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Newtown Park hosts King of MX qualifier round two

The Narrabri Dirt Bike Club hosted the Motorcycling NSW 2020 King of MX qualifier two at Newtown Park on Saturday and Sunday. The Narrabri club had about 25 local riders compete with nine qualifying for the next stage. The King of MX is essentially the NSW state...

‘Cracking open’ a national conversation

There’s no doubt Narrabri’s Shanna Whan has been a trailblazer when it comes to ‘cracking open’ a national conversation about the drinking culture in regional Australia. “Alcohol can isolate people. It brings people together in the bush but if you don’t drink, it can...

Fletch and Hindy dazzle Boggabri

Boggabri enjoyed two of rugby league’s toughest and funniest men on Saturday night. Former Eels great Nathan Hindmarsh and former Sydney Rooster and South Sydney Rabbitohs star Bryan Fletcher held the ‘Fletch and Hindy’ show at the Boggabri RSL. The two NRL icons...

Blue Boars women’s sevens side enjoys Coffs Harbour pre-season trip

The Narrabri Rugby Club’s women’s sevens team travelled to Coffs Harbour for a pre-season trip last weekend which included three games on Saturday. At the Coffs Harbour Snappers Rugby Union Football Club’s home ground named Rugby Park located at Toormina, the Blue...

Kid Montana wins again at Albion Park on Saturday

The phrase ‘Kid Montana has done it again’ is one that has been used so often in recent history, and on Saturday evening it was well and truly time to say it again. For the second time in a week the five-year-old gelding raced to an Albion Park victory for owners...

Men’s basketball action tips off with round two matches

After all games were washed out in round one, the Narrabri Basketball Association’s men’s competition got under way at the local courts last night. As reported in last Thursday’s Courier there are six teams in the men’s competition this season. However, SportsPower...

Finals series approaching for Narrabri Touch Inc teams

The Narrabri Touch Inc’s summer season grand final day is fast approaching, with the 2019-20 men’s and ladies’ deciders locked in for Monday, March 30. The B-grade ladies’ competition will enter week one of its finals series this Monday, while the A-grade men’s and...

Narrabri taxis’ Uber concern

Narrabri is well served by its taxi industry which comprises four taxi owners and five taxis which, with employed drivers, provide income for eight families and a valued local service. An announcement that Uber has plans to extend its operations into Narrabri, and...

Two arrests follow north west investigation

Detectives have charged two men following investigations into several break-ins, thefts and a ram raid at a registered club in the north west. “Just before 2.30am on Monday, October 14, 2019, police were called to a registered club on Henry Street, Werris Creek, about...

NRL 2020 season tipsters picked and ready to play

The National Rugby League’s 113th season stretches ahead, starting on March 12, and with it the ups and downs of fortune for the 25 tipsters in The Courier NRL Tipping Competition which is in its 15th year. The lineup of 16 NRL teams will remain unchanged for the 14th...

Namaste from Burren Junction – the community that’s embracing yoga and mindfulness

Namaste is a Hindu greeting that means ‘I bow to the light that I see in you and also in me’ and is commonly used in yoga sessions. It’s also a word that Burren Junction Public School students are getting used to hearing as they finish off their fortnightly yoga and...