A product recall is being conducted for Hoyts packets and containers of poppy seeds sold at Woolworths and Coles supermarkets across the nation. The recall is due to the potential presence of a chemical (thebaine) due to unsafe poppy seeds entering the food supply....
Narrabri Touch hosted a committee meeting on Wednesday night to sort its 17 teams into their grades and to discuss the formats of the approaching finals series. The eight-team ladies’ division has been split evenly into two four-team grades, while the nine-team men’s...
The mayors of flood-affected local government areas, including Narrabri Shire, have met with federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt. Mr Watt, a Queensland Senator, visited Moree to discuss assistance that could be provided in the recovery phase following...
There was once a time when Clint Packer was a youngster in Narrabri, determined to forge a career in tennis after being born into a tennis family and learning the game from his father, Geoff Packer, and those who coached him as he grew older. So to return home to...
The Railway Hotel’s Beer and Beardy Bash in Baan Baa on Friday, November 11, has been declared a success after raising almost $15,000. The drawcard of the evening was the beard shave of pub regular Stu Beckett. Railway Hotel owner Judy Maunder had challenged Mr...
It has been a wet weather-affected start, but the Narrabri District Junior Cricket Association’s 2022/23 season is well underway. The campaign began on Saturday, October 15, which was a week earlier than expected to allow representative players to have a hit out...
Well, here it is, nearly the end of the year, with only one more sitting week (at time of writing, but there are rumours that the reserve week will be activated - it remains to be seen). It has been a busy couple of weeks, doing what I can to help people in...
Thumbs up to all the generous community members who have paid forward a coffee and cake for carers at their local Café for the Café SOSpeso initiative during Carers month in October/November. Such caring people in our community. If you are a carer, please get out and...
Thumbs up to the new businesses opening up in the main street.
The NSW government and NRMA charging network has powered more than 13 million kilometres of electric vehicle travel across the state. The milestone was reached as the network continues to expand, with new chargers along the Mitchell Highway at Nyngan and Bourke and...
Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has taken the Albanese government to task for putting two mining projects in the region at risk. The federal government will allow the reassessment of major coal and gas projects, including Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri underground mine...
Crown Lands took to the Narrabri sky at the weekend, conducting aerial inspections of fire trails in the region. Staff took off from Narrabri Airport for the checks, which allow fire trails to be efficiently observed and any areas are identified for maintenance. This...