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Baby steps on the way to a new energy future?

There are no magic wands when it comes to a) dealing with the causes of climate changes and b) responding to the consequences of a changed climate. A majority of people in Australia and the world at large now would appear to accept that the scientific evidence of a...

OAM honour a platform for veterans’ rights

Thank you for this opportunity to publicly express my sincere thanks to all the folk who sent me messages of congratulations via letters, telephone calls, texts and social media on being awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2020 Australia Day Honours...

Thumbs up 4/2/20

Thumbs up to Fay and Fienna from WIRES for helping save the koala in the Pilliga. Thanks very much for your time and effort.

Thumbs up 4/2/20

The Courier editorials are most appreciated. They are fair, intelligent and well-balanced and full of common sense. Can you send them to our politicians?

Thumbs down 4/2/20

Thumbs down to the horrible state of the Rose Street guttering in Wee Waa after the recent rain. Surely these can be kept clear by council so the water can get away.

Topical 4/2/20

A reader called on Friday morning to say ‘the weather has been so hot that the rubber backing on the carpet runner along her hallway has stuck to the timber underneath.

Specialised Civil Services claims three-run T20 grand final victory

The top two ranked Narrabri District Cricket Association Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 teams - Specialised Civil Services and Carla Baxter Real Estate - went head-to-head in the grand final on Saturday evening. In the match played at Collins Park it was the...

RSL wins second grade T20 decider

RSL Cricket Club continued its second grade success when it claimed the 2019-20 Narrabri District Cricket Association second grade T20 championship on Saturday afternoon. In a replay of the 2018-19 grand final, RSL challenged defending champions Tatts at Collins Park....

Coby Cornish’s East Torrens team wins West End One Day Cup

Former Narrabri District Cricket Association representative first XI vice-captain Coby Cornish is a champion once again. Cornish, the son of Steve and Bec Cornish, was a member of the NDCA’s 2017-18 War Veterans Cup grand final win back in February 2018 before...

NDCA’s MA Connolly Cup side crashes out following Collins Park thriller

The Narrabri District Cricket Association’s representative second XI entered its final MA Connolly Cup regular season match on Sunday well aware that it could bow out of the competition, despite entering the round five game at the top of the table. The Pink Slugs...

Bush Bursary students welcomed to Narrabri Shire

In a first for the Narrabri Shire community two nursing and midwifery university students will undertake Narrabri’s NSW Rural Doctor Network Bush Bursary program. Previously the scholarship, which provides $1500, had only been open to medical students studying to...

Elsie off to the Zone finals of Showgirl quest

Narrabri’s 2019 Narrabri Showgirl Elsie McClenaghan is off to picturesque Dorrigo on Saturday, February 8 to contest the Zone 4 Showgirl judging. Elsie will be accompanied by an entourage of Narrabri Show and community supporters including Show president Cheryl...