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Thumbs down 10/1/23

Thumbs down to the lights at Collins Park. Seriously pathetic! Half of them don’t even work. I was lucky to see the people playing cricket on Friday.

$3.5 million roads boost

$3.5 million roads boost

Narrabri Shire Council will receive a multimillion-dollar boost to fix roads damaged in last year’s flood events. This week, the NSW government announced additional support to local government areas across the state to the tune of $500 million as a continuation of...

Meals on Wheels receives Christmas surprise

Meals on Wheels receives Christmas surprise

The vital work of delivering meals to people in Narrabri has been bolstered by the generous support of the community at the inaugural Christmas tree display in Maitland Street. Meals on Wheels service coordinator Donna MacMillan met with the Christmas tree display...

Be safe on NSW waterways urges minister

Be safe on NSW waterways urges minister

NSW lakes, rivers and dams have received record amounts of water this year and NSW Minister for Water Kevin Anderson is warning holidaymakers to please show caution when swimming and boating on our waterways. “The holiday period is traditionally a time for people to...

Charlie’s Charts 6th January 2023

Charlie’s Charts 6th January 2023

The local market closed the year down around 5 per cent and looks to be in a large sideways pattern. Whitehaven Coal was a big gainer on the local market last year. The S@P 500 index in the US still looks to be moving down. The third year in the US election cycle is...

Lions Youth of the Year a roaring success

Lions Youth of the Year a roaring success

Wee Waa High School student Charlie Jenkins was named the winner of the 2022 Wee Waa Lions Club Youth of the Year competition. The Lions Youth of the Year program has a proud history of encouraging and fostering the leadership skills of young Australians approaching...

Fire crews respond to waste fire

Fire crews respond to waste fire

Firefighters responded to a fire at the Narrabri Waste Facility on December 29. Narrabri Fire and Rescue and the Narrabri RFS Brigade were paged to reports of a fire at the Yarrie Lake Road facility. The Myall Vale RFS Brigade was also called upon for the use of its...

‘Go to’ snake removalists turn up to remove unwanted guests

‘Go to’ snake removalists turn up to remove unwanted guests

A small group of Narrabri VRA members are the local ‘go to’ snake removalists when a snake turns up where it is not wanted. There are plenty of snakes around but as VRA snake whisperers say, ‘more snakes will see you than you will see snakes’ - “there may be the snake...

Topical 5/1/23

The role of online ‘influencers’ is extraordinary with some influencers having audiences of millions. Topical reads that the youngest influencer so far is a two week old baby! For many others it is a multi-million dollar business. One of the early generation...

Topical 5/1/23

The oldest living cat in the world ‘Flossie’, lives in south-east London. Flossie managed to enter the Guiness World Record thanks to her almost 27-years-of-age. A good record, given that domestic cats average age is around 12-18 years. Her current owner Vicki Green...

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