Liverpool Plains farmer and National Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson will take her agricultural advocacy to a global level following her election to the World Farmers’ Organisation. Ms Simson, who was elected in 2016 as the national federation’s first...
For the lovers of poultry breeding, their birds can be works of art on two legs. And it is easy to see why. “Look at the colours on this bird,” one exhibitor asked The Courier photographer at Saturday’s annual Narrabri Poultry Show. “There are blues, browns, reds -...
By PUBLICITY OFFICER Narrabri Garden Club’s monthly meeting was held at the Scout Hall in Wukawa Street on Wednesday, May 10. As usual Lyn Tuckey and her team provided a delicious morning tea. Our vice president Wendy McNair, who is head steward of the horticultural...
The Narrabri River Markets have become a Narrabri institution over the years. There have been peaks and troughs, including the COVID hiatus, but nowadays the markets are firmly entrenched as part of the community scene. The riverside markets were born some 25 years...
Mayors and councillors from across regional NSW have come out fighting after accusations of being “incompetent and not worthy of the money they are paid to serve their communities” in a recent speech delivered by new Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig during...
By Jimmy Whalan Competitors at the 2023 North West Equestrian Expo were met with more dust than mud this year, with mostly clear weather throughout the 31st year of the event. The annual competition ran from Friday, June 2 to Tuesday, June 6, with 500 competitors from...
An impressive diversity of community members’ contributions and achievements is again reflected in the King’s Birthday Honours announced on Monday. North Western residents whose community service has taken them from the Republic of Nepal, country businesses and local...
New mobile network infrastructure at Gurley and North Star provided by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) as part of the Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail, has been activated by Telstra, providing improved connectivity for trains operating on the...
Narrabri District Health Service does a wonderful job of sharing stories with the community about its talented team members. Below is fantastic background story about Emma Campbell, which the service kindly shared with The Courier. From Narrabri Health Service Emma is...
Australia’s regional newspapers have been excluded from the latest federal government advertising campaign to promote awareness of the issues around the coming national ‘Indigenous Voice to Parliament’ referendum. Despite the fact that country print media has a proven...
Co-proprietor of The Courier, Wanda Dunnet, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia OAM, ‘For service to the print media industry.’ “I am thrilled to be awarded an OAM” said Mrs Dunnet. “This is wonderful recognition of the importance of the role...
Narrabri Touch’s 2023 season mixed competition grand final teams put on a show at Hogan Oval on Monday night as the season wrapped up in style. There were three deciders played on the night and they were all tight contests, with three points being the largest winning...