Cafes throughout Narrabri have been taking part in Cafe SOSpeso, an initiative which supports carers by paying it forward. Customers who want to support the initiative, which has coincided with National Carers Week this week, can donate $8 to a participating cafe. A...
Last Saturday evening Narrabri Presbyterian Church held a camp oven dinner to raise funds for the Allowah Presbyterian Children’s Hospital. Allowah is a hospital which provides quality medical and allied health care to children with complex disabilities and health...
Norm Chapman, who was the late father of Narrabri resident Helen Dugdale and moved to Narrabri for the last five years of his life, was an avid fan of racing. The friends Norm made during his time in Narrabri will know that Norm’s knowledge of racehorses, jockeys and...
A tribute to Wee Waa’s late Shirley Pankhurst was paid by Member for Barwon Roy Butler in NSW Parliament. Mrs Pankhurst, who died on September 19 aged 91, was a prominent figure in Wee Waa, volunteering her time and service to local organisations and individuals over...
by Roy Butler, Member for Barwon I was in parliament last week, after a productive week out at Broken Hill and a quick visit to Maules Creek. The year is rapidly coming to a close, with only three sitting weeks left, but still no sign of the government replacing the...
Road repairs throughout the western regions are being prioritised during breaks in weather to ensure motorist safety. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said Transport for NSW crews would be out on the ground when the weather was clear to repair...
A new McGrath Breast Care nurse in the district is ready to support breast cancer patients in Narrabri Shire communities after recently being appointed to the position. Sally Laurie has spent most of her nursing career caring for patients in cancer-related settings...
Last week the local market jumped up on the back of a strong rise in US markets after the Bank of America posted some decent results. The next day on half the volume the US market gave most of it back in a volatile two days. Since then the market has been creeping up....
Tourist Hotel Narrabri Cricket Club struck an early blow with a sensational victory in the opening round of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2022/23 season on Saturday, and it was a fan favourite who helped complete what was at one stage an unthinkable comeback...
I am a modest sports fan. Not one who sits watching obscure darts competitions at 3am, or who can name every NFL, Premier League and Shute Shield team. Nothing like that. But I do enjoy watching football, cricket and occasionally other sports, with a devotion that Mrs...
Thumbs up to the grand opening celebrations of Bunnings on the weekend. It was a great two days.
Thumbs up to the council getting to work on the million potholes on our town and country roads. The rain has wrought havoc and made potholes, some quite deep, everywhere. It’s not just our shire, it's everywhere across eastern Australia, apparently.