Lodge Namoi celebrated 130 years of continued traditions as local and visiting Freemasons gathered for Saturday evening’s installation ceremony and dinner. The night, in particular, was a poignant occasion for the Hall family, with grandfather Len Hall vacating the...
I am researching for a book I’m compiling about historical crimes around the northwest and am hoping readers might be able to help me. There was a “James Smith or Arthur Sorenson” buried at Narrabri General Cemetery on November 27, 1929. However, I cannot find a...
Santos’ Narrabri gas project could be linked to the domestic market following the company’s acquisition of Hunter Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd. Hunter Gas Pipeline owns an approved underground gas pipeline route from Wallumbilla in Queensland to Newcastle, with the route...
I am inviting eligible not-for-profit organisations in the Parkes electorate to submit an expression of interest to my office for the 2022-23 Volunteer Grants program. Whether it’s volunteering with Meals on Wheels, helping in the canteen at the junior soccer or...
Thumbs up to the government for planning a jobs and skills summit. Hopefully, one of the things the summit could do is resurrect TAFE training across trades and other skills to the major status it once had. TAFE was a fantastic training vehicle for so many jobs and...
Thumbs down to tipping in restaurants. A report in a Sydney newspaper this week says the day of the standard restaurant ‘dinner for two’ at a posh city restaurant is now $100 or more. Included in the reviewer’s costings is a 10 per cent tip - eg, a $1000 dinner means...
Disappointing to see that some 27,700 claims for flood damage up north are being treated as 'suspicious' and fraudulent. Reportedly 793 are now criminal cases. As Minister Bill Shorten observes, the fraudsters take money from people who genuinely need it. Some 3.5...
The Courier’s NRL Beat The Biz has jackpotted to $350 this week. For your chance to enter, fill in the coupon on page 11 of today's edition. If you Beat the Biz, the money can be spent at any of the participating businesses listed.
On this day in 1930, the world’s first coloured cartoon with synchronised sound was released. ‘Flip the Frog - Fiddlesticks’ was created by animator Ubbe Eert Iwerks, Mickey Mouse’s co-creator. Flip the Frog is the featured performer at an outdoor nightclub in the...
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a string of alleged home break-ins and attempted break-ins. The man was initially captured on CCTV footage allegedly attempting to enter a Grace Street address at 11.20am on July 29. He was charged with attempted...
Narrabri Shire Council has installed new automatic doors at The Crossing Theatre and Narrabri Region Visitor Information Centre, enhancing the accessibility of these facilities. Narrabri Shire mayor Ron Campbell said the upgrade was made possible with funding from the...
New research led by national science agency CSIRO has found mouse populations can be reduced significantly by doubling the amount of zinc phosphide (ZnP) in grain baits used for broadscale agriculture. The results of an in-field study, published in Wildlife Research,...