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Geoff notches up 40 years service
Geoff Eather can be called a veteran after 40 years voluntary service with the Boggabri State Emergency Services (SES.) For four decades Geoff has stepped up when emergencies strike his community. The...
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Pilliga Road traveller wants potholes fixed after three windscreens gone
Pilliga Road traveller Wayne Kirkness believes a section of the busy Wee Waa to Pilliga road is dangerous, with large potholes creating a hazard. “A few hundred metres towards Pilliga past the...
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Narrabri stopover for Glenn Miller band on big tour
The 29 member Glenn Miller Orchestra, vocalists and support crew rolled into Narrabri last Wednesday on a busy tour across Australia which will see them perform 58 concerts in 11 weeks at 57 centres...
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Council declines offer of airline equity deal
A proposal that Narrabri Shire Council be part owner of an airline as a way of re-introducing a passenger service to Narrabri was declined at Tuesday’s council meeting. Council discussed a proposal,...
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Wave Hill Road residents want fast action on dust suppression
Wave Hill Road residents are keenly awaiting the start of sealing along their road. The route serves two quarries and extraction volumes will increase over the next two years, meaning more trucks on...
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Community garden concept is growing
The concept of a Narrabri community garden is taking root. The proposal has been in the wind for some time and recently become the focus of several local people who are keen to see the garden grow. A...
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Local artists developing their drawing talents
Narrabri artists are developing their skills under the tutelage of Graeme Compton. Graeme Compton has finished his June drawing classes at Narrabri Community College. “Being an adult and learning how...
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Local couple will share in 100th Anzac anniversary
When dawn breaks and the Last Post echoes through the crisp Gallipoli Peninsula air on April 25 next year, Narrabri couple Kris and Belinda Symons will be flooded with emotion. They will be among the...
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Planning for the cotton industry’s big awards
A local funding business, FundBase, won the tender to organise the 2014 Australian Cotton Industry Awards. FundBase, run by Sally Hunter, helps individuals, groups and businesses with funding needs....
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Chopper flies with help from friends
It is reassuring for Narrabri Shire residents to know that emergency medical evacuation to major hospitals is available day and night, thanks to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The chopper...
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New war memorial on target
Next year sees an anniversary of national significance for Australia. On Anzac Day 2015 the nation will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli in the First World War....
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Philip’s ready for next step, with help from his friends
Perseverance, determination and hard work have put severely physically disabled Narrabri man Philip Foxe on the road to a remarkable recovery. Philip, in his 50s, originally from Inverell, is the...
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Boarding school options explored at Narrabri Expo
Hundreds of parents and their children flocked to the Narrabri Boarding Schools Expo at The Crossing Theatre on Friday and Saturday. Expo CEO Meg Bennett was pleased with the big attendance and level...
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Hoges is in Narrabri, for one night only, on his sell out tour
omedian Paul Hogan is in the midst of a wide ranging sell out tour of regional Australia which has brought him to Narrabri. Hoges will present his one man show at The Crossing Theatre on Wednesday...
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It was a blokes night out with Paul Hogan
It was very much a ‘blokes night out’ at The Crossing Theatre last night. The occasion was the Paul Hogan show, an entertaining two hours of reminiscences and anecdotes from Australia’s iconic...
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Old school building is reaching end of term
Narrabri Public School is on the brink of change. The school community is considering the future of the historic 130 year old main building, affectionately recalled by generations of Narrabri pupils...
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Ranbuild wins Super Rugby competition
Congratulations to Ranbuild Narrabri which is the winner of The Courier’s Super Rugby competition this year. The Super Rugby final was held on Saturday night at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. In a...
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‘Huge’ benefits for shire if gas given OK: Minister
The NSW Minister for Resources and Energy, Mr Anthony Roberts, affirmed his confidence in the regulations governing the exploration and development of the coal seam gas industry during a tour of the...
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A day for families at picturesque Eulah Creek
As visitor to Sunday’s Eulah Creek Machinery day Peter Sattler enthused, the day was a snapshot of living history. Old tractors, once the workhorses of farms large and small half a century - and much...
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Kogil street pre-schoolers green up their street
Narrabri West Development Inc. has a number of projects underway and added another to the list on Friday. Volunteer members Tom Scilley, Frank Hill and John Tough took their shovel, donated by...
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