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Firefighters extinguish vehicle blaze

Firefighters extinguish vehicle blaze

Narrabri Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a vehicle fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning, May 24. The car had been parked on Tibbereena Street near the Narrabri CBD. Fire crews were called to the fire at 2.50am and quickly extinguished the blaze after...

Blue Boars win big at home against the Highlanders

Blue Boars win big at home against the Highlanders

Narrabri Rugby Club’s women’s team scored a massive tens win at Dangar Park on Saturday to remain on top of the 2023 Central North Rugby Union ladder. The Blue Boars went into the round seven home game against the Inverell Highlanders undefeated, following a pair of...

Childcare services to expand in Boggabri

Childcare services to expand in Boggabri

There was a lot of excitement in Boggabri last week as the announcement of the Nurruby Boggabri Branch Out Of School Hours (BOOSH) have been granted a license to run their services out of the Boggabri Public School hall. BOOSH director Krystal Hobden said, “this...

A fond farewell luncheon for Judy McMaster

A fond farewell luncheon for Judy McMaster

A lunch was enjoyed by a small group of friends to farewell Mrs Judy McMaster at The Crossing Theatre on Thursday, May 11. It was a celebration of a lifetime in the district for Mrs McMaster. Long-time resident Mrs McMaster (née McDouall) has moved away from the...

Care Finder help for vulnerable elderly people

Care Finder help for vulnerable elderly people

By Mark Coulton, Member for Parkes Those needing intensive support with access to My Aged Care may be pleased to know that the Federal Government's Care Finder Program is now available through various services in the Parkes electorate. The Care Finder Program is a...

Nosh is back in 2023

Nosh is back in 2023

Nosh is back in 2023 with organisers busily preparing for this year’s event. The two-day event will start on Saturday, August 26 with the Nosh food and drink festival and culminate on Sunday, August 27, with the coveted Nosh Long Lunch. Nosh president Kate Kahl said...

Fundraiser for Liam | PHOTOS

Fundraiser for Liam | PHOTOS

Boggabri ‘The Little Town With a Big Heart’ showed its colours once again on Sunday with people gathering at Boggabri Golf Club for the family fun day to raise money for Liam Hobden. Lots of old-fashioned games for the children kept all ages busy while parents...

ADFAS donation to Narrabri Arts Eisteddfod

ADFAS donation to Narrabri Arts Eisteddfod

ADFAS Narrabri presented its 2023 Young Arts award in the sum of $1000 to the Narrabri Arts Eisteddfod committee at a recent arts lecture evening with London speaker Leslie Primo at The Crossing Theatre on May 15. The funds have been raised towards the Young Arts...

Hazard reduction burn staged in Jacks Creek State Forest

Hazard reduction burn staged in Jacks Creek State Forest

Forestry Corporation has conducted a week-long hazard reduction burn in Jacks Creek State Forest, south of Narrabri. A low intensity burn was staged across 1000-hectares of the state forest. Forestry Corporation’s Northern Cypress crews were assisted by mitigation...

Vote on Voice to Parliament

Can anyone tell me the wording of the changes to The Constitution? All I can find out is that if we vote yes then the government will put the words in the Constitution. I find this hard to believe that any right-minded person would allow any government to change our...

Planned power outages for Wee Waa and Boggabri

Planned power outages for Wee Waa and Boggabri

Essential Energy crews will carry out maintenance on the electricity network that supplies power to Boggabri and Wee Waa this weekend. Operations manager Northern Tablelands, Mark Summers said the works would see the replacement of electricity network components to...

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