Six people have been charged after detectives allegedly seized a national record of cannabis at a rural property in the state’s west, with an estimated street value of nearly $67 million. In 2019, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad,...
NSW Police Minister Paul Toole has responded to concerns about crime in Wee Waa. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in their home,” said Mr Toole, who also serves as NSW Deputy Premier. “I know Wee Waa Police, and the entire Narrabri Sector Police, are an extremely...
It’s a funny old world, as they say. Now we have a movement calling itself ‘COVID chasers’ - people who set out to deliberately get infected so they can more or less choose their isolation times.
In an ever changing world it now seems there is another profound societal shift - a move away from drinking alcohol for young people. According to a group called the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education 22 per cent of people in their 20s do not drink alcohol,...
An unfortunate double booking of dates has emerged with the postponement of the Tamworth Country Music Festival to April which will clash with the Parkes Elvis Festival. Apart from the crossover of fans there is a crossover of stallholders who obviously can’t be at...
COVID travel rules have reached out to snare more people than tennis player Novak Djokovic and eastern states Australians wanting to go to WA. A Narrabri man had his request to go to Bulgaria for a skiing holiday refused. He was told Australians were not allowed into...
Thumbs down - it certainly pays to be a famous sportsperson or sports team when you are dealing with COVID restrictions. It leads to expectations of special treatment and funnily enough those expectations are often met. Not in the case of some though.
Thumbs up to our health workers and associated essential service providers who are dealing with the COVID crisis on our behalf. Many are working extraordinarily long hours and must be exhausted. Well done, and know that you are appreciated. Hopefully, the predictions...
The nation’s largest state farming body, NSW Farmers, is calling on the federal government to urgently address what the organisation describes as supply chain failings. NSW Farmers president James Jackson said many Australians were concerned to see images of fresh...
Australia Day activities planned for the shire have joined the list of COVID event casaulties in the North West after Narrabri Shire Council announced public festivities had been cancelled. In a statement, council said a decision had been made in consultation with the...
More people in Narrabri Shire are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccination after NSW Health brought forward the interval between doses by a month. State-run vaccination clinics will begin offering COVID-19 booster vaccinations three months after people have...
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance at 11.15pm on Sunday night to carry out an urgent inter-hospital medical retrieval from Narrabri Hospital back to Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. The helicopter critical care medical team...