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Thumbs up 18/6/2020

Thumbs up to The Courier. We are very fortunate to have a locally-owned newspaper who have reported on our local news for the past 100 years.

Rates, charges freeze – Council proposal to keep rates and charges at current levels

Narrabri Shire Council has proposed to freeze shire rates and charges next financial year. Councillors considering the Draft 2020/21 Operational Plan (budget) for the coming year voted to hold rates and charges at their current levels in response to the significant...

History is what it is

History is what history is... But, in some quarters, apparently not. Increasingly, since the eruption of the Black Lives Matter movement which is sweeping much of the world, the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States at the hands of Minneapolis police...

‘COVID Rock’ rocks Maitland Street

Last year a group of then Year 8 students from Narrabri High School decided to take their love of music a step further and form a band named ‘Snakes and Ladders’. They worked hard during recess and lunch times to gather some songs and get their performance up to...

Weeronga welcomes new care home manager

Whiddon's Weeronga aged-care residence has a new care home manager – Marie Avery. Whiddon’s Northern area regional manager, Ines Reynolds said she was delighted to welcome Marie Therese Avery to Whiddon Wee Waa, Whiddon Walgett and Whiddon Bourke. “We are thrilled...

Bingo is back – Wee Waa Bowling club reopens

The Wee Waa Bowling Club opened its doors for the first time in close to three months on Friday after the coronavirus restrictions forced the club’s closure in March. “It feels bloody good to be back,” said patron Kevin ‘Red’ Kelly on Friday. Mr Kelly said life had...

A special visitor hops into Namoi Valley Christian School

A very special visitor hopped into the Namoi Valley Christian School’s kindergarten class last week. ‘Kip the skip’ is a joey that is being cared for by a NVCS’ parent Brooke Caroll and she was very content making friends with the students. “The class was bouncing...

Travellers roll into region

Tourists have wasted no time hitting the road to visit the beautiful Narrabri region with a steady stream of caravaners rolling into town since COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted from June 1. The Pilliga bore bath is always a popular attraction and a number of...

Have you busted a bustard lately?

Former Narrabri GP Andrew Paas has kept busy since he retired from his medical practice several years ago. Andrew is occupied with running his property near Narrabri, but his interests extend beyond farm and stock work. Andrew is a keen birdwatcher, ‘twitcher’ in the...

Charlie’s Charts 17th June 2020

The local market gained good ground yesterday on the back of stronger overseas markets following an announcement from the US Federal Reserve to buy more bonds. Central Bank interventions seem to be propping up the weak fundamentals for now. A larger move to the...

Narrabri man pleads guilty to fraud charges

A Narrabri man will be sentenced in Narrabri Local Court on August 25 after he pleaded guilty to defrauding a sporting association of more than $80,000 while he was an elected official. The man pleaded guilty to five counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage...

Local tennis competitions to return late July followed by basketball competitions in August

Narrabri’s sporting landscape will start looking far more familiar in the coming months, with tennis competition play set to resume in July followed by basketball in August. Narrabri Tennis announced yesterday that it would host a Wednesday night winter doubles...