The National Parks and Wildlife Service has started two hazard reduction burns near Narrabri and Coonabarabran. The burns started yesterday and 150 hectares will be treated in Pilliga Nature Reserve to reduce fuel loads near rural residents of Dandry and Narawa roads,...
The Narrabri Memory Walk will take place this Sunday, April 30, to raise awareness for dementia in the community. Affecting two-in-three community members, dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australians, soon to be the leading, and more awareness of the...
More than 200 caravans are expected to roll into Boggabri Showground this weekend as the Drovers Campfire makes a long-awaited return. The event was started by the Boggabri Lions Club in 2006 and had grown in popularity and attendance each year, until COVID put a hold...
Speedway racing made a long-awaited return to town on Saturday night as Northwest Speedway Club Narrabri hosted its first meeting in more than two years. It was March 11 of 2021 when the engines last started here in Australia’s sportiest town after wet weather saw the...
The local market continues to move lower today on the back of weaker US markets overnight. After a lacklustre April some analysts are suggesting to sell in May and stay far, far away. Plumbing outfit Reece has moved to a new yearly high. Technology One shows a...
Hospital services in Wee Waa will be temporarily reduced from May 8 in response to a shortage of healthcare staff. Patients requiring hospital admission will need to seek inpatient care at Narrabri Hospital. Emergency department services will also continue to operate...
The Narrabri Blue Boars travelled to Walcha for their first game of the 2023 Central North Rugby Union campaign on Saturday and went down 33-17 in the first grade fixture. The Blue Boars went behind 3-0 in the second minute of the round two match when Dominic Bower...
Narrabri Bowling Club’s 2022 season mixed pairs champions and men’s triples champions will finally be crowned this Saturday when the club hosts the two finals. The John McNamara Owen Campey Green hosted a ladies’ trophy day last Thursday and then a 2022 mixed pairs...
Firefighters continue to hone in on their drone flying capabilities with continued training provided by Fire and Rescue NSW. Drones took to the sky last Wednesday night at Dangar Park as members of the Narrabri brigade participated in training for emergency procedures...
A 33-year-old man was charged with taking part in a police pursuit and providing a false statement. The man was arrested at 11.45am on Friday, April 14 and charged with police pursuit not stop and making a false statement. Police allege a vehicle was being driven in...
Whitehaven Coal announced it would start construction at Vickery in June this year to enable early mining activity. The company made the announcement as part of its quarterly report and said the board had approved the investment to start early mining of the coal...
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a single car crash on the Newell Highway on Sunday morning. Emergency services personnel attended the scene of the crash which occurred near Edgeroi at 10.55am. Rescue crews worked to free the man, aged in...