The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital retrieval from the Boggabri Hospital to the John Hunter Hospital overnight on Wednesday. A 38-year-old man was reported as suffering from a serious vascular injury. The...
When a restoration project is finally finished and unveiled in all its shiny new glory, it’s hard to believe such a masterpiece was once destined for the scrap heap. But that’s exactly where Ian Bailey’s decrepit old Trafalgar railway tricycle was heading before it...
Narrabri harness racing trainer Jarred Hetherington celebrated his second winner of the year last Friday when Somethingaboutlexy charged home to victory at the Tamworth Paceway. The five-year-old mare took part in the 1980-metre TAB Carnival of Cups pace in what was...
Here we are nearly at the end of January. For many of us the holidays are over and the year is getting up to full speed again. The first few months will be dominated by news of the NSW state election. People have asked whether there will be any substantial change in...
Narrabri District Cricket Association’s T20 competition champions will be crowned at Collins Park this Saturday when the second grade decider and the Coates Hire Namoi T20 Super Slog grand final are contested. Kicking off proceedings will be the second grade contest,...
The federal government is warning taxpayers to beware of an insidious new scam on social media. Fraudsters impersonating tax office workers on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms are duping Australians out of their money and personal information. They...
Securing the state’s future food production should be a critical focus for voters, according to NSW Farmers president Xavier Martin. The state’s peak agricultural body launched its 2023 state election platform next to Parliament House on Monday, which outlined five...
Narrabri’s women’s cricket comp will return bigger and better in 2023, with round one right around the corner. A four-team T20 competition will get underway on Saturday, February 4, and will break the following weekend for the Santos Festival of Rugby that is being...
Police are urging motorists to drive safe this Australia Day, as a high visibility road safety operation is in force from the public holiday until the end of the weekend. Operation Australia Day started on Wednesday and will end on Sunday. Double demerit points will...
This Australia Day I encourage people throughout the Parkes electorate to acknowledge and celebrate the positive contributions many different people have made to our country – from the Aboriginal Australians whose families have been here for thousands of years to all...
The local market has not moved much this week and is within a whisker of all-time highs. Both the Nasdaq and S@P 500 indexes are very close to breaking the down trend line. As the deal making to secure a lift in the US Government debt ceiling is set to heat up is it...
Narrabri Rugby League Football Club enters the 2023 campaign with a fresh committee, one that is determined to help the mighty Blues continue to move forward successfully and to help the club and everyone involved in it reach their full potential. The club’s ladies’...