A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to a number of alleged assault incidents at a New Year’s Eve party at a Jacks Creek address. The incidents allegedly took place from 10pm on December 31. The man allegedly grabbed a female victim and bit her on the chin,...
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is asking for the community to be aware of hepatitis A and its symptoms after six cases have been notified in the Tamworth area since November of last year. Three cases have occurred in one household, while the source...
Strong interest in the 2026 Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP) has led to the largest cohort in the program’s history, following an unprecedented number of applications for the industry’s flagship leadership initiative. This year exceeded the previous...
Three Narrabri Junior Blue Boars have returned home with a major achievement under their belts and having put their names on the radar at state level after helping Northern NSW’s Under-17s representative side claim an unbeaten title at the 2026 NSW Rugby Union Youth...
Just over a full year since making a successful professional boxing debut, Narrabri’s Shannan Davey will return to the ring for his second pro bout when he travels to Perth in March. Davey, who currently lives in Brisbane and trains at The Boxing Shop, will line up...
Thumbs up to Jan Logan. It was sad news about her passing, however, what a proud success story for Narrabri to remember. She always had Narrabri at heart and was a great ambassador for the town and district. Rest in peace, Jan.
Thumbs up to our 2025 HSC students. I was pleased to read about their success in the first Courier back for the year. Well done!
Thumbs down to the hooligan doing burnouts on the Violet Street bridge. And to the hoons who roar down Violet Street at night. Have some respect for the people who live nearby.
Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO has passed away. Dame Marie Bashir served as Governor of New South Wales from 2001 to 2014 and was the first woman to be appointed to the role. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1988 for her...
A correspondent tells Topical there is an official term for those people aged 110-years-old and older ... supercentenarian. Australia is believed to have at least 10 supercentenarians living. The oldest is Ken Weeks, of Grafton, who celebrated his 112th birthday in...
A Topical correspondent made some interesting observations about rainfall in Narrabri after The Courier published its annual rainfall chart and historical data. “It’s interesting to see January has historically been Narrabri’s wettest month since 1871, when The...
Narrabri Shire Council is reminding residents that Australia Day will be celebrated on Monday, January 26, with a full program of events taking place across Narrabri, Boggabri and Wee Waa. This year’s Australia Day ambassador is Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO, an...