Narrabri Shire Council is one of the largest employers in the community, with local government providing a diverse and rewarding range of career opportunities. Narrabri Shire Council supports the training and development of employees through a variety of pathways...
Bush Poetry has been part of the Tamworth Country Music Festival since its inception and a Golden Damper Award is a much sought after prize for Performance Poetry. Narrabri’s two poets, Max Pringle and Jacqui Warnock have been taking to the stage and competing in the...
Maules Creek farmer John Duncan organised a get together at his property ‘Myall Plains East’ on Australia Day. A small group of Maules Creek residents and friends viewed a range of tractors on display, ranging from vintage to modern, which were demonstrated in the...
It’s almost that time of year again - the start of The Courier NRL Tipping Competition. The Courier will be calling for nominations for the Reader’s Tipping Competition and will be conducting the Business House Challenge once more. Last year the competition again...
Specialised Civil Services entered the sixth and final round of the Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 regular season on Friday night unsure if a win would be enough to book a spot in the grand final the following night. A commanding 40-run win against Carla Baxter Real...
Organiser of the visit to Narrabri of the Aboriginal cricket team which toured England in 1988, Les Knox, said the visit had been a huge success and similar tours were planned. “We are working on going to Perth next year and to Launceston the following year,” Les...
The Courier’s Boggabri corespondent Noreen Boehm covered Australia Day at the Boggabri pool. “There was a funny moment,” Noreen said. “When I arrived at the pool a little girl came running over singing out ‘camera lady, camera lady’, and she said, ‘you won’t be able...
Residents who are fortunate enough to have that good old Australian standard, Murrayas, growing in their gardens have been delighted to see the bushes dramatically transformed by the change in the weather. “Our Murrayas started to flower as the air became more humid...
A big thumbs up the Narrabri Eagles AFL team. Isn’t it great to have such a great bunch of athletes playing in our town? I wish I was 30 years younger.
Thumbs up to the caravan park on the highway with the exceptional garden out of the front. It is beautiful to drive past each day.
Thumbs up to the council for the shared path around the Narrabri Creek. As a cyclist and regular user, I appreciate the centre white line making it truly a shared way. Keep left unless overtaking is so common today it does not require signposting as such.
Thumbs up to the white median line which has been painted on the new walk and cycle path along the creek. The path is getting some good use, and the lines will help walkers and cyclists to use the facility together safely and makes the pathway accessible for people...