North Star Public School students can enjoy a greener and shadier outdoor learning area, thanks to trees that have been planted to commemorate the dedicated service of the late Queen Elizabeth II to the Commonwealth during her 70-year reign. Federal Member for Parkes...
Students from Wee Waa High School were given a unique opportunity recently to visit the Sydney factory where the building components of their new school are being manufactured. The students, who are studying wood and metal work, stopped by the factory to learn about...
The support of a McGrath Breast Care nurse to cancer survivor Karen Kirkby, of Narrabri, has gained national attention during the Pink Test in Sydney. Dr Kirkby served as an ambassador for the McGrath Foundation’s Breast Care nurse program, addressing state and...
Narrabri Tennis farewelled 2022 in style when it hosted its final school holiday clinic of the year from Monday, December 19 to Thursday, December 22, at the Dangar Park Tennis Centre. The clinic formed part of the club’s Australian Open holiday program, and there...
The federal and state governments have ramped up financial assistance available to for severely impacted by major flooding events in 2022. Narrabri Shire is among 17 local government areas which were the worst impacted in NSW from the disastrous flood events which...
Two teenage boys will be dealt with under the young offenders act for allegedly damaging a power box in the Wee Waa town centre. Between 5.15am and 6.20am on January 2, the boys – aged 15 and 14 – were observed in Wee Waa’s central business district on CCTV. Police...
Emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle fire on Turrawan Road late on Thursday night. The incident was reported to authorities shortly after 10pm after an approaching motorist noticed a vehicle well-ablaze on the side of the road. RFS crews from across...
Inaugural Narrabri District Cricket Association Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 competition champions Specialised Civil Services scored their second win of the 2022/23 campaign in round three against WTC Group at Hogan Oval on Friday night. Specialised Civil Services...
Narrabri harness racing trainer Jarred Hetherington has kicked off the new year in style, with a convincing win at the first Tamworth Paceway meeting for 2023. The Hetherington-trained Miss Maravu stormed home in emphatic fashion to win race seven in the 10-race...
J and D Weed Management and Priag Patriots both entered the third round of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2022/23 season Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog campaign off the back of round two victories, and it was the J and D men who prevailed when those two teams...
Did you get your copy of the rainfall chart in last Thursday’s Courier? It has Narrabri’s rainfall records from 1871-2022 as well as a page to record rainfall for 2023. Call into The Courier if you missed your copy or if you would like an A3 rainfall chart printed on...
Thumbs down to the owners of the vacant shop fronts in Wee Waa. The state of them is appalling, a hose down and knock the cobwebs down would make all the difference and show a bit more pride in the appearance of our main street.