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HSC success for Narrabri High School

HSC success for Narrabri High School

Narrabri High School is celebrating a successful HSC year, with seven students achieving band five results and one outstanding achievement. This year's top achievers include Jasmine Thompson (Ancient History, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics Advanced),...

Charlie’s Charts 19th December 2025

Charlie’s Charts 19th December 2025

The local market is creeping up slowly towards an area of previous resistance. Woodside Energy had a bad week with lower energy prices and boss Meg O’Neil leaving for BP. Southern Cross Gold is up strongly this week after a decent decline. Select Harvest looks to be...

Community celebrates Christmas on the plains

Community celebrates Christmas on the plains

Santa Claus cruised into Spring Plains in his signature style on Sunday evening, perched on top of the Rural Fire Service’s Spring Plains West truck, with sirens flashing and festive tunes playing. Local children gave the jolly man in red a very warm welcome to the...

Santa’s sleigh cruises into Pilliga

Santa’s sleigh cruises into Pilliga

Christmas came early for the Pilliga community, when Santa stopped by on December 6. Santa Claus kindly handed out presents to 53 smiling, happy and grateful children. The much-loved festive celebration sees many generations of families coming back to support and...

Burren brings Christmas cheer, hosting cricket and carols events

Burren brings Christmas cheer, hosting cricket and carols events

Burren Junction Public School students got their jolly on for the Community Christmas Carols at Burren Junction on Sunday night. The evening included Burren’s backyard cricket bash, a visit from the jolly man in red himself riding in the fire truck, escorted by the...

Joy and music at community carols

Joy and music at community carols

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the district. Community halls have been decked for the traditional and popular Christmas tree gatherings. Santa has stopped by villages, spreading cheer and delighting local children thrilled to get a glimpse of the...

Narrabri Touch hosts grand final night at Dangar Park | PHOTOS

Narrabri Touch hosts grand final night at Dangar Park | PHOTOS

It was another grand final night thriller at Dangar Park on Monday as Narrabri Touch hosted four entertaining games, two of which were decided by just one try following later winners. A super 2025 campaign ended with Grumley Builders (A-grade men), Many’s Contractors...

Funding for solar systems at aquatic centre, The Crossing Theatre

Funding for solar systems at aquatic centre, The Crossing Theatre

Narrabri Shire Council has welcomed $157,151.00 in funding from the Australian government to deliver new rooftop solar systems at two of the shire’s highest energy-use facilities: the Narrabri Aquatic Centre and The Crossing Theatre. Narrabri Shire is one of 66...

Collective Media publishes inaugural 2025 Guide to the North West

Collective Media publishes inaugural 2025 Guide to the North West

Collective Media - publisher of The Courier, Wee Waa News, Gunnedah Times and North West Magazine - has released its debut Guide to the North West. The magazine particularly focuses on Narrabri, Gunnedah, Moree Plains and Liverpool Plains shires. It has been inserted...

Topical 18/12/25

The extended weather forecast is in, ready for Christmas. Narrabri should expect a mild Christmas Day, in the low 30s and mostly sunny conditions. As reported recently in Topical, Christmas Day should be mostly mild across the nation, with Darwin expected to be the...

Topical 18/12/25

A traditional Christmas looks very different in various parts of the world, particularly the dishes served up. The Danish enjoy a special type of herring, Mexicans often enjoy tamales, roast goose is commonly served up in Germany and Austria, while the Italians tempt...

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