The community was recently invited to attend information sessions about the redevelopment of Wee Waa High School. Last Tuesday, locals took part in a Connecting with Country community workshop, sharing ideas about the best way to reflect Wee Waa’s Gomeroi heritage in...
Narrabri Shire Council has retained a recruitment company to find a new general manager. “Following the resignation of the former general manager, council has been very well served by our interim general manager Robert Ball,” said mayor Ron Campbell. “Unfortunately,...
A Dine and Discover type scheme where regional residents could obtain vouchers to pay for costs such as tolls, parking and accommodation when accessing essential services in Sydney has been suggested by Roy Butler, state Member for Barwon. Mr Butler addressed the NSW...
Thumbs down to the road works on Barwan Street blocking the main entrance to Narrabri Public School. Zero consultation with the school that the pedestrian crossing would be closed. Poor forethought that young kids would have to navigate the crossing further up by the...
Thumbs down to the Australian Electoral Commission for sending pencils (not pens) to the polling centres and volunteers mistakenly refusing pen usage. We are entitled to use black pen.
Thumbs up to the terrific talent on display at the eisteddfod this week. It's really worth going along to enjoy and support the many talented people from around this area.
“I was pleased to see the recent ‘thumbs’ contributor mention ‘the river bridge approaches off Tibbereena Street’” a correspondent says. “Why call the dry gully at Narrabri West the ‘river’ when it is obvious the one with water in it is the Namoi River. It would be...
Former NSW Treasurer Andrew Constance, who served in the previous Gladys Berejiklian-led cabinet, has maintained a narrow lead as the Liberal Party candidate in the Labor held seat of Gilmore in southern NSW.
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson faces a battle to hold her spot in the Senate as one of Queensland’s representatives. The Greens look likely to pick up a Senate spot. One Nation is being closely trailed by Legalise Cannabis Australia as the count continues. SBS...
The local market on a weekly time frame shows how sturdy the 7,000 point support zone is for now. With a large resource sector the local market is holding up quite well compared to the US tech heavy indexes. We remain open to possible quick short-term trades in the...
Three local artists combined to present an opening night at the Narrabri Art and Craft Society gallery on Friday, May 13. Ange Strong, Shan Sutherland and Jess Barraket demonstrated their individual styles, which were well-received by visitors and attracted sales...
The Regional Health Inquiry wrapped up earlier this year, and on May 5, they finally handed down their report. It was a damning picture of how the health system in regional areas has been allowed to deteriorate and a look at some of the inherent ongoing problems that...