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Ivy Irwin, Niko Whitmore baby champions for 2025

Ivy Irwin, Niko Whitmore baby champions for 2025

Ivy Irwin and Niko Whitmore were awarded champion baby girl and boy at the Narrabri Show on the Saturday morning. The two children were just some of the many entrants in the baby show which saw a large turnout gather under the marquee with the hope of winning the top...

Namoi United stretch undefeated start to four games

Namoi United stretch undefeated start to four games

When Narrabri, Wee Waa and Moree soccer players made up Namoi United back in 2016, they endured a horror start to the season that included four consecutive losses in which they were outscored 33 goals to two. What a difference almost a decade makes. After the Carps...

Narrabri FC find their feet in big win against Wee Waa

Narrabri FC find their feet in big win against Wee Waa

Narrabri FC scored their first win of the Namoi Soccer League season on Saturday and they did so in emphatic fashion as they beat Wee Waa United FC 7-2 in round four at Gately Field. The Narrabri side took a 3-1 lead into the half-time break and converted that...

Rotary remembers at annual Anzac dinner

Rotary remembers at annual Anzac dinner

The Rotary Club of Narrabri paid tribute to servicemen and women at its annual commemorative Anzac dinner at the RSL in April. President Jocellin Jansson welcomed Narrabri RSL Sub-branch representative Gary Mason OAM to the Rotary commemoration. Mr Mason again...

Lives are marked by times and seasons

Lives are marked by times and seasons

Our lives are marked by times and seasons. This morning my wife and I changed the sheets on our bed from the cotton blend sheets of summer to the fleecy sheets of winter. Every night when I slip into bed I will be reminded that it’s a different season. Other season...

Invasive cacti discussed at garden club meeting

Invasive cacti discussed at garden club meeting

Narrabri Shire Council’s biosecurity co-ordinator, Clare Felton-Taylor, and biosecurity officer Aaron Cross were guest speakers at the April meeting of Narrabri Garden Club. Clare and Aaron spoke about the wide range of invasive cacti that have potential to do immense...

The veterans and legacies of the Blues rugby league

The veterans and legacies of the Blues rugby league

The Old Blues Foundation are still getting together after 15 years of weekly coffee catchups, which all began at the home of Barry Ford. The story started when veteran rugby league player Barry, together with Doug Heiler and Terry Wilson, decided to support their...

Why do your fingers wrinkle in water?

Why do your fingers wrinkle in water?

Narrabri-based scientist Dr Bec Thistlethwaite contributes a column to The Courier on the science in our daily lives. Readers are invited to send their science questions in to Dr Bec via [email protected] You might’ve noticed that after a long bath or swim,...

The Little Brown Booklet

The Little Brown Booklet

At the Narrabri RSL Memorial the Reverend Bernard Gabbott – Vicar of Narrabri Anglican Church – delivered the oration at the Anzac Commemoration Service on April 25, 2025. It was the best I have heard from any Minister of Religion at an Anzac service in many years....