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Thumbs up 13/2/26

A huge thumbs up to the fantastic advertisement in The Courier last week, featuring aged care residents’ stories. It’s great to be able to read these stories about amazing people and interact with them through the QR code. Brilliant!

Thumbs up 13/2/25

Thumbs up for the drop in temperature from the forty-degree-plus heatwave we’ve had recently. It’s amazing how that bit of rain has greened up lawns and gardens.

Thumbs down

Thumbs down to scammers - there are so many online trying to access your cards but thumbs up to the banks for sending a text giving a heads up about it and asking if it was you that made the transaction.

Topical 13/2/26

It’s Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, March 1, an event which brings communities together to remove litter and protect the environment. It commenced in 1989 by Ian Kiernan AO, and has since grown into the nation’s largest community-based environmental event. Last...

Narrabri Stingrays host club championshipss carnival

A date on the swimming calendar that most have been eagerly awaiting this season finally arrived on Saturday when Narrabri Stingrays Swimming Club hosted its highly-anticipated 2025/26 club championships carnival. Sixteen of the club's 17 members were in action on the...

Kindy kids all smiles as new school year begins

An exciting experience begins this week as local primary schools welcome eager kindergarten students taking their first steps into school life. A world of learning and fun with classmates awaits for the new students starting at schools across the shire. Six new...

Home grand final in sight as the Pink Slugs demolish Inverell in MA Connolly Cup clash

Collins Park is likely to host the Northern Inland Cricket Council’s 2025/26 season MA Connolly Cup grand final after Narrabri District Cricket Association’s representative first XI produced a demolition job on home soil on Sunday to lock in a spot in the decider. In...

Five-wicket Hall sends Wilga Hotel Razorbacks three wins clear at the top of the table

The Wilga Hotel Razorbacks have all but secured a second consecutive Narrabri District Cricket Association first grade minor premiership after scoring a clinical top-of-the-table clash victory against RSL at Leitch Oval on Saturday. The ladder leaders knocked over the...

Neil Kemmis celebrates his 100th birthday

Neil Kemmis AM, is a true pillar of his community, embodying the value of being ‘useful’ from a young age - a lesson instilled by his father with simple tasks like fetching firewood and tending to draught horses. Neil remembers his dad saying on many occasions ‘make...

Tatts first XI cruise back into the top three with four-wicket win

Tatts Cricket Club stormed back into the top three in Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2025/26 season first grade one day competition on Saturday after cruising to a four-wicket win against Tourist Hotel at Collins Park. Having entered the weekend in fourth...

Kath Hamilton receives WIRES Dedication to Wildlife Award

Former Wee Waa Public School teacher Kath Hamilton’s extensive service to WIRES has seen the local volunteer named the recipient of a Dedication to Wildlife Award. “I feel very honoured because believe you me, there are so many more carers who are more deserving of...

NSW Ambulance called to Violet Street incident

NSW Ambulance responded to an incident at Violet Street, near Tibbereena Street, at 1.30pm last Thursday afternoon. Initial reports suggested four people would require assistance on the scene. However, upon arrival paramedics assessed three people for injuries. Two...