Local harness racing trainer Jarred Hetherington celebrated a significant milestone in the sport last week and is now eyeing a trip to Australia’s premier racing venue. The 45-year-old trainer will travel to Sydney early next month, where two of his pacers will line...
Narrabri Junior Soccer Club secretary and local women’s soccer advocate Sam Lubke-Wood recently travelled with her family to Newcastle, where she attended an awards night that was hosted by Northern NSW Football to celebrate 2022 Female Football Week. The event was...
Narrabri Touch’s 2022 mixed competition regular season wrapped up on Monday with round 13 games, and all teams have now been graded ahead of the four-round finals series that will begin this Monday, May 23. In round 13, competition heavyweights Agies continued their...
The Australian Ninja Games NSW state qualifiers were held in Boggabri at the weekend, with local ninja Cruze Morley hosting the event at the Boggy Ninja Academy. Contestants from as far away as Cairns and Canberra made the trek to Boggabri on what was a fabulous day...
Narrabri and District Junior Rugby League’s under-13s and under-15s teams ran out onto Collins Park for their 2022 North West Group 4 Junior Rugby League third-round matches on Saturday morning. The under-13s side lost 28-24 in a close contest against the Gunnedah...
Narrabri Fire and Rescue opened its station doors at the weekend to welcome the community in for an open day. Local firefighters were on hand to showcase the service’s appliances and fire-fighting equipment. The open day was also an opportunity to learn more about...
A Keith Urban and Bryan Adams tribute show titled ‘Somebody Like You’ was held at Narrabri RSL Club last Friday night. The show featured Craig Woodward, who is an Australian recording artist known as ‘the city boy, with the country soul, a dash of folk and some rock...
The two major political parties have made their final election pitches to Narrabri Shire voters. Current Member for Parkes, the Nationals’ Mark Coulton, and Labor Party candidate Jack Ayoub greeted voters at the Narrabri pre-poll centre this week ahead of Saturday’s...
This week, local landholders and businesses attended community engagement forums with representatives from the NSW Departments of Planning and Environment and Regional NSW to discuss Narrabri’s Special Activation Precinct. The community was invited to give feedback on...
Four times each year, locals and highway travellers stop to admire a collection of vintage and veteran vehicles parked in the grounds of The Crossing Theatre. Namoi Valley Antique Vehicle Club members assemble their prized cars, representing hundreds of years of...
The Narrabri Eisteddfod committee, led by president Jacqui Warnock, is busy with preparations for the 2022 event to be held at The Crossing Theatre from Monday, May 23 to Thursday, June 2. Rehearsals are well underway in schools throughout the district. Sydney-based...
Thumbs up to the election candidates for Parkes who we met at the Meet the Candidates forum held by the Chamber of Commerce. Any of the candidates would be a sincere and effective advocate for the community. The reality is that only one will get the voters’ tick on...