A 20-year-plan to develop housing in Narrabri and foster job creation has progressed, with the opening of development applications. Applications are now able to be lodged with Narrabri Shire Council for most new developments within three defined precincts as set out...
Submissions from the public show there is mixed opinion about the rezoning plan, with 16 in favour and 20 against the concept. A further 16 submissions provided commentary in relation to the matter. In its finalisation report, DPHI categorised submissions by theme....
Community members are being urged to share their negative experiences under the local health district and issues with Wee Waa Hospital. To assist residents with the submission process, writing workshops were held at the Wee Waa library and Wee Waa Local Aboriginal...
Narrabri First dawn service, 5am, Narrabri West War Memorial. Second dawn service, 6am, Narrabri War Memorial (adjacent to the Narrabri RSL Club). Main Anzac Day memorial service 11am after the completion of the Anzac march at the Narrabri War Memorial. Wee Waa Dawn...
Double demerit points will be in force for two weekends in a row as a result of the Easter long weekend followed by a long weekend due to Anzac Day falling on a Friday. For Easter, the double demerits will be in force from Thursday, April 17 until Monday, April 21....
Around 8.45am on Sunday, April 13, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an inter-hospital transfer from Narrabri Hospital to John Hunter Hospital. A woman aged in her 70s, suffering a serious medical condition, was stabilised by hospital staff...
A man has died following a single vehicle crash north of Baradine. At 10:30pm on Friday, April 11, emergency services were called to Gwabegar Road, approximately 15 kilometres north of Baradine, following reports of a crash. Officers attached to Orana Mid Western...
Ten candidates will vie for the votes of almost 130,000 electors in the Parkes electorate at the May 3 federal election. The ballot order of candidates was drawn last week and published by the Australian Electoral Commission. Candidates in drawn ballot order are: Mark...
Russell Stewart, of Narrabri, has been reappointed as chair of Regional Development Australia Northern Inland. Mr Stewart’s reappointment was announced by Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, Kristy McBain, with his term concluding on...
Easter is more than a four-day long weekend and an opportunity for a short holiday, special as that is. It is more than chocolate eggs and bunnies, and I enjoy chocolate as much as anybody. Easter is about the ultimate revelation of what life is about. So of course...
The winning feeling is back at Cook Oval after Wee Waa Panthers’ reserve grade side kicked off the 2025 Group 4 Rugby League campaign with a two-point victory on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers welcomed Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters to town for the round three clash and...
Boggabri and many towns from Brisbane to Uralla may have had the opportunity to see this massive transformer slowly moving along the highway. The rig, as it came through Boggabri on Saturday morning, consisted of two engines at the front pulling and one pushing from...