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Narrabri’s synthetic green officially opened

Narrabri’s synthetic green officially opened

The Narrabri Sporties’ artificial green was officially opened on Saturday morning with a presentation and a game of bowls. The green, which has been operational since June, was named the John McNamara Owen Campey Green as a combination of the two previous greens which...

T20 captains pleased with their picks

T20 captains pleased with their picks

Narrabri Sporties hosted the Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2019-20 Coates Hire Namoi Super Slog T20 competition auction night on Friday night. The event saw the four franchises – Rose Pest Control, Priag Marketing, Carla Baxter Real Estate and Specialised...

Stingrays enjoy a busy November in the pool

Stingrays enjoy a busy November in the pool

By publicity officer The Narrabri Stingrays have had a very busy November. On Sunday, November 17, Stingrays swimmers travelled to Scully Park, Tamworth, for their annual carnival. In very smoky conditions, our swimmers braved the conditions and performed really well....

Razorbacks score a two-wicket win against RSL

Razorbacks score a two-wicket win against RSL

The Western Imperial Razorbacks’ round eight win against RSL was certainly not pretty, but it got the job done. The Razorbacks’ first XI travelled to Hogan Oval, Narrabri, to contest its final Narrabri District Cricket Association one day first grade competition match...

Tatts wins top-of-the-table clash against Civeo

Tatts wins top-of-the-table clash against Civeo

The Civeo Cricket Club’s three-game winning streak in the 2019-20 Narrabri District Cricket Association one day competition campaign came to an end on Saturday at the hands of Tatts. In round eight, top-ranked Civeo and second-placed Tatts went head-to-head at Collins...

Federation Farm a ‘win-win’

Federation Farm a ‘win-win’

One of country NSW’s most successful recycling projects is continuing to provide significant funds for local schools. Narrabri Shire Council has signed a new share farming agreement with the Narrabri Community Education Trust to operate ‘Federation Farm’. The...

New residents are welcomed

New residents are welcomed

Narrabri shire is becoming a multicultural community, welcoming people from around the world. Last week was Social Inclusion Week, a time to focus on encouraging Australian communities to connect and be inclusive of all cultures, groups, nationalities and abilities....

Historic Nation Dance links communities across Australia

Historic Nation Dance links communities across Australia

Cameron Park, Narrabri, was the venue for a significant event for Narrabri Shire’s Aboriginal community on Sunday. Men, women and children took part in a historic ‘Nation Dance’ as one of more than 100 Aboriginal communities right across Australia which simultaneously...

‘Watch our for scams’ warns Scamwatch

Australians have already lost more money to online shopping scams in 2019 than in the entire previous year, and Scamwatch is warning people to be cautious of online shopping scams in the lead up to the holiday season. So far in 2019, reported losses from online...

Development still coming?

So what has happened to our long awaited Bunnings development? I read with interest in Thursday, November 28 edition of The Courier, that three blocks in the Northern Industrial Zone are up for sale. Readers may remember that earlier in the year a Bunnings development...

Does democracy need a retune?

Just suppose, for a moment, that every Australian taxpayer had an opportunity to distribute say, 10 per cent of their taxation payment to one or more of the following: education, health, welfare, defence, the environment, or infrastructure/research. Would people...

Topical 3/12/19

“I read that three 12-year-old boys will attend a ‘youth conference’ under the Young Offenders’ Act for the offence of ‘cause bushfire’ following two separate deliberately lit fires in the Lake Illawarra area at the weekend” a Topical reader says. “Poor kids, 12 years...