Many Narrabri Shire residents were saddened to learn of the death of Sister Clare Keating on Tuesday, March 7 in County Clare, Ireland, after the car which she was driving was involved in a collision with a JCB excavator. Sr Clare (85) was the principal of St Francis...
Three teenagers were charged following an investigation into alleged vehicle and affray related offences in Wee Waa. Officers attached to Oxley Police District arrested a 13-year-old boy about 9.40pm on February 20, in Wee Waa. He was taken to Wee Waa Police Station...
The local market was down around 5 per cent from last week. The large rise in interest rates has broken a US regional bank with the Federal Deposit Insurance mob coming to the rescue and guaranteeing customer deposits. The local market edged up above 7,050 points at...
Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2022/23 season awards presentation event was held in the Collins Park grandstand on Saturday after the two grand finals had been abandoned due to wet weather. A full list of the award winners is as follows: Club championship -...
Eight candidates will be contesting the Barwon electorate at this month’s state election. Nominations for the NSW election closed last Wednesday, with the announcement of candidates and ballot draw conducted on Thursday. Candidates in drawn ballot order are Joshua...
Narrabri Basketball Association’s new season started in February and is now a month old, with round five to be played from tonight. Once again in 2023, there will be two seasons held during the year. The first runs from February through to late May, and the second...
The Narrabri dementia friendly town committee was pleased this week to bring the WISER training group to Narrabri to inform and support carers of people living with dementia. “We were lucky to secure a small grant from the Hunter New England Central Coast PHN,”...
Not often does a story start with mountain spas, marsupials and the milky way but photographs of these three wonders are some of the winners in the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s inaugural photo competition. Describing the five winning entries as simply...
Narrabri Shire Council has secured a grant of $2,554,705 for the proposed Wee Waa Community and Business Hub through the Resources for Regions fund as community consultation about the future use of the old National Australia Bank building and War Memorial area is...
Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2022/23 campaign first grade one day competition grand final was a wet and wild affair that fell just short of being completed as Narrabri RSL Cricket Club was crowned the premiers for a third consecutive season. Saturday’s...
Narrabri RSL Cricket Club secured its fifth straight Narrabri District Cricket Association second grade one day title on Saturday when it was crowned the competition’s premiers following a washed-out decider against Tatts. Only 24 overs were played in the first...
Childcare access in the Narrabri Shire was put under the spotlight at last week’s ordinary council meeting when councillors were asked to endorse a study about the issue. A study looking at the childcare skills shortage and investigating how NSC can improve the...