Narrabri Shire’s COVID vaccination rates have continued to increase, with the latest Commonwealth data showing a first dose rate of almost 84 per cent. The second dose rate of 48.1 per cent, as of September 26, is expected to increase considerably following successful...
The local market retraced back close to the breakout level over five days and has dropped all of those points in just the past two sessions indicating that this is a weak market. We managed to sell some ASX 200 cfd’s after price hit the upside target first and then...
Former Group 4 Rugby League referee and The Courier sport journalist Gerard Sutton will referee his seventh NRL Telstra Premiership grand final - and fifth in a row - when the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Penrith Panthers at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on Sunday...
Narrabri Shire’s already high uptake of COVID vaccinations is set to increase further following a successful second weekend of mass immunisations across Narrabri and Wee Waa. Hundreds of people turned out to receive inoculations at a clinic held at The Crossing...
Proposed agreements for the detailed design and civil works construction planning of critical sections of Inland Rail, both involving Narrabri, have progressed. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has advanced discussions with Laing O’Rourke (Freight Connect) and...
In tight-knit communities like Narrabri, local support really does mean the world. That’s why the team at 2MaxFM are expressing their sincere thanks to the numerous businesses that have offered financial support for the radio station’s latest upgrades. A new hot water...
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recently released its climate outlook for this spring. This kind of data is essential for those employed in the agricultural industry, of which there are many in the local area. The bureau is predicting another wet season for...
There was great excitement at Fairfax Public School on September 15 on the announcement of the 2021 Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Award recipients. Year 6 Fairfax School student Eileen Murphy, daughter of Pat and Renee Murphy, was announced winner of the Kurrumbede Award...
Last week the nation commemorated Dementia Action Week 2021. This year’s theme was ‘a little bit of support makes a big difference’. The annual event commenced Monday, September 20, and wrapped up on Sunday, September 26. The awareness campaign hopes to support those...
Wee Waa High School student support officer Raylene Slee recently initiated a photo competition to boost spirits during home schooling. The theme for round one was ‘Sunset and Sunrise’, appropriate considering the district’s landscapes experience such brilliant, magic...
A Boggabri farmer has reacted with disbelief to the federal Environment Minister’s approval for Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery coal mine. In information distributed by the Lock the Gate Alliance, Dave Watt said he struggled to understand how the minister, Sussan Ley, could...
The NSW government says teachers and students at schools across regional NSW will benefit from a complete overhaul of how the government attracts and retains teachers in the bush. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the state government commissioned the Review of Rural...