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Small kitchen fire shuts Narrabri Shire Council building

Small kitchen fire shuts Narrabri Shire Council building

Narrabri Shire Council’s Maitland Street administration building has been temporarily closed as a result of a small kitchen fire. Emergency services responded to the incident last Friday, with the office closed for the remainder of the day as well as on Tuesday,...

Snow much fun on Mount Kaputar

Snow much fun on Mount Kaputar

A blustery King’s Birthday long weekend saw Mount Kaputar dusted with snow on Monday morning. Elevated locations throughout the state reported snowfall following a weekend cold snap. For Mount Kaputar, it was a far-cry from the blizzard-like conditions in previous...

Couple injured in Barwan Street break and enter

Couple injured in Barwan Street break and enter

A couple were injured after being confronted by two masked intruders who broke into their Narrabri home on Sunday, June 8. About 3.20am, a 29-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were awoken by a flashing light inside their Barwan Street home. When they went to...

Seeing through the eyes of a person with dementia

Seeing through the eyes of a person with dementia

Locals were given the chance to see through the eyes of a person living with dementia on Tuesday, May 27, when the Narrabri Dementia Friendly Town Committee, Dementia Australia and the Narrabri Shire Council teamed up to host a free training session at Narrabri RSL...

Local duo win Narrabri Bowling Club’s mixed pairs tournament

Local duo win Narrabri Bowling Club’s mixed pairs tournament

Narrabri Bowling Club took advantage of the June long weekend break by hosting a mixed pairs tournament on Saturday. There were 28 players in action across 14 teams, all of which played three games of 15 ends each during what organisers told The Courier was an...

Three Narrabri Touch teams through to grand final night

Three Narrabri Touch teams through to grand final night

Three teams won their way through to grand final night and three more sides were eliminated when Narrabri Touch hosted the 2025 mixed season semi-finals at Hogan and Leitch Ovals on Monday night. Hammertime (A-grade), Banksia Babes and Blokes (B-grade), and Livewires...

St Francis Xavier’s Primary School celebrates 140 years

St Francis Xavier’s Primary School celebrates 140 years

It was a stroll down memory lane for many in the Narrabri community last Friday, May 30 at St Francis Xavier’s as they celebrated the 140th anniversary of the school’s operation. The school ran a special assembly, with musical performances from the school band and the...

Well improved rural lifestyle property for $700,000

Well improved rural lifestyle property for $700,000

$700,000 Narrabri ‘Rosewood Farm’ 10042 Newell Highway Agent: Nutrien Harcourts Narrabri James Thomas 0418 975 048 THE AGENT SAYS: Nutrien Harcourts have listed for sale a charming colonial cottage set on 74 acres of private acreage 19km south of Narrabri. The...

Garden Club visits local cacti garden

Garden Club visits local cacti garden

A stunning garden was the venue for Narrabri Garden Club’s May meeting. Trish and Kevin Lawty are avid collectors of cacti and succulents, and many rare and unusual species take pride of place in their garden. Members enjoyed a walk around the garden and were...

Charlie’s Charts 5th June 2025

Charlie’s Charts 5th June 2025

The local market’s total return index which includes re-investing the dividend payments hit an all-time high this week and is up around 124 per cent from the Covid lows. Over time the re-investment or compounding of dividends can make a big improvement to the gains...