North West

Thumbs up 29/1/26

Thumbs up to people flying Australian flags at their gates for Australia Day. Nearly every property along the Yarrie Lake Road had a flag flying.

Thumbs up 29/1/26

Thumbs up to the flags on property fences along Kamilaroi Highway. It’s been a sea of Aussie colours while driving down to Gunnedah for work.

Body located during search for missing swimmer in Namoi River

A body has been located following a search for a man missing in the Namoi River, near Gunnedah. About 7.35pm on Tuesday, January 27, emergency services were called to the Namoi River off Old Blue Vale Road following reports a swimmer had failed to resurface. Officers...

Toby Reynolds wins Wee Waa Bowling Club’s A-grade singles title following a thrilling final

Toby Reynolds will represent Wee Waa Bowling Club at Bowls NSW’s 2025/26 season Champion of Club Champions state tournament event after he was crowned his club’s A-grade champion on Sunday. Reynolds took on Ty Baker in the decider and prevailed 25 shots to 24 in a...

Wee Waa Golf club rallies community to help secure its future

The Wee Waa Golf Club is currently facing an uncertain future, and both the board and club members have begun rallying to ensure that the important community asset can both survive in the short term and thrive in the long term. Club president David Russell said rising...

Tax shock for farm trailblazers

Farmers with cellar doors and fruit stands should beware of huge new bills being slapped on them by the state government, NSW Farmers says. Reports have spiked of family farmers being forced to pay up to $300,000 in land taxes to the NSW government for diversifying...

Wee Waa celebrates Australia Day

As temperatures soared, Wee Waarians beat the scorching heat on Australia Day by again hosting the town’s ceremony at breakfast time. Water activities proved to be popular on the long weekend - from making a splash at the Wee Waa Memorial Pool to swimming or skiing at...

Beach party at the Wilga Hotel

Truck loads of sand was being delivered to the Wilga Hotel for their Hottest 100 Beach Party held on Saturday to celebrate Australia Day. There were pools, yabbie races and cocktails followed by live music that night.

Packed celebration marks Australia Day in Boggabri | PHOTOS

Boggabri Public School was the host venue with the hall and fences decorated with Australian flag bunting, Australia Day green and gold bunting, banners, pull-ups and a centre piece de resistance in the centre of the hall was a presentation put together by Ben Carter...

Heatwave conditions didn’t deter Boggabri residents attending celebrations

Boggabri Public School was the host venue with the hall and fences decorated with Australian flag bunting, Australia Day green and gold bunting, banners, pull-ups and a centre piece de resistance in the centre of the hall was a presentation put together by Ben Carter...

Dressing students for success at Barrakets

Barrakets Shop 2 in Maitland Street, Narrabri, will have students dressed for success and ready to embrace the 2026 school year. The business has uniforms for Narrabri Public School, Narrabri High School and St Francis Xavier’s Primary School, from size 4 to 3XL. Also...

Little eyes, big picture

With one in five children having a vision problem, an eye examination is high on the back to school check list. Children often don’t complain of vision problems as they think everyone sees the same way they do. Often problems can go unnoticed until they have already...