At 4.30pm on Tuesday afternoon, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance on a primary mission to a property west of Boggabri. A 65-year-old man sustained multiple injuries in a farm vehicle accident. The patient was treated on scene by...
Wee Waa High School’s legendary Bush Bots robotic team has rebooted and recharged, receiving the judge’s award at the FIRST International Robotics competition held in Wollongong on March 11, 12 and 13. The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions signalled ‘lift-off’ for the...
Hundreds of racegoers flocked to the Narrabri Racecourse on Saturday as horse racing returned to town for the first time since 2019. Local owner Leanne Booby and her partner Kim Meyers were all smiles when 3.30pm rolled around and Manabar raced to a...
Narrabri Netball Association travelled to Inverell on Sunday, March 13, with five keen teams to compete in the first carnival of the 2022 season. The NNA’s under-12s, 13s, 14s, 15s and 17s teams impressed on the day and represented themselves well. They all entered...
Ty Baker was crowned Wee Waa Golf Club’s open champion for the first time on Sunday when he edged out clubmate Jeremy Thorne by one shot at the 18-hole event that 62 golfers contested. Baker, who is currently enjoying his first year as club captain, shot a...
The local market declined less than the US tech market and is slowly working towards the previous tops. The local index on a monthly chart showing the shallow correction from a longer term perspective. A chart of the technology-based US Nasdaq index shows the past two...
Local soccer club Wee Waa United has been busily preparing for the 2022 Namoi Soccer League campaign in recent months and the players’ hard work has already begun paying off. Player-coach David Avery and 14 of his teammates travelled to Moree on Saturday, March 12, to...
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud visited Narrabri on Monday to announce the federal government will provide $9 million through the Future Drought Fund to “put boots on the ground in regional Australia and give farmers practical...
Thumbs up to the organisers of the carp muster. It was a great event and can’t wait until next year. My kids are still talking about it.
Thumbs up to the staging of the races on Saturday and all the organisers of the stylish venue we spent the afternoon in. It was all beautifully done. It was great to be out and about again in our town.
Today is officially World Water Day to raise awareness about the importance of global access to clean, safe water and the sustainable use of water.
Today is the 81st day of the year which means there are only 284 days left until we reach the new year. On this day in 1963, The Beatles released their first album ‘Please Please Me’ with 10 of the album’s tracks recorded in just one day.