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One adventure ends, another begins for Wee Waa couple
It’s been 22 years since Merredith and Michael Jackson opened the doors of Wee Waa Hot Bread Shop, and this week they will walk out of them and into a new life. The adventure began on October 1, 1992,...
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Engines will roar across the country to beat depression
A love of the open road and a mutual goal to raise awareness of depression and suicide prevention have united more than 60 motorcyclists for a 14,500-kilometre journey around Australia. The...
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Students in council
Narrabri Public School’s Year 6 students took over local government recently and held a mock council session at Narrabri Shire Council chambers. Year 6 has been learning about democracy in the lead...
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Students hit the slopes
Last week, 45 Year 10 students and four teachers went to Thredbo for the annual ski trip. It was an early start on Monday as we departed at 5.45 am and we arrived in Jindabyne (Acacia Lodge) at 5 pm....
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High achiever award to local cotton grower
Narrabri farmers Brendon, Jack and Jacqui Warnock have been judged the high achievers of the Australian cotton industry. The Warnocks won the 2014 High Achiever of the Year Award at a presentation...
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The winner! Chelsea is voted the cutest
More than 800 votes were received in The Courier’s Cutest Baby competition which closed at 5pm on Friday. Votes were counted and number 24, 13 month old Chelsea Henry, with 99 votes, was proclaimed as...
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Colourful mural now brightens the Shared Table rooms the Shared Table rooms
The Shared Table rooms at Narrabri West have been bightened with a four panel mural specially created by Sydney artist Hilary Latta with a little help from her friends. Hilary was invited by her...
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Main Street ‘darker than a century ago’ claims Bob
Narrabri’s main street is darker now than it was 100 years ago, according to Narrabri resident Bob Wales. “All we need is a few hitching rails for the horses and we might as well be in 1914,” he...
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Music, dance and colour of Africa
The vibrant music, colour and dance of Afica will be on stage at The Crossing Theatre on Saturday night. Cirque Mother Africa, is fresh from Broadway success and is now on tour in Australia. The...
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Maules Ck mine one of state’s biggest developments
A blast at the box cut at Whitehaven’s Maules Creek open cut mine site on Tuesday was the prelude to the commencement of mining operations. Construction started in January, and the company reports...
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One door closes, another opens - discount store to re-launch
A new discount business operator has moved quickly to fill the vacant store left by the recently closed Crazy Clark’s in Maitland street, Narrabri. The new store will open in late September, spokesman...
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War graves restored thanks to one local man’s concern
The presence of 20,000 Australian servicemen in Narrabri district during World War 2 is well documented. Less well known except to family members and local historians is the fact that 14 of those men...
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Car club meets the Men’s Shed
Narrabri Men’s Shed members enjoyed a hands on experience with some of the vehicles from their heyday last week. The Namoi Valley Antique Vehicle Club dropped into the Men’s Shed with two of their...
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War graves restored thanks to one local man’s concern
The presence of 20,000 Australian servicemen in Narrabri district during World War 2 is well documented. Less well known except to family members and local historians is the fact that 14 of those men...
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Controversial Vietnam War has left its legacy
Former National Serviceman and a veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr Richard Barry, addressed Friday’s combined VP Day and Vietnam Veteran’s Day at the invitation of the Narrabri RSL sub branch. “I have...
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Nationals visitors on Santos site tour
The Nationals Primary Industry Resources and Energy Policy Committee inspected Santos’ Pilliga gas project recently on an information gathering tour. The committee is one of five policy committees of...
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Start soon on airport upgrade with completion by July 2015
The proposed Narrabri airport upgrade is gathering momentum with today’s Narrabri Shire Council meeting accepting a $711,000 tender for the design, and construction supervision, of the estimated $10.5...
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Truck topples
Highway traffic in Narrabri was diverted for almost five hours yesterday after a heavy vehicle transporting ice cream overturned on the northern end of Tibbereena Street. Narrabri police said the...
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Narrabri’s Red Cross Blood Bank, a life saving service launched in 1974
The first recorded attempt at a blood transfusion was undertaken in 1492, Dr Bob Anderson told guests at Narrabri Red Cross’s 100th anniversary lunch on Thursday. Unfortunately, that first attempt was...
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New Narrabri gym complex to open 24 hours, seven days
A major new business development will see the rejuvenation of the long vacant former J.T. Fossey Ford showroom building in Narrabri into a 24 hour, seven days a week fitness centre. A Development...
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