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Hazard reduction burns to be conducted in the Pilliga

Hazard reduction burns to be conducted in the Pilliga

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service will undertake hazard reduction burns in the Pilliga State Conservation Area for three days from Tuesday, July 26 to Thursday, July 28, weather permitting. Two separate burns will take place around 25 kilometres east of...

Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 season back underway

Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 season back underway

Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 season resumed at the Bev Burrows Courts on Saturday but top-ranked A-grade side Fever was forced to wait yet another week to get back on court. Fever had not played since round five back on Saturday, June 4, after it received a...

Nandewar Street unit destroyed in weekend blaze

Nandewar Street unit destroyed in weekend blaze

Narrabri Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a house fire at a unit complex in Nandewar Street just before 5.30am on Saturday, July 23. Crews received information en route from multiple triple zero (000) callers regarding the possibility of persons being...

Emergency services issue plea to be fire safe this winter

Emergency services issue plea to be fire safe this winter

Firefighters are pleading with the public to follow safety advice after 10 house fire deaths in NSW already this winter. Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the death toll was more than double last winter’s...

Whitehaven Coal earnings total $3 billion

Whitehaven Coal earnings total $3 billion

Whitehaven Coal is expecting to report an estimated total earnings of $3 billion for the previous financial year. The company issued a quarterly and end-of-year update earlier this week, detailing its promising financial position. Its $3 billion EBIDTA (earnings...

Mullaley farmer to lead farming state body

Mullaley farmer to lead farming state body

Mullaley farmer Xavier Martin is the new leader of Australia’s largest state farming organisation. Mr Martin was elected NSW Farmers president on the first day of the organisation’s annual conference and thanked members for their support. “It’s humbling to be elected...

Record attendance set at 2022 King of Kaputar two-day shoot | PHOTOS

Record attendance set at 2022 King of Kaputar two-day shoot | PHOTOS

Narrabri Clay Target Club hosted its highly-anticipated 2022 King of Kaputar shoot across the weekend, which the club’s committee hailed as an amazing success. After it was run as a one-day event in 2020 and was cancelled altogether last year as community sport in NSW...

Namoi Soccer League finals series format changed

Namoi Soccer League finals series format changed

A major change that will affect the Namoi Soccer League’s 2022 finals series was made on Monday night during a meeting between Northern NSW Football and the competition’s clubs. During a Zoom meeting, it was decided that the finals series will include four teams...

Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 season to resume on Saturday

Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 season to resume on Saturday

Narrabri Netball Association’s teams will return to the Bev Burrows Courts this weekend as a four-week holiday break comes to an end. NNA will host the eighth round of its winter campaign on Saturday after its round seven matches were contested back on June 25. For...

Strongest arrangements needed for foot and mouth protection: Butler

Strongest arrangements needed for foot and mouth protection: Butler

Federal ministers are being urged to take all steps possible to protect the nation’s livestock industry from the growing threat of foot and mouth disease. State Member for Barwon Roy Butler has voiced concern about the disease’s impact if it reaches Australian shores....

Developer seeks to construct state-of-the-art facility in Wee Waa

Developer seeks to construct state-of-the-art facility in Wee Waa

A developer has flagged their intent to submit a development application to Narrabri Shire Council to construct a state-of-the-art childcare facility in Wee Waa. The centre would be located on Rose Street and would have the capacity to care for an estimated 60...

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