Scientist Dr Bec Thistlethwaite contributes a column to The Courier on the science in our daily lives. Readers are invited to send their science questions in to Dr Bec via [email protected] Open a can of soft drink and you hear the hiss of escaping gas. Pour...
Tatts Cricket Club’s first XI are the champions of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s first grade T20 competition for the first time in almost eight years following a 374-run thriller at Collins Park on Saturday night. The Tatts men took on the Boggabri Colts in...
Narrabri Colts Cricket Club are champions again after securing a 58-run victory over Tatts in the final of Narrabri District Cricket Association’s 2025/26 season second grade T20 competition at Collins Park on Saturday afternoon. Less than one year after securing the...
Narrabri Shire Libraries is celebrating the success of its newest Adult Literacy Tutor volunteers, while encouraging other community members to consider becoming part of the growing program. Three local volunteers recently completed their adult literacy tutor...
A busy and exciting year awaits the local tennis community in 2026, and Narrabri Tennis got it off and running with a school holiday clinic at Dangar Park Tennis Centre last week. Head coach Shane Murphy ran the clinic from Monday through to Thursday and welcomed 25...
The Liverpool Plains Sunflower Trail has kicked off, with sunflowers at “Sandstone”, Big Jack’s Creek and “Wilgabah” at Wallabadah now flowering and ready to brighten visitors’ days. Both farms have planted crops as part of an agritourism campaign to draw travellers...
The local market looks to be heading higher for now on the back of a strong resource sector. Resources ETF MVR has made fresh highs. The US based S&P 500 index constituents are showing a rising number of stocks above their 50 day moving average. A bullish sign...
Boggabri branch of the United Hospital Auxiliary members visit the residents and acute care patients in the Boggabri MPS each Christmas and deliver a small gift. The festive atmosphere was further enhanced this year by Lorraine Rockliff and her three granddaughters...
By publicity officer The ladies of Wee Waa and surrounds enjoyed a beautiful night on Saturday, December 13 as they drove down Pilliga Road for an evening of Christmas Carols and dessert at ‘Bulgarra’. Glass of punch in hand, we wandered around the beautiful gardens...
Narrabri High School recently hosted its annual presentation night at the Betty Berriman Hall, an event celebrating student achievement and highlighting the strength of the school community. The evening was supported by the school’s valued sponsors, whose continued...
Narrabri speedway driver Hunter Smith made the step up into the senior ranks in superb style late last year and continued his brilliant form on Saturday by registering back-to-back podium finishes in the four cylinder class. The 16-year-old Narrabri boy was set to age...
Burren Junction Volunteer Rescue Association said crews responded to a grain train derailment just outside Burren last week. “Teams worked quickly to secure the site, assess hazards, and support rail authorities in managing the situation,” said Burren’s VRA captain...