Narrabri’s Russell Everson set off today with another load of household and personal items for victims of the bushfires. Many people have lost their homes and belongings in the coastal fires. Mr Everson has undertaken the voluntary collection of donated goods from...
Narrabri Shire organisations and individuals have joined the battle against the state’s bushfires, with on the ground firefighting teams and support personnel, plus donations of goods for fire victims. Strike teams have been rotated from Narrabri Shire’s Fire and...
The Northwest Speedway Club’s first race night for the 2019-20 season was held on Saturday at the Newtown Park track. A huge crowd gathered for the event which saw Narrabri AMCA driver Neville Witt take out the second round of the NSW AMCA Nationals Country Cup...
The Narrabri Sporties Club hosted two bowls finals on Sunday. The first of the two finals was played between Preston Clark and Peter Williams in the consistency singles event. Clark made his way into the final by defeating Kevin Hulbert 155-112...
The Narrabri Rugby League Football Club put several weeks of turmoil behind it last night when it filled the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer positions at its annual general meeting. The club hosted its original annual general meeting on Tuesday,...
We are affected by the route of the proposed Inland Rail, don’t we have the right to have our questions answered? Questions to the planners: 1. Why does the rail need to be near Narrabri and cause 140 minutes a day of noise? (projected 20 trains/day times seven...
Any person with some passing interest in national economic and social policy is probably paying attention to the recent cycle of revelations about the ‘wage theft’ issue involving some of the big corporate names in Australian retail, service and finance business...and...
Mobile phones will be banned from NSW public primary and secondary schools next year. Western Australia is introducing a phone ban which will be tougher - no phones all day including breaks - and no smart watches, ear buds, tablets or headphones unless they are for...
Feral deer are rapidly becoming a serious pest in new areas, and have been sighted in the Nandewar foothills among other places not far from Narrabri. A reader has recalled to Topical that some years ago he was at the Narrabri Golf Club chatting to a German tourist...
The opportunity to nominate someone for recognition of their community service is here again. Nominations are now open for Shire Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Event of the Year. Application forms are on the Shire council website, or call into the...
Thumbs up to the Boggabri RSL sub-branch for giving all ex-servicemen and women an Australian flag on their graves to be attached every Remembrance Day and Anzac Day from now on. Looks great! The cemetery is alive with flags - so much emotion fluttering in the breeze....
Thumbs up to the letter to the editor in Tuesday’s Courier about the Inland Rail, and the previous letter expressing the same opinions. Full credit to the ARTC for having information sessions here and seeking public opinion, but those opinions are worthy of answers...