North West

Garden Club members support Inner Wheel’s cord blood fundraiser

Written by publicity officer In lieu of our usual monthly meeting in March, Garden Club members were invited to attend the Inner Wheel Clubs’ fundraising morning for their Cord Blood project which was scheduled for the same morning. Quite a number of members joined...

Mark Strahle elected to Narrabri Shire Council in countback poll

Mark Strahle has been declared as a new councillor for Narrabri Shire Council following a countback election conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission on Tuesday. Counting was conducted from 10am on Tuesday, with the result published early in the afternoon. Mr...

Narrabri Races a sunny success | PHOTOS

Narrabri Jockey Club marked the triumphant return of its annual race day, this year held in perfect sunny conditions on Saturday. The much-loved Narrabri Races attracted a strong crowd eager to soak up the autumn sunshine. Popular elements of the races, including...

Charlie’s Charts 26th March 2026

The local index, like many around the globe, is sitting near support and resistance zones. Everyone is wondering “Which way will it go?” After previously bouncing off the long term 200 day moving average late in 2025 and again in February 2026 the index has now...

McInnes proud of his champion Colts young guns following another premiership win

While back-to-back premierships and match-winning performances have defined a remarkable season for the Sign Print Stitch Narrabri Colts, it is the side’s emerging teenage talent that has captured the admiration of the local cricket community since the club formed in...

Achievements recognised at NDCA’s awards presentation

Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2025/26 season awards presentation event was held at Collins Park on Saturday evening after the two grand finals had been contested. A full list of the award winners is as follows: Club championship - Tatts Cricket Club. Junior...

Wilga Hotel Razorbacks win the big one for the first time

Wilga Hotel Razorbacks are Narrabri District Cricket Association’s first grade one day premiers for the first time following a six-wicket victory in Saturday’s decider at Collins Park. The back-to-back minor premiers and 2024/25 campaign grand finalists finally got...

Razorbacks back up Tate’s bold call in the NDCA’s first grade decider

It was only last month that Jack Tate won the toss and fielded first in the Narrabri District Cricket Association representative side’s Country Plate loss away from home against Singleton, so it was always going to be a gutsy call to do so again in Saturday’s first...

Truth matters: Peter Greste reflects on Egypt imprisonment at CEFN fundraiser | PHOTOS

The harrowing experience of being imprisoned as a foreign correspondent in Egypt was recalled by former journalist Peter Greste at a Country Education Foundation of the Namoi fundraiser. Mr Greste was the guest-of-honour at last Friday evening’s event at The Crossing...

Bradshaw produces grand final-winning performance

The Wilga Hotel Razorbacks’ opening batsman Matt Bradshaw finished off the 2025/26 season the same way he started it back in October on Saturday when he produced another match-winning performance. Bradshaw kicked off the campaign with a bang, scoring an unbeaten 49...

Positively impacted by CEFN, sponsors’ generosity, says Mackenzie Jones

A former scholarship recipient has highlighted the life-changing impact of regional education support while addressing a fundraising event for the Country Education Foundation of the Namoi. Mackenzie Jones, who grew up in Wee Waa and graduated as school captain of Wee...

Coffee with a Cop a success

Community members were able to engage with local police officers as well as district officials as Narrabri Police Sector hosted Coffee with a Cop. The community engagement initiative, which has been held in local police districts across NSW and interstate, was staged...