Narrabri Shire’s McGrath Foundation fundraising campaign has claimed top spot in the charity’s Pink Up Your Town initiative. The Pink Up Namoi series of events and fundraising initiatives saw more than $106,000 raised across Narrabri, Boggabri, Wee Waa and Baan Baa....
Narrabri Shire’s newest sport and recreation club, Namoi Dragons, has been launched and is now ready to take to the water. The dragon boat group has recently formed, appointed a committee and held its first meeting. “We have been overwhelmed with the interest and many...
Police are investigating the circumstances of a vehicle crashing into a home on Maitland Street on Sunday afternoon. The four-wheel drive vehicle, driven by a 74-year-old man, crashed into the front of the home destroying a verandah post. Three vehicles were damaged...
The Courier will feature in a segment on ABC television program The Drum at 6pm this Thursday, February 10. Tamworth-based features reporter Jennifer Ingall visited the newspaper’s Maitland Street office for filming last week.
Gunnedah council is an active and innovative body. Ahead of Australia Day this year the council hosted a big celebration dinner which saw a packed town hall hear the citizens and groups of the year award winners announced, followed by a day of Australia Day...
It is well recognised that Australia is a culturally diverse country. The NSW government has launched an ad campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated and have booster shots. The ads are in 19 languages including Arabic, Assyrian, Bengali, Cantonese, Dari, Dinka,...
Great to learn that playing loud music in our national parks is against regulations. I have visited national parks where groups set up their chairs and table, rip open their esky and turn the volume on their rock music to high. It ruins it for everyone. The same rules...
Thumbs up to Ash Barty, she is the female version of Roger Federer, with manners, ability and respect.
Thumbs down to people who park their cars all day in front of or near where they work (especially in front of food outlets) and also in front of bins. The garbage truck has no access to empty them.
As someone who regularly walks past Narrabri High School, I am very impressed with the state of the current landscaping. It has been refreshed over summer and appears to be in a wonderful state to welcome back Narrabri’s senior students. In view of the difficulties...
Imagine for a moment a large but wounded buffalo limping across the African plains. Scores of predators can see that the once-feared 900kg bull is limping and lick their chops in anticipation. Then, amazingly, one of the bull’s one-time lieutenants, gores his leader...
A 24-year-old man was arrested in relation to stolen property in Wee Waa on Friday. The man was charged with armed with intent to commit indictable offence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of intimidation, malicious damage and goods in custody on...