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Blue Boars duo named in the NSW Country Corellas squad

Blue Boars duo named in the NSW Country Corellas squad

Narrabri Rugby Club women’s 10s guns Cass Morley and April Smith have been named in NSW Country Rugby Union’s 2025 senior women’s Corellas squad after impressing for the Central North zone at the NSW Country Championships tournament in Tamworth last month. The duo...

Junior Blue Boars trio selected in NSW Country under-16s squad

Junior Blue Boars trio selected in NSW Country under-16s squad

Narrabri continues to punch above its weight in the junior rugby union arena, producing talented young players year after year who continue to do the town proud. The latest trio of Narrabri Junior Rugby Club players who have earned higher representative honours are...

Red Cross trauma teddy workshop and morning tea

Red Cross trauma teddy workshop and morning tea

Narrabri Red Cross members gathered at the treasurer Kath Davis’ home on Wednesday, June 4, for their trauma teddy stuffing session accompanied by a morning tea. There was a delicious spread of scones, slices, biscuits and of course a cup of tea or coffee for...

NHS army cadets  meet with officials

NHS army cadets meet with officials

This week Narrabri High School student and army cadets, Leondre Smith, Lucas Summers-Lawler, Rodney Gibbs-Eulo and Callum Lawler, had the honour of meeting with John Hageman, executive officer Australian Army Cadets BDE and Mark Mulheron, formation safety advisor. The...

Service pins awarded at Narrabri VIEW Club meeting

Service pins awarded at Narrabri VIEW Club meeting

Narrabri VIEW Club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 28, where four ladies received their 10-year service pins. For a small club this is an amazing milestone showing the commitment of VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) members to their fundraising...

Blue Boars’ Dangar Park gets a glow-up

Blue Boars’ Dangar Park gets a glow-up

Sporting enthusiasts might have noticed the Narrabri Rugby Club has had a magnificent makeover, including a new grandstand and fence at Dangar Park. The rugby ground’s glow up is just another reason to show up this Saturday for Old Boars Day and to cheer on the mighty...

Lions Auxiliary unveils lawn cemetery seating project

Lions Auxiliary unveils lawn cemetery seating project

The Narrabri Lions Auxiliary has celebrated its most recent addition to the community, with four benches installed at the Narrabri Lawn Cemetery. Cemetery visitors are now able to sit and reflect while visiting the graves of their loved ones. The Lions Auxiliary...

Hunter New England health district public hearing postponed

Hunter New England health district public hearing postponed

A public hearing due to take place in Narrabri on Monday was postponed due to travel issues. The public hearing was being held as part of the inquiry looking at a proposal to split the Hunter New England Health District into two separate districts – Hunter Local...

Large-scale mock emergency exercise staged at airport

Large-scale mock emergency exercise staged at airport

Narrabri’s emergency services have come together to test and refine their response capabilities with a large-scale mock emergency exercise at Narrabri Airport. The initiative was hosted through the Narrabri Shire Local Emergency Management Committee and was able to...

Illegal waste containing asbestos dumped in Wee Waa

Illegal waste containing asbestos dumped in Wee Waa

Narrabri Shire Council has temporarily closed the Wee Waa waste transfer facility due to the illegal dumping of demolition material containing asbestos. Last week, council advised that the transfer station had closed to the public as a result of the incident. “We are...

Police seek information  about theft  of almost 300 sheep

Police seek information about theft of almost 300 sheep

The Rural Crime Prevention Team - NSW Police Force attached to the Oxley Police District at Gunnedah are seeking information from the public in relation to the theft of around 300 mixed aged sheep from a rural property on the Newell Highway, Narrabri. The sheep were...