AFTER 69 magnificent years, it was the end of an era for the Holcombe family on Friday, 10 July, when the final Rayleigh Poll Hereford bull sale was held at 'Kombali', Narrabri. "Enormous result in the final sale and great to go out with a bang," said agent Bruce...
IT was a close game between Namoi United Football Club's reserve grade team and East Armidale FC on the weekend, but Namoi came away with the win 3-2. Connor Hill, Aden Bridge and Lennon Simmonds all scored goals for Namoi United, with Simmonds proving to be the...
A burst of winter sunshine provided perfect conditions for this year's NAIDOC Week Family Fun Day, held at Dangar Park in Wee Waa on Friday 10 July. "Our NAIDOC Family Fun Day is an important celebration, a celebration for everyone," said Wee Waa Local Aboriginal Land...
IT'S been an action-packed month for the Narrabri Netball Association, as reported last week – the under-12s team was crowned champions after the representative team made history by winning Division 4 at the Junior State Titles in Sydney. It was the first time a...
THE Lodge Namoi Freemasons debutante ball has been celebrated for 52 years in Narrabri and the treasured tradition continued on Saturday night. "It is something our community can be incredibly proud of and it is wonderful to see the Masonic debutante ball remain such...
THE Australian Census is coming up on 11 August 2026, and I want to encourage everyone across Narrabri Shire to make sure every single person is counted. Every five years, the Census counts every person and home in Australia. Those numbers help inform decisions about...
NARRABRI Lions Club and the Narrabri Lions Auxiliary have celebrated a year of giving back to the community. The two clubs again held a joint changeover dinner at the Narrabri RSL. Presidents Rod Onus and Melissa Hancock both reflected on the achievements throughout...
KEVIN Baguley, Peter Small, Steve Daskey and David Briggs are Narrabri Bowling Club's men's fours champions for 2025–2026. Kevin's team won the first six ends in their game against Dave Dewar, Larry Scott, Laurie Gilbert and Anthony Welchman. They went on to win the...
WEE Waa Hospital Auxiliary is excited to announce it will donate a second foetal Doppler to the local health service, thanks to a generous donation of $1,500 from Inland Petroleum to the volunteer group. Auxiliary members explained how the handheld ultrasound device...
READERS have enjoyed photography by Kieran Shephard in previous editions and this week Kieran's shared a cracking photo of an echidna. Kieran is the farm manager at the University of Sydney's 'Llara' farm near Narrabri, where he captured this striking head-on portrait...
REGIONAL mental health services have received a boost with the official opening of a $56m facility in Tamworth. The Tamworth Mental Health Unit, which will service the North West region including Gunnedah and Narrabri shires, includes 25 general adult beds including a...
THE efforts of retiring pathology team member Ian Schweitzer have been acknowledged in state parliament. As recently published, Ian retired from his role as collector at NSW Health Pathology's Narrabri laboratory. He spent the last two years as a collector with NSW...