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New era for The Wilga and the West

New era for The Wilga and the West

The iconic Wilga Hotel, the social hub of Narrabri West and the wider community, enters a new era this week. The 51-year-old Wilga has undergone major renovation, refurbishment, fit-out and re-design over the past six months and has now re-opened. “We are now open for...

Eat your native greens: a cheaper alternative put on the table

Eat your native greens: a cheaper alternative put on the table

In recent months, consumers have seen the price of fruit and vegetables skyrocket and popular produce such as lettuce has been in scarce supply. The devastating impact of the floods on farmers and their crops has some warning this could be ‘the tip of the iceberg’...

Charlie’s Charts 6th July 2022

Charlie’s Charts 6th July 2022

On a daily chart the local index has made a higher low and now needs to move above the swing high to show some strength. The local market remains in the bottom half of the last years trading range. The price of gold has fallen below $1800 again. A few companies look...

Lions celebrate busy two years of activities | PHOTOS

Lions celebrate busy two years of activities | PHOTOS

The Lions Club of Narrabri celebrated its 58th annual changeover dinner at the Narrabri Bowling Club on Saturday, July 2. Installing officer was past district governor Peter Willis-Jones, from Tamworth, who was accompanied by his wife Pam. Lion Tom Bennett was...

Bowls competitions reaching the business end

Bowls competitions reaching the business end

Four teams remain alive in Narrabri Women’s Bowling Club’s 2022 season Club Pairs competition following the recent quarter-final matches. Three of those were played at the Narrabri Bowling Club last Thursday where Eva Sadler and Lisa Pillar beat Heather Caton and...

Driver collides with power pole, fence on Violet Street

Driver collides with power pole, fence on Violet Street

A 44-year-old woman was issued with a court attendance notice after colliding with an electricity pole and a residential fence on Violet Street, between Gibbons Street and Selina Street, at 3.45am on Wednesday, June 29. Police allege the woman was driving in a...

NAIDOC Week celebrations kick off in Narrabri Shire

NAIDOC Week celebrations kick off in Narrabri Shire

An action-packed week of NAIDOC celebrations across the shire started on Monday with a flag-raising ceremony and morning tea at the Narrabri Local Aboriginal Land Council’s Barwan Street headquarters. Arts, crafts and dance workshops, a bush tucker breakfast, native...

Topical 5/7/22

July 2 marked the middle of the year with 183 days gone and 182 to go. We are now more than half way through the year. A scary thought when it seems Christmas was only yesterday. Soon it will be Christmas tomorrow.

Topical 5/7/22

Before installing extra solar panels on your house ask your electricity provider how much you will save by having them. Then calculate how many years it will take to recover your money. It pays to do your homework first.

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