The Narrabri District Junior Cricket Association’s 2019-20 opens season is now four weeks old following its first Friday night T20 match at Hogan Oval last week. NDJCA chairman Craig Gleeson said that the competition was operating more successfully than last season’s...
Yes, there will be a Christmas Fair in Narrabri. Narrabri retailers have banded together to ensure that the community festive spirit lives in Narrabri in the shopping days leading up to Christmas. The Maitland Street Christmas Fair will be staged on Thursday evening,...
On Friday, November 15, Khan Watson lost his locks for a special cause close to his heart. Khan, the son of Cigdem and Kurt Watson, had his head shaved in front of the Monterey Cafe. Khan, aged 8, decided to let go of his longish hair to raise money for charity after...
Narrabri Shire Council is inviting people and organisations to submit suggestions or requests for a share in the latest $1 million in federal government drought funds allocated to the shire. The Australian Government has announced it will provide an additional $128...
Multi-award winning Narrabri bush poet Max Pringle has achieved local, national and now international fame. Max has recently returned from a holiday trip to the Middle East, visiting Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. “I had the opportunity to recite some of...
The opening of the Life Without Barriers biennial art exhibition was held on the evening of Friday, November 15. The event was very well attended and many paintings were sold on the night. Opened by art teacher for Life Without Barriers Robin Stieger the exhibition...
Agriculture ministers from across the country are set to descend on Moree for a special meeting to discuss the ongoing drought. Minister for Agriculture and Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has announced. The special AgMin Meeting was called for December...
The ‘V’ in VRA stands for ‘volunteer’ but it also stands for ‘versatile’. VRA members are summoned to deal with many kinds of situations, more often than not very serious incidents. On Monday the squad was called out for a rescue mission: a kitten was stranded about...
Narrabri Sporties hosted The Viper Creek Band on Saturday night. Band members Damien Baguley, Ruben Andrew, Jeremy Minett and James Dennett rocked the house with their new album ‘Beautiful Destruction’. Lead singer and former Narrabri local Damien Baguley said he was...
A marathon six and a half hour clearing sale at L and R Hall and Sons’ Wee Waa Road general engineering business on Saturday saw a ‘very satisfactory’ result, said vendor Len Hall. “It was a big day. Agent Rob Gilbert was flat out all day and did a great job - there...
Narrabri High School’s Year 12 students enjoyed a finale formal at The Crossing Theatre on Friday as their days of secondary school came to an end. Guests were dressed for the big event with glamorous gowns for the girls and sharp suits for the boys. Narrabri High...
The persistence and severity of the current drought affecting much of Australia, coupled with the fearsome arrival of bushfires now categorised as ‘catastrophic’, has not only generated new debate about the perceived and real emergence of climatic extremes but is...