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Thumbs up 19/12/19

Thumbs up to Narrabri High School SRE for collecting food donations for the Christmas hampers for Shared Table.

Topical 19/12/19

Another little known fact: About six million kilograms – or 40 per cent – of Australia’s annual prawn consumption occurs over the Christmas period.

Researchers at CSIRO using the human genome have found the maximum natural lifespan of humans is 38 years. Thankfully, lifespan has been extended over the centuries by changes in lifestyle and advances in medicine. And, incidentally, the maximum lifespan of the...

Topical 19/12/19

There will be music in Maitland Street in the days leading up to Christmas. Narrabri Chamber of Commerce has installed its music system near the Post Office and Christmas carols have been playing. The Chamber has already set the Christmas scene with the erection,...

Bikes for all under Pilliga Christmas tree

This year’s Pilliga Christmas tree celebration attracted a huge crowd and the occasion was full of truly incredible surprises with some very generous donations from Mick and Bianca Judd of Newcastle. The couple’s charity group called The Little Juddies gave a bike to...

Narrabri Golfie hosts popular Christmas on the Fairway event

The Narrabri Golfie was a full house on Saturday night for the annual Christmas on the Fairway event. About 400 people attended on the evening which saw the new concrete deck in action. Party goers danced the night away with bands Moose, Dominoes and West and Public...

Great time for all at Boggabri Christmas carnival

Community members took the time to catch up prior to Christmas at the Boggabri Business and Community Progress Association Christmas carnival on Friday evening. The free water slide, jumping castle and train rides had children entertained before they settled down to...

Boggabri Christmas lights fundraiser

Hidden Treasure Joanne Tailby opened her Boggabri home and garden for a night on Tuesday, December 10, and raised $183 for the bush fire appeal. Each year Mrs Tailby spends hours decorating her home and garden and has in the past won the Boggabri Christmas lights...

Boggabri Christmas Carols in the Park

St Barnabas Community Church hosted the Boggabri 2019 Carols in the Park on Saturday, December 7. A large crowd gathered with their chairs and rugs to sing along to the Gunnedah Shire Band and the combined St Barnabas and Community Choir. Early arrivals were able to...

Boggabri Lions Club Seniors’ Christmas party

Each year the Boggabri Lions Club provides a Christmas lunch for the seniors in Boggabri. This year the Boggabri Parents and Citizens Association catered for the event with tasty punch, delicious salads and cold meats followed by dessert on Tuesday, December 3. The...

Charlie’s Charts 18th December 2019

The local index has once again flirted with breaking out to all-time highs. The price of gold is still in a sideways holding pattern and another failure at the resistance zone could see lower prices. Time will tell. This is a chart comparing the All Ordinaries Index...

Narrabri High school students score 14 Band Six marks

The 2019 HSC results were released this morning, and once again Narrabri High School has achieved some outstanding results. Overall, Narrabri High School students achieved 14 Band Six (top 10 per cent) marks. The standout student was Emily Stiller who achieved five...