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‘No’ to outlaw bike gang colours in pubs and clubs
Narrabri Liquor Accord, the organisation representing Narrabri licenced premises, is determined to pursue its policy of not allowing outlaw motorcycle club members to wear their ‘colours’ in pubs and...
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Santos edges closer to water plant construction at Narrabri
Santos has announced further development of major infrastructure for the Narrabri gas project. Santos has advanced plans to construct a water treatment facility which will allow produced water from...
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Wee Waa duo recognised for their lifesaving efforts
Two years after saving the life of a toddler, Wee Waa residents Senior Constable Shane Middleton and pool lifeguard Jemma Hodgman have been awarded NSW Royal Lifesaving Commendation Awards at a...
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Pilliga fires burn 22,000 ha of forest
Three fires burning in the Pilliga State Forest 40 to 50km from Narrabri have been largely contained. The Incident Controller at Narrabri, Superintendent Allyn Purkiss, anticipated that the fires...
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Bellata Public School fighting to keep its second teacher
The Bellata School Parents and Citizens (P and C) met with the Department of Education’s Director for Barwon this week to discuss the school’s future as student numbers decline. Staffing arrangements...
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Virtual school for Lillia - on line with Aurora
Narrabri High School student Lillia Whitehouse-Schlack was selected this year to be part of a revolutionary online education program for gifted and talented students. She takes most of her usual...
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Rising young music star
A young Narrabri musician has captured the hearts of listeners across the globe and secured a meeting with a major recording company after posting a video clip of a performance on YouTube. Jen...
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Majority favour median strip lights
A majority of respondents to a survey on preferences for the new Narrabri CBD lighting configuration favour the central median strip proposal, the shire council has reported. “Council has collated the...
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Narrabri venue for national cotton industry gatherings
Narrabri will be the focus of the Australian cotton industry in August when three major industry events are staged at The Crossing Theatre. Thousands of visitors from across the cotton research and...
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A proud day for Narrabri
Narrabri now has a new war memorial, officially dedicated in the Anzac centenary year. On Sunday morning the memorial in the grounds of Narrabri RSL Club was dedicated and a commemorative plaque...
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Tradies sign up for relay cause
One of Narrabri’s signature events of 2015 will be the Namoi Valley Relay For Life, which will occur over the weekend of April 18-19. This week will see the second Relay For Life (RFL) team...
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Destructive storm hits Harparary farm
A storm supercell hit a property near Maules Creek last Thursday evening, tossing heavy machinery around paddocks, uprooting trees and flattening sheds. The extreme forces of the freak storm were...
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Whiddon residents splash out with a little help from High friends
On Wednesday residents from Whiddon’s Robert Young and Jessie Hunt residential aged care homes celebrated Seniors’ Week at Narrabri Aquatic Centre with Narrabri High School students. Every week since...
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Lee launches anti-drugs crusade
Narrabri man Lee Goldman is determined to pursue a personal crusade against illegal drug use and its danger to the community. “I have been sickened by the evidence of drug use in Narrabri” Lee said....
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Candidates canvass election issues in Narrabri
Three candidates for the seat of Barwon debated key state election issues and policies at a ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum in Narrabri on Tuesday night. With just nine days to go until the State...
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Man charged in Narrabri for possession of 'ice'
Police have charged a man after allegedly locating prohibited drugs in his car at an RBT site on Cooma Road in Narrabri. At about 3.50pm yesterday, Thursday March 19, officers from Barwon Traffic and...
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Savage hail lashes area
A sudden and savage hail storm which bombarded homes and farms with chunks of ice as big as cricket balls on Saturday has left a huge trail of destruction. Many homes were badly hit, with roofs...
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Labor will stop Pilliga gas project says Foley
NSW Labor leader Luke Foley has announced it will end Santos’ Narrabri gas project in Pilliga and permanently ban CSG production from Pilliga forest if Labor is elected on Saturday. The announcement...
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Huge hail damage bill at Kaputar Ford
Proprietor of Kaputar Ford, Mr Laurie Godden, said he is seriously appraising the future of his business after Saturday’s storm smashed hail into every car on his lot. “Every one of the 211 cars in...
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Cotton crops devastated as storm centre strikes
Almost all of Narrabri cotton farmer Phillip Smith’s crop was destroyed by Saturday’s devastating, freak hail storm. Phillip’s property on Stoney Creek Road north-east of Narrabri was directly in the...
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