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Topical 9/10/25

Did you hear about ‘Jlo’ the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever? He’s just been named 2025 OzTopDog Award winner, recognising dogs that make Australian workplaces and home offices happier, healthier, and more connected. The award also highlights the growing role of...

Topical 9/10/25

Readers, please note that Woolworths is no longer inserting catalogues in regional newspapers, including The Courier.

Topical 9/10/25

Whiddon Grafton resident Ken Weeks continues to hold the title of Australia’s oldest living person after celebrating his 112nd birthday on October 5. Mr Weeks is also the oldest Australian man on record. During his lifetime, Mr Weeks has lived through two World Wars...

Thumbs down 9/10/25

Thumbs down to the drivers who don’t stop and give way to the highway traffic in Tibbereena Street where the sign says stop and give way if going straight ahead. If you’re turning right from the bridge into Tibbereena Street, you have to be cautious some people don’t...

Thumbs up 9/10/25

A massive thumbs up to all involved for getting extra funding for NarraBRIGHT! It’s such a great event for our town.

Thumbs up 9/10/25

Thumbs up for the removal of silt and sand at the town boat ramp. After a phone call request, the works were undertaken the very next day.

Speedway action returns to Narrabri for first racenight of the season

Northwest Speedway Club Narrabri hosted its first racenight of the 2025/26 season at the local Newtown Park track on Saturday, which was given a huge tick of approval by Narrabri Shire’s mayor Darrell Tiemens. Cr Tiemens thought he was going along to go around the...

Narrabri District Cricket Association releases 2025/26 draw ahead of Saturday’s start

Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2025/26 campaign will begin on Saturday, with the first round of the second grade T20 competition to get a highly-anticipated season up and running. Four of the five teams in the division will line up at Cooma Oval as a grand...

New look Pink Slugs ready for new-look War Veterans Cup competition

Narrabri District Cricket Association’s rep side will be sporting a new look this season, which they will be showing off this Saturday when the Northern Inland Cricket Council’s 2025/26 War Veterans Cup T20 campaign gets underway on home soil. The new-look competition...

Plea to keep Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre’s yellow door open

There is a plea to keep the town’s much-loved and famous yellow door open after the Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre was advised it had been unsuccessful in the latest round of Create NSW funding. “While this is disappointing, the centre will remain open...

Narrabri High School students participate in Careers Highlight Immersion Program

At Narrabri High School, careers education is done a little bit differently, with students’ aspirations and feedback directly shaping curriculum and courses available to them. School principal, Emily McInerney, and her careers team have made a point of ‘interviewing’...

Keep your eyes peeled for Parthenium Weed

As temperatures begin to rise residents are reminded to be vigilant and on the lookout for Parthenium Weed. Despite it having been five years since the drought broke, Narrabri Shire biosecurity coordinator Clare Felton-Taylor said the risk is still very much alive....