The Courier was honoured as newspaper of the year at the triumphant return of the Country Press NSW conference and gala awards dinner. Independent publishers from across the state gathered in Sydney on Friday in what was a celebration of country newspapers. The COVID...
Narrabri Bowling Club and Wee Waa Bowling Club will be represented at Bowls NSW’s 2022/23 season women’s state pennant playoffs next month after they were victorious at regional level in Narrabri last week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 11 and 12, Narrabri Bowling...
The Mount Kaputar land snail and slug community has been added to the list of endangered ecological communities announced last week by Minister for the Environment Tania Plibersek in the government’s new 10 year native species saving plan. Only known to be found in Mt...
A draft Narrabri flood study which has been placed on extended public display is recommending several mitigation measures. Among the recommendations in the draft Narrabri Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan are significant zoning changes and building...
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance at 11.25pm on Friday night to carry out an urgent inter-hospital medical transfer from Wee Waa Hospital to Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. A 74-year-old man suffered serious leg fractures in a...
Another anticipated post-COVID return was made late last month when the South Sydney juniors were welcomed back to Narrabri for the first time since 2019 to resume the annual tradition of a match against Narrabri and District Junior Rugby League. The two sides went...
Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has condemned Westpac’s decision to close its Moree branch in February next year. The announcement came just as agriculture, retail and hospitality businesses were recovering from the pandemic, Mr Marshall said. “Westpac is...
Narrabri Public School students Lily McCahon, Martha Barton, Eva Goodwin and Grace Lennox were part of the girls PSSA north west softball team who participated in the NSW state championships played at Macquarie Fields in the last week of term three. They played 12...
The Santos Festival of Rugby will return to Narrabri in 2023, with a pre-season trial between the Queensland Reds and New South Wales Waratahs once again the centrepiece of the annual celebration of rugby. Held from February 10 to 11, the event will offer a huge...
Representatives from Transport For NSW were special guests at the October Narrabri Chamber of Commerce meeting. The visitors were invited to speak on the Newell Highway upgrade. Project manager Toby Harris gave a detailed overview of the $260 million Narrabri-Moree...
Year 12 Narrabri High School students were cool, calm and collected as they lined up to enter the NHS hall for their first Higher School Certificate exam with English the first subject on the schedule. It’s pens up for the shire's HSC students this week with English...
Following a triumphant fundraising campaign for the McGrath Foundation in 2021, Pink Up Namoi is back again to paint the Narrabri Shire pink. The Pink Night, an evening under the stars, is the signature event of this year’s campaign and is being organised in a joint...