Traversing the state between Narrabri and the outback, and all areas in between, is all in a day’s work for Frontier Services bush chaplain Noel Williams. Mr Williams, who previously served as a chaplain in the Royal Australian Air Force, has based himself in Narrabri...
An exciting experience begins this week as local primary schools get ready to welcome eager kindergarten students taking their first steps into school life. A world of learning and fun with classmates awaits for the new students starting at schools across the shire....
David Dewar and Paul Crutcher are Narrabri Bowling Club’s 2022 season men’s pairs champions. The duo won the final 25-11 at the John McNamara Owen Campey Green on Sunday when they took on Graham Rose and Tony Redman. Dewar and Crutcher got off to a slow start in that...
Wee Waa greyhound racing trainer Colin Anderson celebrated a pair of victories at a Gunnedah Greyhound Racing Club TAB meeting last week when Head Them Up and Our Blue Rose charged home quickest in their respective races. Head Them Up was the first of four...
A sensational performance from Sid Harvey was not enough to steer Tatts Cricket Club’s first XI to victory in the ninth round of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s first grade one day competition at Leitch Oval on Saturday as the side lost by 31 runs against...
The Western Razorbacks lined up for the first time in Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2022/23 season on Saturday after the Wee Waa-based club was affected by flooding and player unavailability last year. Round nine of the first grade one day competition saw...
Thirteen junior cricket players from the Narrabri Shire recently travelled to Sydney for Narrabri District Junior Cricket Association’s Sydney Cricket Trip. For many of the local juniors, it was the trip of a lifetime. The first annual trip was organised by the NDJCA...
Narrabri Shire Council will hold a series of community connection barbecues throughout the year, enabling people to connect with staff and elected members. Council has said it will hold five barbecues in Boggabri, Wee Waa, Bellata, Gwabegar, and Narrabri over the...
Australia Day saw Boggabri community members gathering at the Boggabri HACC rooms for an early morning sausage sandwich, coffee and fresh fruit prior to a scorching summer’s day. Craig Devine introduced councillor Lisa Richardson, Annette Humble who delivered a...
It was a pleasure to participate in Australia Day celebrations in Warren and Coonabarabran this year. It’s always wonderful to see our communities come together on Australia Day to celebrate those people who contribute so much to our towns and villages and to welcome...
A putting competition, game of golf, celebratory drinks and dinner at the Narrabri Golf Club heralded the end of Narrabri resident Jack Murray’s extensive career in agriculture. Twenty-six colleagues and friends ventured onto the golf course, followed by dinner...
Consistent improvements in coal production at Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri underground mine have underpinned a record financial result for the company. Whitehaven expects to post a half-yearly profit of $2.6 billion for the first half of the 2022/23 financial year. The...