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Topical 15/2/22

“I was in Sydney last week and saw petrol at $1.98.8 per litre, and down to $1.63 just a few kilometres away at another suburban service station” a Topical reader reports. “Is this a new price record, a first, heading for $2 a litre for petrol? Petrol prices do seem...

Thumbs down 15/2/22

Have we reached yet another low point in politically correct drivel? A commentator on the ABC tells us that ‘Anglo men’ eat white bread, and white bread eaters are not ‘working class.’ This comment came from an academic who was proudly ‘ from a working-class...

Thumbs up 15/2/22

Thumbs up - it was good to see regional newspapers being discussed on The Drum (ABC TV) on February 10 and to see The Courier singled out, with very interesting comments by Wanda Dunnet.

A letter from a Courier reader to Mark Coulton

Dear Mr Coulton, When you likely find yourself on the opposition benches later this year, it will be because your government: Failed to reform the ABC, and gave it more money. Wasted billions on the Barrier Reef. Promised net zero emissions. Capitulated on increasing...

Vital information in print a necessity

As country communities continue to feel the effects of the closures of corporate newspapers, the NSW government has again changed the way the public can access important information. Water access notices are the latest casualty in a long line of public information...

Adam Taylor and Louise Penberthy crowned Narrabri Golf Club’s 2021 club champions

The final two rounds of Narrabri Golf Club’s 2021 club championships were contested at the club's immaculate 18-hole course across the weekend and the winners were crowned on Sunday. Defending champion Adam Taylor is the men’s club champion for 2021, while Louise...

Budding designer Poppy Smith to be featured at NSW TEXStyle exhibition

Narrabri High School Student Poppy Smith, the daughter of Robert Smith and Alicia Pratt, was delighted and honoured to receive the news late last year her Year 12 major textile project had been selected to form part of the 2022 NSW TEXStyle exhibition, an annual event...

Cotton Australia forecasts a near-record cotton haul

Cotton Australia is forecasting the industry’s second-largest crop on record due to favourable conditions across most of Australia’s cotton-growing regions. After years of devastating drought, CA chief executive officer Adam Kay said the substantial rainfall late last...

Wee Waa Bowling Club’s 2021 season wraps up with B-grade Pairs final

Wee Waa Bowling Club’s 2021 season finally arrived at its conclusion on Saturday when the B-grade Pairs final was contested on the club’s Norman Sweetman Green. The campaign was hampered by the ongoing COVID pandemic and the subsequent restrictions that were put in...

“WE’RE NOT DONE YET”: Western Razorbacks thrash RSL to score first win of the season

A desperate and determined Western Razorbacks team has sent a message to the three other Narrabri District Cricket Association first grade sides – that they are not just here to make up the numbers. The Wee Waa-based club entered round seven on Saturday without a win...

Baker and Manton fire Tourist Hotel to its second win of the season

Tourist Hotel Narrabri Cricket Club kept its Narrabri District Cricket Association first grade competition minor premiership hopes alive on Saturday with a 36-run victory against Tatts at Leitch Oval. The Tourist men batted first after being sent in by Tatts, and they...

Wee Waa to host NSW Young Woman of the Year Zone 4 finals

The Wee Waa Show Society is hosting the Zone 4 finals of The Sydney Royal Ag Shows NSW Young Woman of the Year event, this Saturday. Formerly known as the Miss Showgirl competition, the popular youth development program has undergone a name change this year to better...