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The art of rehanging

The art of rehanging

Recently a team of Arts and Craft Society members, The Crossing Theatre staff and the Arts North West executive director donned many pairs of white gloves to help and learn how to re-hang important art collections. The team of Emily McFetridge, Paul Shelly, Kaylene...

Future Fun and Corporal Luna win in Tamworth

Future Fun and Corporal Luna win in Tamworth

Five Narrabri-trained pacers were in action at the Tamworth Paceway last Thursday at a Tamworth Harness Racing Club TAB meeting. Two of those were victorious and another two raced to third-placed finishes during the afternoon. The first winner for the Narrabri...

Wee Waa Swimming Club development carnival

Wee Waa Swimming Club development carnival

The Wee Waa Swimming Club hosted its 2019-20 season development carnival at the Wee Waa Memorial Swimming Pool on Saturday, November 30. The event started at 8.30am and ran well into the afternoon. There were 129 swimmers in action during the day from Wee Waa,...

Hunter Harley back at the helm

Hunter Harley back at the helm

Four new coaches have been named to take the Narrabri Rugby Club’s teams forward in the 2020 Central North Rugby Union season. Returning to the top job is Hunter Harley who will coach the club’s first grade side in the coming campaign. Harley last coached the Blue...

Fun and success for the Stingrays at Wee Waa Swimming Club meet

Fun and success for the Stingrays at Wee Waa Swimming Club meet

Twenty Narrabri Stingrays Swimming Club members, including head coach Fiona Connell, were in action at the Wee Waa Swimming Club’s annual development carnival on Saturday. The Courier was pool-side to get some action shots of the local swimmers, and the club provided...

NDJCA teams play two games each at home

NDJCA teams play two games each at home

The Narrabri District Junior Cricket Association’s Ross Panton Cup (under-12s) and Tim Grosser Cup (under-14s) teams played two matches each on Sunday. The two sides contested rounds five and six of their respective competitions here in Narrabri, after both played...

Karla’s Swim Team sweeps the pool at Wee Waa meet

Karla’s Swim Team sweeps the pool at Wee Waa meet

The Wee Waa Swimming Club’s annual development meet, which was held on Saturday, was a successful one for Karla’s Swim Team. There were 33 of local coach Karla Carruthers’ swimmers in action at what is their home carnival, with the team swimming under the Wee Waa...

Wee Waa Swimming Club swimmers dominate at home carnival

Wee Waa Swimming Club swimmers dominate at home carnival

The Wee Waa Swimming Club’s 2019-20 season development carnival has been labelled a massive success by club officials. The club hosted its annual carnival at the Wee Waa Memorial Swimming Pool on Saturday. The event started at 8.30am and ran well into the afternoon....

Narrabri project well advanced

Narrabri project well advanced

Narrabri Shire Council has reaffirmed Narrabri’s significant progress towards development of an industrial and logistics precinct, the Northern NSW Inland Port. This follows questions from community members as to the status of the project in the light of the...

Civeo hosts students to explore hospitality

Civeo hosts students to explore hospitality

Recently seven students from The Clontarf Foundation’s Narrabri Academy took an excursion to Civeo’s Narrabri Village to learn more about what a career in hospitality looks like. The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills,...

Three shortlisted for rail work

Three shortlisted for rail work

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has announced the shortlisting of three construction firms to deliver the Narrabri to North Star (N2NS) section of the Inland Rail. The section will see the upgrade of about 171km of existing track between Narrabri and...

‘Be a mate, put it in the crate’ to help drought families

‘Be a mate, put it in the crate’ to help drought families

The impact of the drought on district families is continuing and the community is keen to help people in need. This will be even more important at Christmas time. Coles Narrabri supermarket has again stepped up with a community support initiative from the management...