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Topical 8/12/22

A reader bemoaning election results wonders if voters really understand what they are voting for. “As Winston Churchill said: ‘if you want an argument against democracy, talk to the average voter for five minutes!’” he quoted. Seems a bit harsh. Meanwhile, a push has...

Topical 8/12/22

Funny thing history...: December 7 was Pearl Harbour Day, the anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US naval base in Hawaii, which launched America into the Second World War. As President Roosevelt said in his December 8, 1941 speech, “a date which will live in...

Junior touch season wraps up at Cooma Oval | PHOTOS

Narrabri Touch hosted the final week of its second junior competition of the year at Cooma Oval on Monday. Players lined up for one last game in the sixth and final round and there was a presentation held afterwards. There were scheduled to be more than six rounds...

Council pushes Westpac to reconsider branch closure

Moree Plains Shire Council has met with officials from Westpac to urge the banking institution to reconsider the closure of its Moree branch. In October this year, Westpac announced the closure of the Frome Street branch from February 23, 2023. The decision to close...

Native grains dream gains momentum

Gamilaroi man Les Knox said he received ‘positive feedback’ about a training, yarning, and networking day held at the IA Watson Grains Research Centre. “Everyone was pretty happy and by the end of the day everyone had a smile on their face,” said Mr Knox. “All we’ve...

Telco network outage reminds us that cash is still important

This week, a telecommunications outage has had widespread ramifications for local businesses and residents. Some businesses were unable to use electronic payment facilities and for others, phone lines had been impacted. Mobile phone users who are on the Telstra...

Four Stingrays swimmers find form ahead of home club carnival on Saturday

Narrabri Stingrays Swimming Club will host its annual carnival, a long course qualifying meet, at Narrabri Aquatic Centre this Saturday and the town’s local swimmers are excited to compete at their home pool against other swimmers from around the New England and North...

Lack of warning for service disruption sees telecommunications giant face backlash

Narrabri businesses and residents have been left fuming about a lack of notification for a disruption to telecommunication services. Business operators opened their doors on Monday to find telecommunications and related services had been impacted, and people found...

Boost for disability access in the Narrabri Shire

Narrabri Shire Council will receive $150,000 to boost disability access as part of a tranche of funding for community projects from round nine of the Resources for Regions program. The disability access funding means the community will soon see an increase in local...

Beautiful service held to celebrate the life of Paul Webber

A fitting and beautiful service was held for the late Paul Webber in Wee Waa’s Rose Street gardens last Friday. Paul and his wife Gwen maintained and cared for the glorious gardens, and many consider the lush sanctuary to be the prettiest place in town. For Paul,...

Charlie’s Charts 7th December 2022

The local market has moved up nicely over the past month and has stalled after getting close to the previous high. Another rate rise passed on by the banks is taking away some festive cheer with the index falling through the short-term trendline. We sold short four...

NNA’s mixed competition playoff fixtures locked in

Narrabri Netball Association will host playoff games for its 2022 mixed campaign at the Bev Burrows Courts from this Thursday evening following the seventh and final round of the regular season for two divisions last week. On Thursday, December 1, the high school-aged...