Taking a gap year after high school is a brilliant way to explore the world, meet new people, try different experiences, and discover potential career pathways - all before committing to further studies or employment. For 23-year-old Julian Craven a gap year on a farm...
Narrabri Shire Council has been described as having reasonably sustainable liquidity and declining debt as part of the audit process of financial statements from the 2024/25 financial year. A representative of council’s contract auditor, Forsyths, made a presentation...
Narrabri Shire Libraries will host a series of Virtual Reality Art workshops during this month, giving young people the opportunity to create immersive artworks using cutting-edge VR technology. The two-hour workshops, suitable for ages 12 and over, will introduce...
Narrabri Shire Council meetings will run on a slightly amended schedule after elected members adopted meeting dates and a new time at the most recent ordinary meeting. Council meetings will continue to be held on a Wednesday, however, will now start at 4pm instead of...
PLC Armidale continues to set the benchmark for academic excellence in the New England North West, with outstanding outcomes across both NAPLAN and the 2025 Higher School Certificate (HSC), reinforcing its reputation as one of the region’s—and state’s—leading schools....
A new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service is now available to support participants across Narrabri and surrounding communities, with My Supports officially expanding into the North West region. My Supports will provide services throughout Narrabri,...
Scientist Dr Bec Thistlethwaite contributes a column to The Courier on the science in our daily lives. Readers are invited to send their science questions in to Dr Bec via [email protected] Open a can of soft drink and you hear the hiss of escaping gas. Pour...
Tatts Cricket Club’s first XI are the champions of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s first grade T20 competition for the first time in almost eight years following a 374-run thriller at Collins Park on Saturday night. The Tatts men took on the Boggabri Colts in...
Narrabri Colts Cricket Club are champions again after securing a 58-run victory over Tatts in the final of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2025/26 season second grade T20 competition at Collins Park on Saturday afternoon. Less than one year after securing the...
Narrabri Shire Libraries is celebrating the success of its newest Adult Literacy Tutor volunteers, while encouraging other community members to consider becoming part of the growing program. Three local volunteers recently completed their adult literacy tutor...
A busy and exciting year awaits the local tennis community in 2026, and Narrabri Tennis got it off and running with a school holiday clinic at Dangar Park Tennis Centre last week. Head coach Shane Murphy ran the clinic from Monday through to Thursday and welcomed 25...
The Liverpool Plains Sunflower Trail has kicked off, with sunflowers at “Sandstone”, Big Jack’s Creek and “Wilgabah” at Wallabadah now flowering and ready to brighten visitors’ days. Both farms have planted crops as part of an agritourism campaign to draw travellers...