After another fast-paced and dramatic week in parliament, I headed overseas to the US for training last week, doing a course looking at more effective ways to communicate and how to reach a wider audience. I also spent some of the time looking at agricultural methods...
Narrabri Junior Rugby Club’s girls' program hit an unprecedented height on Friday when the under-18s side was crowned champions of the 2022 North West Regional Youth Rugby competition. The junior Blue Boars took on Scone in the decider under the bright lights of...
The vibrant works of Narrabri artist Jess Tribe have been showcased by the Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre at the George Street gallery’s debut solo exhibition. A sold-out opening night spectacular marked the start of the exhibition. The display, titled...
The Rotaract Club of Narrabri has celebrated its official formation with a charter dinner marking the group’s launch. Young members of the club have been busy fundraising, holding activities and raising awareness about the organisation. However, Saturday night’s...
Mother of millions is a pestilent weed and according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), five kilograms of the poisonous plant is enough to kill a cow if ingested. Mother of millions is considered a serious weed on the North West Slopes and Plains. It...
On the hourly chart the ASX 200 index met with some resistance and fell down through two possible support levels and we took a speculative short position. We took profit on half the position at yesterday’s close. We aim to hold onto the remainder until our target or...
The Narrabri Women’s Bowling Club’s 2022 consistency singles competition continued last week, with six matches played across Thursday and Saturday at Narrabri Bowling Club. Three of the four games scheduled for Thursday were contested after Sue Solomon received a...
The Roses have joined Valley Vixens in the 2022 Narrabri Netball Association under-9/10 grand final after scoring a 13-goal preliminary final victory on Saturday at the Bev Burrows Courts. While the other three competitions are still playing their regular seasons, the...
The Bureau of Meteorology advises that the conditions are right for another La Nina - the wet one - now three times more likely, according to the evidence, in spring and early summer.
It has been dry in Europe with countries like German, France, Italy and Spain and others experiencing the worst drought in 500 years. The Rhine river, a major artery of commerce, is too dry to take normal shipping, and a stone block on which was carved ‘Year of Hunger...
Thumbs up to our planners. The unprecedented, huge recent floods in northern NSW are a reminder that Narrabri and the north west may not be immune from a ‘big one’ like 1955, 1971 and other historic events. A lesson from the northern floods has been that flood warning...
Consistency has been key for Wee Waa Golf Club’s 2022 club championships leader David Avery as he prepares to go into this Sunday’s third and final day with an eight-shot lead. The three-time defending champion has now shot a two-over-par 74 across all three rounds of...