North West

Thumbs up 12/3/26

Thumbs up to the great rainfall we had at the weekend!

Sid Harvey named to start for the Waratahs following Super Rugby Pacific debut

When Sid Harvey last lined up against the Queensland Reds, it was in front of a loud and proud home crowd at Narrabri’s Dangar Park in the second round of the 2025 Super Rugby Aus competition during the Santos Festival of Rugby in September. The next time the NSW...

Local officers mark major milestones and promotions

A morning tea was recently held to mark five years of police service for local officers Kim Yee and Nick Murray, and significantly, the pair were also promoted to senior constable positions. Pictured above at the gathering are Cst Tynan Lane, Snr Cst Kim Yee, Sergeant...

BIGGER, BRIGHTER, BOLDER: NarraBRIGHT street festival to be most immersive and ambitious yet

Narrabri will be transformed into a glowing fantasy landscape next month when NarraBRIGHT returns with its most ambitious program. The annual light and projection festival will take over the Narrabri CBD and Narrabri Creek Parklands on Friday, April 10, with major...

NDCA second grade preliminary finalists establish momentum with final-round wins

Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2025/26 campaign second grade one day competition preliminary finalists have ended the regular season in winning ways ahead of their knockout clash at Leitch Oval this Saturday. Defending champs Sign Print Stitch Narrabri Colts...

Pink Slugs fall short in the MA Connolly Cup final in Tamworth

Narrabri District Cricket Association’s representative side may have gone down in Sunday’s MA Connolly Cup final, but they can still hold their heads high following what has been a successful 2025/26 campaign. The Pink Slugs travelled to challenge Tamworth at...

NVCS community celebrates Year 10 students and 2026 leadership team

The Namoi Valley Christian School community came together recently for the commissioning of its Year 10 cohort. At the commissioning service, four student leaders for 2026 were presented with their leadership badges and the portfolios they will be looking after for...

Wilga Hotel Razorbacks finish the regular season with a win as Tourist Hotel finish last

Wilga Hotel Razorbacks will enter the Narrabri District Cricket Association 2025/26 campaign first grade one day competition grand final with winning form on their side following a 102-run demolition of Tourist Hotel in the final round of the regular season on...

RSL through to NDCA’s first grade finals series following nail-biter against Boggabri

Narrabri RSL Cricket Club’s first XI will get a chance to defend their Narrabri District Cricket Association title if they are victorious against Tatts in Saturday’s preliminary final following a crucial round 15 victory against Boggabri Colts. The five-time defending...

Narrabri Shire bowling clubs score crucial open gender pennants competition victories

Wee Waa Bowling Club and Narrabri Bowling Club returned to winning ways on Saturday as they defeated Club Gunnedah in their respective North West Bowls 2025/26 season open gender pennants round four fixtures on their home greens. For both teams, it was their second...

Former Wee Waa Panthers junior stars in big win during round one of the 2026 NRL season

Round one of the NRL’s 2026 campaign is now complete after six games were contested from Thursday through to Sunday following the Las Vegas openers a week earlier, and a former Wee Waa Panthers junior produced arguably the most eye-catching performance during his...

Former junior Blue Boar named for Super Rugby debut

Sid Harvey will likely make his Super Rugby Pacific debut off the bench tonight after being named in the number 23 jersey for the NSW Waratahs' round four fixture against the Hurricanes at Allianz Stadium. The former Narrabri Junior Blue Boar and 2023 Narrabri High...