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Junior touch to take centre stage

Junior touch to take centre stage

Narrabri Touch Inc's Junior Touch Football competition will kick off on Monday at Cooma Oval. The competition will feature a number of teams in several different grades. Players will be placed into teams which will be sorted into age groups from kindergarten to Year...

Mount Kaputar National Park closed

National Parks and Wildlife Services Narrabri said it is dealing with three fires in Mount Kaputar National Park and the National Park is currently closed. More to come.

Girls Night In charity bash

Girls Night In charity bash

There was trivia, games, art, wine and music at Saturday night’s fundraiser for the Cancer Council. The ‘Girls Night In’ event was organised by Ange Strong and held at Narrabri RSL Club. “It was a lot of fun and I’ve had a lot of good feedback,” said Mrs Strong. Mrs...

Round ‘n’ round

Round ‘n’ round

Debate about the safety of a Narrabri West Roundabout seems to be going ‘round and round’ with the Narrabri Shire Council set to go back to the State Government with community concerns about the intersection of the Newell Highway, Mooloobar Street and Old Turrawan...

Boggabri seeks $14.87 million

Boggabri seeks $14.87 million

Narrabri Shire Council will reject a $2.712 million voluntary planning agreement offer by Whitehaven Coal and instead request $14.87 million. If Vickery Coal Mine Extension Project is approved, it is likely that the proponent will be asked to enter into a voluntary...

The Courier paper boys and girls continue a 100 year tradition

The Courier paper boys and girls continue a 100 year tradition

Each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, 15 paper delivery boys and girls set off from The Courier building to deliver the local paper to hundreds of Narrabri households, maintaining a 100 year tradition. The home paper delivery, which reaches into virtually every street...

Chickpeas a hot topic

Chickpeas a hot topic

Chickpeas were a hot topic of conversation at the NSW Department of Primary Industries field day held at the Australian Cotton Research Institute on October 2. “Chickpeas have got a really critical role in the farming system,” said Dr Kristy Hobson who leads the...

Makeover for Narrabri’s electrical store

Makeover for Narrabri’s electrical store

Narrabri’s electrical store has had a make-over. They have changed their buying group to Bi-Rite, a progressive family owned and operated company which understands the importance of looking after local communities. “They enable retailers to focus on customers and...

Two big weekends for the shire community

It has been a very busy few weeks in the Shire, and I am hoping that this can be a ‘positive pause’ before heading into the hectic Christmas season. Well done to all the committee members who planned and organised the ‘Back to the ‘Bri’ festival on Saturday of the...

Topical 17/10/19

Further to asking if anyone knew who the early owner of Central Motors Ford was, Gordon Palmer contacted The Courier to say that Vic Schatz was the owner of Central Motors Ford from the 1940s through to the early 1970s, then Alex Urlich owned it from the early 70s for...