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WEBThe Courier, Narrabri Shire’s community newspaper, for 104 years in family ownership, will enter a new era with new owners next week. Proprietors Ian and Wanda Dunnet OAM have announced the sale of The Courier, the Gunnedah Times, Wee Waa News and the North West Magazine to north-western business group Collective Media Pty Ltd.
Boggabri coal mine extension approved by state government
WEBJan 30, 2024. Boggabri Coal will be able to extend its mine life by three years until December 2036 after the NSW government granted conditional approval to the project last week. The approval will also mean the company can extract an extra 28.1 megatonnes of run-of-mine coal. The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure published ...
Truck and car collide on Newell Highway - The Courier
WEBSep 6, 2024. A man aged in his 20s was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, following a motor vehicle accident on the Newell Highway, between Edgeroi and Narrabri. Emergency services were tasked to the accident involving a car and a truck, near the Smithfield Lane intersection, on Thursday. The car was towing a horse float at the time.
Lake Keepit nears capacity - The Courier
WEBJul 26, 2021 · After years of being at critically low levels, Keepit Dam is thriving once again, with the dam reaching 96.9 per cent capacity as of Sunday. Keepit Dam has the capacity to store 425,510 megalitres and currently has an impressive 356,530 contained within its banks, up considerably from previous weeks. The dam is a key irrigation source for numerous crops across the district, including cotton ...
Countdown to shire council election day - The Courier
WEBCountdown to shire council election day. Sep 5, 2024. Australian voters are well catered for when it comes to representative government. Our democratic system provides for three levels of administrative decision-making – Federal, State, and, of course, Local Government. Those who believe they have something to offer their local community ...
Traditions of courtesy and respect important in ... - The Courier
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Participants in a ‘yarning circle’ on Thursday last week, a morning tea event to focus on Aboriginal and non Aboriginal reconciliation, left the meeting with a greater understanding of cultural issues important to the Aboriginal community. Traditional protocols, cultural practices, customs and courtesies handed down over many generations are all significant and traditionally observed ...
Students from Coffs Harbour visit Narrabri High - The Courier
WEBJun 28, 2021 · A group of students from Coffs Harbour Christian Community School (CCS) recently visited Narrabri High to perform two faith-centred presentations. The out-of-town group consisted of students from years nine to 12, as well as one in year eight, and they performed at the high school hall in period one and then again in period two on Friday, June 18. The show featured both theatre elements and ...
Award winning Kamilaroi documentary - The Courier
WEBKamilaroi elder Mitchum Neave. Jan 14, 2020. The award winning short documentary The Kamilaroi will be broadcast on National Indigenous Television on Friday, January 17 at 7pm. The NITV documentary tells the Dreamtime stories and cultural traditions of traditional owners, the Kamilaroi. The documentary was produced by Boggabri Coal.
Devastating flooding continues across Parkes - The Courier
WEBOct 26, 2022. Flooding continues across the Parkes electorate, with all the river systems across the electorate now in flood. My thoughts are with those communities impacted as they begin the clean-up and recovery effort. In the meantime, the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) has been made available to people in the Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina ...
Narrabri High School students shine in the HSC
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Narrabri’s Sally McFarland packed her beloved ‘pipes’ in early August and set off to Scotland for the experience of a lifetime. Sally had been invited to participate as a member of the Tattoo Pipes and Drums in front of an audience of tens of thousands as part of the legendary Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a spectacular music, dance, culture and military tradition event held each year at ...