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Local papers successfully stick to being local

Last week saw hundreds of communities across Australia suffer yet another blow in a time of existing economic hardship and the existential threat of the COVID-19 virus. This time it was the sound of printing presses in many towns and cities slowing and stopping as...

Final chance to have a say on Vickery Extension Project

Many in the local community will have heard the name ‘Vickery’ and, with the NSW Independent Planning Commission set to decide its fate, it’s a name you are probably hearing more and more. So what is it? For us at Whitehaven, Vickery is our flagship development...

Departing director leaves a legacy of many successful major projects

Narrabri Shire Council’s director infrastructure delivery, Darren Raeck, has announced he will be leaving council to relocate to be closer to family, taking up a role at Wagga Wagga City Council. Mr Raeck has been in the director’s position since November 2016 and has...

Trained workers to be ‘construction ready’

Narrabri Shire mayor Cathy Redding was on site yesterday to see first hand an initiative which aims to train job seekers to be ‘construction ready’ when new employment opportunities come to the area. Many jobs are anticipated with the arrival of the Inland Rail...

IPC panel visit next step for gas

The process which will decide the future of the Narrabri Gas Project moves ahead another step next week. A three member panel of the NSW Independent Planning Commission will come to Narrabri as part of the IPC’s determination of the project. The NSW Department of...

Family, friends and town rallying around Brett Nolan

Tuesday, January 14 started off like any other normal day for Narrabri’s Brett Nolan, who could never have guessed what life had in store for him hours after he left home for work at a hay shed just out of town. At about 9am that day the unthinkable happened and Brett...

“Get up and have a go”: 81-year-old Pilliga Post Office licensee Merle Wooldridge shares words of wisdom

Eighty-one-year-old Pilliga Post Office licensee Merle Wooldridge has shared some words of wisdom with The Courier about her secrets to staying fit and healthy. “Working occupies my mind, it keeps me going,” said Mrs Wooldridge who is back behind the post office...

Dick Houguet’s book dream comes to life

A surprise book launch was held at Whiddon - Jessie Hunt recently. Resident poet and artist Dick Houguet was presented with a beautiful book full of his own creative work. The name of the book is ‘A collection of poems and drawings’ by Dick Houguet. Whiddon Leisure...

Charlie’s Charts 1st July 2020

The local market is up again today and back in the middle of the previous tight sideways range after a brief excursion lower. Will this be a lower top forming as prices ease late today? The ASX 200 index over the past year lost 11 percent with the ASX 200 accumulation...

Restrictions eased in NSW from today

As NSW today relaxes more COVID-19 restrictions, new rules will be put in place to prevent Melbourne residents living in virus hotspots from travelling across the border. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the NSW Government will impose strict penalties on Melbourne...

Giving kids a go pays off for everyone at Namoi Tyre Service

Operator of Namoi Tyre Service in Boolcarrol Road, Mitchell Hamilton, has a policy of encouraging school leavers into work experience and providing them with the opportunity to learn in the workplace. ‘Giving kids a go’ is a policy which pays off for businesses and...

Narrabri Golf Club announces the return of nearest to pins, Sunday golf and knockouts from July

Slowly but surely Narrabri’s sporting landscape is returning to what was once considered normal, however if it will ever fully arrive at such a destination remains to be seen. At the Narrabri Golf Club things are continuing to return to normal. The club’s latest...