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Get excited about ICPA’s poetry competition

Get excited about ICPA’s poetry competition

Wee Waa Public School students Dominic Avery, Jeremiah Green, Demi-Renee Cruickshank and Maecee Smith recently composed acrostic poems for the school’s Grandparents’ Day. The students’ outstanding creative and literary talents are exactly what the Isolated Children...

Wee Waa unites to win struggle for town water meeting

Wee Waa unites to win struggle for town water meeting

Wee Waa Chamber of Commerce members, farmers, residents, business owners and employees united to lobby for the NSW Department of Primary Industry and Environment to host a meeting in Wee Waa about the proposed changes to the water sharing plan arrangements in the...

Topical 5/11/19

A London tabloid newspaper noted Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pre-Christmas, December 12, election day announcement in the UK and headlined the story ‘Time to stuff the turkey.’

Topical 5/11/19

An ‘open day’ for people who have been helped by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was held at Rescue Service bases on the weekend. Since 1975, the start of the service, more than 30,000 missions have been undertaken by the Rescue Service, including many across Narrabri...

Thumbs down 5/11/19

Thumbs down - what a joke - since the introduction of residential water metering by Narrabri Shire Council in 2007 at 27cKL, some 12 years later the cost now stands at 105cKL. That’s a whopping 289 per cent increase over 12 years. On average our water cost increases...

Thumbs down 5/11/19

Thumbs down to the person who took my bedsheets and doona off the clothesline at my Saunders Street house on Friday night. Nothing is safe it seems.

Thumbs down 5/11/19

Thumbs down to drivers who park in the disabled parking places when they are not disabled. It looks like contempt for the community’s rules and is obviously not very helpful for people who aren’t mobile and need to park close to the shops.

No tricks, just treats as Narrabri enjoys Halloween

No tricks, just treats as Narrabri enjoys Halloween

Thursday night’s Halloween in Maitland Street drew an even bigger crowd than last year’s inaugural event. Organisers Tash Elder and Penny Jobling were delighted with the participation by shoppers and kids - it was a family night out and everyone dressed for the...

Local project’s million dollar drought support

Local project’s million dollar drought support

There are several government and privately initiated drought support projects but one of the most significant, in terms of dollars distributed and community support provided, has been created and successfully undertaken locally in Narrabri Shire. Narrabri Rotary...

Boggabri nines side ready for final round

Boggabri nines side ready for final round

The Boggabri and District Rugby League club’s ladies' tackle nines side will play its final game today when the side takes on Werris Creek Magpies at Ken Chillingworth Oval. Boggabri opened its campaign in the best possible way by defeating South West Robins 36-20 in...

NDCA first grade round four team lists

NDCA first grade round four team lists

Round four of the Narrabri District Cricket Association season will be contested tomorrow. In first grade RSL will go head-to-head with Civeo at Collins Park, while Tatts and the Western Imperial Razorbacks will meet in the first game of the season to be played on...

Wee Waa’s swimming season begins

Wee Waa’s swimming season begins

Wee Waa Swimming Club swimmers returned to the pool yesterday when the club hosted its first race evening of the 2019-20 season. About 50 swimmers attended the first hitout at the Wee Waa Memorial Swimming Pool where they all eased into the season with a 33-metre lap...