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Thumbs down 27/10/22

Thumbs down to a lack of ramps along Maitland Street allowing easy access from vehicles to businesses.

Thumbs up 27/10/22

Thumbs up to the roads, water and parks staff who have been visible across the shire looking after their communities during the flooding. Keep up the great work.

Thumbs up 27/10/22

Thumbs up to the great work of our emergency services, but a special shout out to the SES for all it has done during this flood.

November 1 is a big day for the environment - it’s the day single-use plastic is banned in NSW. Single-use plastic items and packaging make up 60 per cent of all litter in NSW, and the bans will prevent almost 2.7 billion items of plastic litter from entering the...

Topical 27/10/22

The death of Queen Elizabeth II was definitely a sad milestone in history, but Narrabri Historical Society moved quickly to maintain the continuum of our monarchial system, ordering an official portrait of King Charles. Such portraits are available free of charge to...

Topical 27/10/10

If you feel like a long snooze on a hot day you will be pleased to know there is a name for it - aestivation. Aestivation is the hot weather equivalent of winter hibernation.

Barwon candidate a ‘passionate advocate’ for rural communities

Nationals candidate Annette Turner is busy touring the Barwon electorate and was in Narrabri Shire last week to meet constituents and hear residents’ concerns across the spectrum of rural issues. Mrs Turner, married to Barry with three children, is a grazier on a...

State government announces funds for road repairs

The NSW government has announced that $50 million will go towards helping councils across regional NSW to fix the increasing number of potholes brought on by ongoing wet weather. Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson, the state Member for Tamworth, said local...

New gauge reading concerns at Wee Waa

There are concerns the Glencoe height gauge on the Namoi River is providing “inaccurate” readings relative to historic heights, causing misinformation and uncertainty in the community and WaterNSW is being asked to rectify the issue. Wee Waa farmer Daniel Kahl said...

River levels start to drop but flooding to persist in the Narrabri Shire

Residential streets were cut-off and town sewerage and water services were impacted as a result of major flooding in Narrabri. The Narrabri Creek reached a revised peak of 7.67 metres on Tuesday afternoon, above earlier predictions of a 7.4-metre peak. Emergency...

Emergency services buoyed by support from community

Businesses, individuals and community organisations have been rallying behind local emergency services, which are working around the clock as a result of the flooding and heightened rivers and creeks in Narrabri Shire. Emergency services and shire personnel have been...

Charlie’s Charts 26th October 2022

The local market looks to be stuck in a sideways move for now and could be on the cusp of another bullish break similar to the one in early July. Watching. The four-hourly chart puts the potential break upwards into a different perspective. A nice screenshot of the...