Scamwatch is urging the public to be wary of phone messages from a family member or friend claiming they need help, following a significant rise in “Hi Mum” scams in recent months. More than 1150 Australians fell victim to the so-called “Hi Mum” scam in the first...
The agricultural contributions of prominent local farmer James Kahl, of Wee Waa, have been honoured in NSW Parliament. Mr Kahl recently stepped down as chair of Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd after almost two decades of involvement with the group. He served as chair for...
Below is the oration, read by Narrabri RSL sub-branch president and Vietnam veteran Gary Mason OAM at last Thursday’s Victory in the Pacific/Vietnam veterans commemoration. By Gary Mason OAM Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941, the...
Below is the oration, read by Narrabri RSL sub-branch member and Vietnam veteran Richard Barry OAM at the recent Victory in the Pacific/Vietnam veterans commemoration. By Richard Barry OAM I can’t believe it’s been twelve months since I stood up here commemorating...
Narrabri Lions Auxiliary president Sheryl Barnes was delighted to make a delivery of handmade ‘Cuddle Buddies’ last week to the Narrabri District Hospital and the Narrabri Police Station for children who may have been involved in a vehicle accident, may be unwell,...
It’s nearly showtime in Wee Waa and the society’s committee has been hard at work, holding a working bee with community volunteers at the showground on the weekend and collecting amazing community exhibits and entries ahead of opening this Friday, August 26. This...
The community is encouraged to have its say on the draft Namoi Regional Water Strategy, a plan to deliver more secure, safe and reliable water for Tamworth, Narrabri, Gunnedah and the Namoi region for the next 20 years and beyond. Kaia Hodge, executive director water...
Thumbs down to those people who don’t put their headlights on when driving in the late afternoon. You are very hard to see, please use your lights.
Thumbs down to the pig shooters who dump pig carcasses along the sides of the roads.
Thumbs up to the Lions Auxiliary for their donations of ‘cuddle bunnies’ to Narrabri hospital and the police station. Such a great idea to comfort children in times of need.
Thumbs up that local tradies have been employed to help with the building of some large projects around town - it’s great - but some local householders have had to phone out-of-town tradesmen for their emergency house repairs as no locals are available. One...
Hopefully next week’s national jobs summit will help to unravel some of the problems around skills and chronic worker shortages. Department of Social Services data reveals that more than 892,000 people are receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance payments with the...