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Ceremony sees five new citizens welcomed

Ceremony sees five new citizens welcomed

Narrabri Shire has welcomed five new citizens at a citizenship ceremony as part of Australian Day celebrations. The new citizens, from various parts of the world, gathered at the multi-purpose room at the aquatic centre for the ceremony and following celebrations....

Real-time shire roads information now available

Real-time shire roads information now available

Narrabri Shire Council is now part of the NSW government's OneRoad system, driving information directly from councils through to Live Traffic NSW. The addition of Narrabri Shire came into effect on January 23. Council will use the platform to publish real-time...

Charlie’s Charts 1st February 2023

Charlie’s Charts 1st February 2023

The local market as measured by the All Ordinaries Index is up 6.4 per cent in January 2023, the best start to the year since 1986. Interestingly the All Ord’s ended 1986 up a massive 46 per cent. It looks like a make or break time for US markets with the Federal...

Shire’s top honours awarded

Shire’s top honours awarded

Unwavering dedication to community organisations and causes was a common theme at the presentation of the Narrabri Shire Australia Day awards last Thursday. The shire’s top honour, Citizen of the Year, was awarded to Rural Fire Service stalwart Des Barton, of Baan...

Family fun day a great success

Family fun day a great success

The Narrabri racecourse was the perfect venue for the Narrabri Local Aboriginal Land Council to hold their annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, January 21. After a three-year hiatus due to COVID and a postponement from October 2022 due to flooding, the event saw more...

Bark Hut upgrades complete

Bark Hut upgrades complete

Bark Hut picnic area and campground in Mount Kaputar National Park has had a facelift, with a $650,000 upgrade recently completed. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service area manager Anton Groeneveld said the upgrade ensures the campground can be easily accessed by...

Topical 31/1/23

Following the flood crisis experienced by NSW in 2022, our neighbours across the Tasman have now faced their own flooding devastation. Auckland residents are cleaning up after the city received 75 per cent of its summer rainfall in 15 hours.

Topical 31/1/23

An urgent search is underway in Western Australia for a tiny radioactive capsule. The capsule was lost after it was believed to have slipped through the door of a truck between Newman and Perth. People have been urged to stay away from the capsule if they see it, with...

Topical 31/1/23

The thrill of the Australian Open has come to a close. Serbian Novak Djokovic beat Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim the men’s singles title. The win is Djokovic’s tenth Australian Open title. In women’s singles, Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka defeated...

Thumbs up 31/1/23

Thumbs up to Mr Duncan for always keeping the Narrabri High School grounds looking so great! We are lucky to have him.

Thumbs up 31/1/23

Thumbs up to our Australia Day award winners and nominees. Thanks for all you do for our community.

Thumbs up 31/1/23

Thumbs up to the delicious Lions breakfast at the Wee Waa Australia Day celebration.

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