER Narrabri Pistol Club conducted the hugely-successful Pistol Australia Metallic Silhouette 200-metre Big Bore National Championships event from Friday to Sunday, September 15 to 17. This was the fifth and final open competition on the local club’s...