Wet and wild weather has lashed the region in recent weeks. Last Thursday afternoon, Narrabri was hit by a hailstorm and patchy rainfall was experienced across the region on the weekend, with up to 84 millimetres recorded at one property north-east of the town of...
by Max Pringle OAM At Christmas time my mind drifts back To a time that’s now long gone, We didn’t have a lot back then But we had a loving home. We’d get one toy as a present And we treated it with care, Toys were rather scarce back then And we often had to share....
Christmas 2025 is shaping up to be the most exciting season yet at Barrakets Shop 2. Barrakets Shop 2 is thrilled to now offer an online store, making it easier than ever for the local community and surrounding areas to shop with the store. With shipping and click and...
Narrabri Art and Craft Shop members are looking forward to celebrating Christmas this year at its annual Christmas Exhibition and Festive Morning Tea on Friday, December 5. The event will be opening in the gallery at 10am and bookings are advised. If you are looking...
Narrabri Rotaract held a special trivia night and auction at the Tourist Hotel on Friday, November 21 in support of local legend, Richard Scilley. The night staged a few fantastic rounds of trivia followed by a raffle organised by Narrabri RFS and the live auction...
Peter and Jan’s wedding article is reproduced below, as printed in The North Western Courier (Thursday, December 2, 1965) St Cyprian’s Church of England, Narrabri, was chosen by Miss Jan Peno, daughter of Mr and Mrs A Peno, of Baan Baa, and Mr Peter Etheridge, son of...
Peter and Jan Etheridge recently celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary at the On Lee Chinese Restaurant. They were joined by 60 close friends and family, with guests travelling from Mildura, Wagga Wagga, Sydney, Newcastle and Forster for the occasion. Watson’s...
Yet another thumbs up for the very professional staff at the emergency department at the hospital on Sunday afternoon. We are so lucky to have such caring people.
Thumbs down to the condition of the road surface as you turn from Dangar Street onto Gibbons Street. The road is in awful condition and needs fixing.
Thumbs up to the locals participating in the Stars of Narrabri dance for cancer which will be held next year. Dancers, their partners and instructors have a few months to prepare before the big night in March for this important fundraiser for the Cancer Council.
Authorities have dubbed a ‘Mrs Doubtfire scandal’ where a 56-year-old man impersonated his mother to collect thousands of euros a year from her pension in Italy. His 82-year-old mother’s death wasn’t reported and he put her body in a sleeping bag in the laundry room...
Mount Kaputar National Park is temporarily closed to the public for maintenance works. The works mean all lookouts, walking tracks, campgrounds, picnic areas and road access within the park will be closed. The closure is in place until 8am on Saturday, November 29....