Member for Barwon Roy Butler’s office said he had a meeting with Hunter New England Local Health District regarding the Wee Waa Health Service Implementation Plan early last week. Mr Butler’s office provided the below update: Recruitment progress - Four new staff...
The capacity of the District Court of NSW has been bolstered with the appointment of two Deputy Chief Judges, including a former Narrabri student. Judge Stephen Hanley SC, who completed his primary schooling at St Francis Xavier’s, joined Christopher O’Brien AM in...
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has told parliament calls and letters from concerned constituents have come from across the electorate in relation to changes to gun laws. Mr Chaffey acknowledged that the Bondi Beach terrorism attack was the worst on the...
Narrabri Shire will welcome Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO next week as its Australia Day ambassador. Veena is an internationally acclaimed materials scientist, engineer and inventor who is revolutionising recycling science. As founding director of the UNSW Sustainable...
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Narrabri Hospital twice in almost a week. On Thursday, January 8, the service conducted an inter-hospital transfer from the Narrabri Hospital to the Port Macquarie Base Hospital. A woman aged in her 70s, suffering a serious...
No-one really expected the clatter of hooves, or the flashing sword of a latter-day Captain de Groote ... but everyone seemed to be talking about the possibility. There they were, 39 men and women, two boys perched in a tree, and Alderman Jock Cameron’s faithful dog,...
Taking a gap year after high school is a brilliant way to explore the world, meet new people, try different experiences, and discover potential career pathways - all before committing to further studies or employment. For 23-year-old Julian Craven a gap year on a farm...
Narrabri Shire Council has been described as having reasonably sustainable liquidity and declining debt as part of the audit process of financial statements from the 2024/25 financial year. A representative of council’s contract auditor, Forsyths, made a presentation...
Narrabri Shire Libraries will host a series of Virtual Reality Art workshops during this month, giving young people the opportunity to create immersive artworks using cutting-edge VR technology. The two-hour workshops, suitable for ages 12 and over, will introduce...
Narrabri Shire Council meetings will run on a slightly amended schedule after elected members adopted meeting dates and a new time at the most recent ordinary meeting. Council meetings will continue to be held on a Wednesday, however, will now start at 4pm instead of...
PLC Armidale continues to set the benchmark for academic excellence in the New England North West, with outstanding outcomes across both NAPLAN and the 2025 Higher School Certificate (HSC), reinforcing its reputation as one of the region’s—and state’s—leading schools....
A new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service is now available to support participants across Narrabri and surrounding communities, with My Supports officially expanding into the North West region. My Supports will provide services throughout Narrabri,...