Narrabri District Cricket Association’s inaugural Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 competition champions Specialised Civil Services have a new-look side this season but showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with once again as they cruised to a 10-wicket win...
Balonne Street resident Kath Davis was one of many householders who awoke on Monday morning to find her house engulfed in grass. Blowaway grass was on the move. Stiff winds had dislodged the grass from the paddocks and sent it on its way across a wide area to lodge...
State Member for Barwon Roy Butler has announced his resignation from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party following a fallout in relation to the behaviour of the party’s leader. Mr Butler will stand as an independent candidate at the state election next year. Phil...
Kevin Baguley is Narrabri Bowling Club’s consistency singles champion for 2022. Baguley defeated Larry Scott in the semi-final on Saturday and he then played against Tony Redman in the final on Sunday morning. Baguley held a narrow 84 shots to 82 lead after 17 ends in...
Local drama group Solasta Performing Arts, convened by Narrabri resident Sarah Gleeson, staged a gala event last Sunday, December 4. Titled ‘Heart of Art’, the morning event showcased talented artists, photographers, and craftsmanship of all genres from the region....
Maitland Street will be full to the brim with Christmas cheer next Friday evening, December 16, for the Narrabri Chamber of Commerce and Whitehaven Coal Christmas Street Carnival. This year, the carnival is being held on a Friday evening. Organisers hope the new day...
Local drama group Solasta Performing Arts, convened by Narrabri resident Sarah Gleeson, staged a gala event last Sunday, December 4. Titled ‘Heart of Art’, the morning event showcased talented artists, photographers, and craftsmanship of all genres from the region....
Narrabri Touch held the preliminary finals of its 2022 men’s and women’s competitions at Cooma Oval earlier this week on Monday afternoon, and the grand final teams are now locked in. SPA Redbacks, Lations, Ballbusters and CBRE were all victorious in their respective...
Why do P-platers drive like they’re in the Bathurst races when driving in Maitland Street. Slow down!
I was aghast to read in the recent Thumbs column that Sydney’s Mosman Municipal Council will no longer have a nativity scene in the council foyer, and the annual carols presentation by local children at the Seniors’ Centre has also been cancelled. Is Christianity and...
Thumbs down for the half-hearted job done at the old cemetery. Half mowed, not whipper snipped, six trees are dead, and the front wooden gate needs repairing. The lawn cemetery is mowed every Monday - I’m so disgusted.
What’s going on and who’s next? In recent times we have seen bank branch closures announced in Wee Waa, more recently the Westpac branch in Moree and now the ANZ branch in Gunnedah. There are identical stories in many centres. These are not inconsequential towns -...