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Thumbs down 30/8/22

Thumbs down - please be aware of people who befriend disabled people - their intentions may not be as honest as you think. These people know who they are.

Thumbs down 30/8/22

Thumbs down to all the shopping trolleys that are scattered everywhere in town.Isn’t there someone who can pick them up?

How clever are some people! Cambridge University researchers have invented ultra-thin, artificial leaves which float on water and mimic photosynthesis, the process whereby natural plant leaves convert sunlight into food. As the artificial leaves float, they change...

Topical 30/8/22

There are 5000 different kinds of beers sold in Bavaria, including those produced by a state-owned brewery – and the beer sale taxes from the government-owned brewery go back to the government. The more the citizens drink, the more tax is raised.

Narrabri Golf Club’s ladies’ open day returns following three-year hiatus | PHOTOS

Narrabri Golf Club’s ladies’ open day made a welcome return last week as 48 golfers lined up at the local club’s pristine 18-hole course. It has been a long time coming, with the event called off in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and then again late last...

$13 million research facility nears completion in Narrabri

The doors of the state-of-the-art International Centre of Crop and Digital Farming will soon open as the $13 million Newell Highway development nears completion. A flurry of construction work is continuing in anticipation of the project’s practical completion in...

Narrabri Bowling Club scores first win of the pennant season at home on Saturday

Narrabri Bowling Club’s pennant side played at home for the second time this season on Saturday and scored its first win of the campaign in a round three clash against Inverell Sporties. It was a convincing one too as the Narrabri men prevailed 61 shots to 48 on the...

New officers welcomed to Narrabri command

Two new police officers have been welcomed to the Narrabri command, fresh from their attestation at the police academy in Goulburn. Probationary Constables Brad Troughton and Bryce Noble, both from Sydney, are among the newest academy graduates to be deployed across...

Valley Vixens win NNA’s 2022 under-9/10 competition decider

Valley Vixens completed a fantastic season in style with one final win at the Bev Burrows Courts on Saturday where they were crowned Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 under-9/10 champions. The Wee Waa Netball girls went into the decider having won 14 of the 16...

Narrabri FC and Wee Waa United to meet in the Namoi Soccer League preliminary finals

The 2022 Namoi Soccer League grand finals will be held at Inverell Sporting Complex after Inverell FC scored two major semi-final victories on home soil against Narrabri FC on Saturday. The competition’s top-ranked clubs produced two entertaining matches that were...

Whitehaven Coal records $2 billion profit as official financial results released

Whitehaven Coal has reported a $2 billion net profit after tax as the company posted its full financial year results. During the year, debt was fully repaid and $1 billion of net cash was held on the company’s balance sheet at the end of the 2021-22 financial year....

Police arrest man after high speed chase, crash

Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in relation to an alleged high speed chase in a stolen vehicle and subsequent crash in the early hours of Friday morning. Officers observed the vehicle being driven down Gibbons Street, approaching the Violet Street intersection,...