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Woman sentenced over 2018 Boggabri car crash

A woman who pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm in relation to a car crash near Boggabri, in 2018, was sentenced in Parramatta District Court on Friday. Young Narrabri man, Toby Linehan was...

Pharmacist Mirae Choy is welcomed to CAMstart Amcal

CAMstart Amcal Pharmacy’s new pharmacist Mirae Choy has recently joined the CAMstart Amcal team and is enjoying meeting CAMstart Amcal customers and settling into Narrabri. Ms Choy is a fully qualified pharmacist who completed her studies at the University of West...

Main Street makeover

The second phase of the Narrabri CBD Project began today with work on the water main replacement getting underway. The work replacement begins in the Bowen Street end of the CBD. “Council aims to minimise the disruption to business owners and shoppers with Council...

$529,000 in grants for youth projects, more seating for Showground

Narrabri Shire will receive a windfall of $529,000 in NSW Government grants with the money going to new programs and infrastructure for young people. The funding will include Narrabri tennis court infrastructure upgrades, to receive a massive $310,852, Narrabri Youth...

‘Has been 44 per cent; still is 44 per cent – nothing new’ – by member for Barwon Roy Butler

I read with interest the piece published in The Courier last week (New boundaries for Barwon electorate?) about concerns held by the Narrabri National Party branch. Sadly, I was not asked for comment for the article at the time. The Narrabri branch holds newly found...

Fungi, ferns and pink slugs emerge as Mt Kaputar recovers from bushfires

Giant fungi and unfurling ferns are back as Mt Kaputar National Park reopens on Friday after a huge effort to make the park safe following a fire in October. National Parks and Wildlife Service Barwon Area Manager Marty Linehan said it was important visitors...

Have your say on the shire’s tourism destination plan

There has been some great follow-up rain over our Shire in the past few weeks, so if this keeps up, I am sure that there will be some winter crops being planned for planting in the coming months, so fingers crossed this wonderful weather keeps up in the short term....

Stop the blame game on social media

How many suicides can you pile up on your conscience one, two, three, do the numbers matter? Does it need to get to suicide before the social media bullying of the northern basin takes a pause and people consider the consequences? At the moment the worst of society is...

Topical 25/2/20

Vegans don’t believe climate change activists are taking their concerns about the role of animals in climate change seriously enough. “The people who are dominating the so-called ‘climate justice’ space, from the grassroots to the large NGO’s are refusing to address...

Topical 25/2/20

Some deliveries of The Courier may be disrupted on Thursday as paper delivery boys and girls take part in the Narrabri High School swimming carnival. If you miss getting your copy of The Courier, please phone 6792 1011.

Topical 25/2/20

The reference to ‘vigoro’ in Thursday’s Courier article about the planned St Francis Xavier’s reunion intrigued a reader. ‘What is vigoro?’ he asks. Topical is able to explain that vigoro was a game played in the schools of yesteryear with a padded bat, a bit like...

Thumbs down 25/2/20

Thumbs down. Did someone say they heard the Narrabri town clock strike recently? It must have been a one off occurrence because I have been listening for it and haven’t heard it at all.