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Christmas message from the Prime Minister

Christmas message from the Prime Minister

Christmas is such a special time of year. It's a day of giving. It's a day for relaxing together with family and friends. And for many Australians, it is a day that is so central to their faith. Of course, not everyone gets to take it easy today. If you're rostered on...

Christmas message from the NSW Premier

Christmas message from the NSW Premier

Hello – NSW Premier Dom Perrottet here wishing you all a very merry Christmas! I love Christmas – I relish the time with my family - and the magic of seeing my children’s faces alight with joy and wonder. For so many Christians here in NSW, this is one of the most...

Man charged for alleged theft of ute, excavator and rifle

Man charged for alleged theft of ute, excavator and rifle

A man has been charged as part of investigations into allegedly stolen items – including a vehicle, rifle, drivers’ licences, and an excavator. On Tuesday, November 22, officers from Oxley Police District were notified that a man attempted to pawn an allegedly stolen...

Native Title Tribunal gas go-ahead

Native Title Tribunal gas go-ahead

Santos’ Narrabri gas project has been given the green-light by the National Native Title Tribunal. The tribunal handed its decision down in December, determining that the $3.6 billion development could go ahead, subject to one condition. Santos will be required to...

High school award winners celebrated

High school award winners celebrated

Families filled Narrabri High School’s Betty Berriman hall to celebrate students’ success at the annual presentation night. Awards were presented across all year levels and paid tribute to the students’ extraordinary efforts across all subjects. Incoming school...

Wee Waa unit destroyed by fire

Wee Waa unit destroyed by fire

Fire and Rescue crews responded to a unit fire in Wee Waa late on Monday night, December 21. Multiple tripe zero calls were received at the fire communication centre that a unit at an address on Mitchell Street was on fire. Firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW...

Narrabri homes decked to the halls with Christmas cheer

Narrabri homes decked to the halls with Christmas cheer

Kevin and Laurelle Yandell’s Saunders Street home has been named as the winner of The Courier-Narrabri Lions Christmas Lights competition. The Yandell family’s display was first in a brilliant field. The family wins a $100 cash prize, provided by the Lions Club of...

Shoppers and businesses the winners in Shop Local promotion

Shoppers and businesses the winners in Shop Local promotion

Local shoppers and businesses were the big winners from The Courier, Wee Waa News and North Western Guide’s ‘I’m dreaming of a local Christmas’ promotion. The newspapers’ annual Christmas promotion, which sees millions of dollars spent at local participating...

Festive farmers spread Christmas cheer on the plains

Festive farmers spread Christmas cheer on the plains

The Christmas spirit is alive and well on the plains, with a magnificent display of decorations stopping traffic and turning heads at ‘Boolcarrol’ near Wee Waa. A team of festive farmers, led by Jim and Danika Randall, have been as productive as the elves in Santa’s...

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