JANUARY 1972 The Assistant Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr H.G Shaw) presented Certificates of Merit to Narrabri postal staff at a function. The certificates were in recognition of outstanding work performed by line staff, technicians, exchange and Post Office...
The wait is over for Narrabri Shire students who received their Higher School Certificate results last week. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said this is a momentous day for school leavers, who have achieved outstanding results on par with previous years. “The...
Narrabri High School is celebrating students’ outstanding achievements following the release of HSC results last Thursday. The school achieved one band six as well as 23 band fives. A band six represents a mark between 90 and 100 while a band five indicates a mark...
Police are urging people to be wary of dating scams. Dating and romance scams are very destructive – both financially and emotionally. In 2013, more money was lost to dating and romance scams than any other type of scam, with over $25 million reported lost in...
Rural Crime Investigators from Moree are investigating a report of missing cattle from a property near Rocky Creek (between Bingara and Narrabri). The stock went missing sometime in the past month and includes three cows and eight calves. They are a mix of Angus and...
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance at 4.40pm on Friday afternoon to carry out an urgent inter-hospital medical transfer from Narrabri Hospital back to the John Hunter Hospital. The helicopter critical care medical team has stabilised a...
Three people who are dedicated to various community causes and organisations are in the running to be named Narrabri Shire’s Citizen of the Year on Australia Day. Patricia Lawty, Patricia Hadley and Des Barton are the three individuals who have been nominated for...
There are calls for calm and understanding as landholders, locals and the Narrabri Shire Council try to figure out a safe and appropriate way for visitors to access and use the road to Dripping Rock, located near the beautiful town of Boggabri. For years, Dripping...
Two Notre Dame University medical students Marnix Bakker and Rory Maguire have embarked on a busy program to gain hands-on experience of life as a rural GP. Rory and Marnix have come to Narrabri Shire as participants in the Bush Bursary and Country Women’s Association...
A group of Narrabri Shire students are off to study at university with more than a little help from their friends. The ‘friends’ is the Education Foundation of the Namoi, a community organisation whose role is to financially assist local school leavers - tertiary...
The challenges of attracting doctors to rural areas has long been an issue for many country communities. The Rural Doctors Network set out to address the problem, with the support of NSW Country Women’s Association and some local councils. Narrabri Shire Council has...
Police are treating a fire which destroyed a Genanagie Street house in the early hours of Saturday morning as suspicious. Emergency services were called to the home at 2.15am on Saturday, January 15, following reports of a fire. Narrabri’s Fire and Rescue brigade...