Narrabri Craft Shop is the epicentre of creativity in Narrabri and on Saturday launched its Verandah Saturday Winter Exhibition. Inside the Craft Shop were plenty of examples of winter woollies created by the talented members of the Craft Shop, plus the Craft Shops...
Narrabri Shire Council administration building has reopened to the public from Monday, June 22 following the NSW Government’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions, “Council will be taking a staged approach in order to provide the community with the opportunity to have...
Narrabri Shire Council is concerned about responsible pet ownership in the Shire after a recent spike in dogs attacks, a spokesperson said. “There have been several reports of dogs attacking people, attacking other dogs, poultry and livestock – some attacks even...
Veteran Narrabri vegetable grower Ian Schweitzer is intrigued. “I read the item in The Courier last week about the locally grown pumpkin which seems to be a hybrid of Jarrahdale and Jap,” he said. “I was very interested because I understood that Jap (Kent) pumpkins...
Work has begun on new overtaking lanes on the Newell Highway. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the new lanes between Gilgandra and Coonabarabran were part of the NSW Government’s $500 million commitment to improve safety, reduce travel times...
Narrabri’s award winning choral group, Harmony Inc., will be back in voice soon after having spent the past few months ‘socially distancing’ like the rest of the community. The popular group will soon be back on song with new features, a spokesman said.
Talent finds expression in all mediums. Narrabri Craft Shop Gallery is currently staging its Winter Exhibition and real creativity is on display in the artworks and crocheted and knitted pieces which are imaginative, vibrant colourful - and no doubt warm. A visitor...
A frequent traveller reassures people wondering how the Inland Rail project is progressing that there is plenty going on. “Huge piles of concrete sleepers at strategic points along the line going north are good indicators that the project is very much active,” he...
How great is it to see city people heading out to our shire! For some it could be their first time out in the ‘bush’. But they’re here to support our businesses and experience all the great things we have to offer. So maybe if the chance presents, a kind word or offer...
How do people find addresses in Narrabri? House numbers seem to be very few and far between. There are whole rows of houses which don’t have a number in some streets. Maybe your council can offer a service to have numbers painted in the gutter outside the houses. No...
Narrabri Lions Club members have been working on weekends to upgrade their property, a large shed on a block in Narrabri. The shed is naturally a source of pride - not many country Lions clubs own premises. On the weekend, Lions fitted new roller doors, repaired the...
Clubs are returning to an almost normal meeting schedule as the restrictions on social gatherings are eased. Narrabri Rotary Club has held its first ‘face to face’ meeting after a 13-week COVID-19 hiatus on June 11. "The club has been meeting online with Zoom, which...