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$10,000 for Boggabri Drovers’ Campfire
Boggabri Drovers’ Campfire was launched by Boggabri Lions Club in 2006 with 27 campers setting up at Boggabri Showground for the weekend. This year, the ninth Drovers’ Campfire attracted 502 campers....
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Santos’ Narrabri focus
The Narrabri Gas Project remains the focus of Santos in NSW, general manager Energy NSW, Mr Peter Mitchley told The Courier today. The Courier sought a summary of progress on the Santos project as the...
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CBD lights: recycled, footpath, or median?
The long running saga of Narrabri’s CBD street lights appears to be reaching a conclusion. Tuesday’s Narrabri Shire Council meeting tabled a report on the proposed lighting, and although no decision...
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Below average rainfall for 2014, high hopes for wet new year
Communities across the region are hoping 2015 will prove much wetter than last year, which was dominated by extremely dry conditions. Official annual rainfall totals from the Bureau of Meteorology...
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High School Trade Skill Centre will underwrite jobs for locals
A state of the art Trade Skill Centre is now in advanced planning for Narrabri High School will be ‘the best in country NSW’ and play a significant role in preparing young people for local employment....
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Russell’s big trip to help out little paws
Deeply moved by the terrible plight of the victims of the South Australian bushfires, Narrabri local Russell Everson is rolling up his sleeves and doing his bit to help out. The local businessman and...
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Bright future for award winning family farm
A focus on farm sustainability and efficiency is paying dividends for the Warnock family. Jack and Jacqui Warnock began farming at ‘Warilea’ on the Maules Creek Road east of Narrabri over 30 years...
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Historic Boggabri bank will live once again as bed and breakfast, restaurant
Boggabri will have a four star, five bedroom bed and breakfast and a restaurant in the near future when the owners of the former Commercial Bank complete its restoration. The old bank, built in 1913,...
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Silversmiths find creativity
Mrs Kath Hamilton has been working away at the craft of silversmithing for many years and shares her love of working with silver with a growing number of interested potential silversmiths. “I became...
View ArticleElders program making inroads with local youth
Local Aboriginal elders in Narrabri are hailing the success of their cultural awareness program as a tool to keep kids of an indigenous background in school. The program, which runs each Friday...
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First babies of 2015 for Narrabri
Narrabri’s first baby of the New Year arrived on Monday night, with a son Thomas James born to Kristy and James Faris at 8.52 pm. Kristy was surprised to be the first expectant mother in Narrabri to...
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Fiery close call for one of the North West’s oldest hotels
An observant passer by and a fast acting fire brigade managed to save Wee Waa’s Imperial Hotel early yesterday morning after an air conditioner on the third floor of the century old building caught...
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Narrabri loses a prominent son
News of the passing of one of Narrabri and district’s favourite sons, Col Stanford, has saddened many in the Narrabri and district community but the highly popular athletics coach leaves a legacy...
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Tougher times continue for regional air services
As Narrabri Council again prepare to pick up the trail for a new air carrier, an issue has arisen that could see upgrades to the airport as a crucial element for snaring a new service. The cost of...
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New shire signs may get the nod in 2015 budget
Shire entry signs to alert travellers about the attractions of Narrabri are inadequate, shire councillors believe, and want to see them upgraded to better reflect the shire’s features and events. The...
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New look for CBD?
Hopes are high that the final decisions on the long-planned revamp of street lighting in Maitland Street will be made early this year following yet another community consultation. Since the adoption...
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Narrabri responds to bushfire victims’ plight
Narrabri’s Russell Everson returned home from his massive 3580km round-trip to Adelaide Hills on the weekend, after delivering around three tonnes of animal food supplies to bushfire victims. His...
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See the future -3D printing at the library
Narrabri Library is an innovative institution and regularly introduces new ideas to its shelves and its services portfolio. Now, a 3D printer quietly humming away in the library is providing a...
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New round of drought assistance announced
The NSW Government has introduced $20 million worth of new drought assistance funding to help severely drought affected livestock producers install on-farm water infrastructure such as pipelines,...
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Deputy premier affirms Narrabri as a key regional growth centre
The NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant made a quick visit to Narrabri on Friday to assure the community of the state government’s growing focus on the region. He inspected state government funded projects...
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