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Local Government
BRETT Nolan has been elected Narrabri Shire Council deputy mayor for the next 12 months following a vote at last Wednesday’s Ordinary Council Meeting. Mayor Darrell Tiemens congratulated Cr Nolan on being awarded the role and said he looked forward to working with Cr Nolan. “I have absolutely no doubt Cr Nolan will do a [...]
Regional News
SANTOS has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Narrabri Shire Council for the potential supply of natural gas from the Narrabri Gas Project to a new industrial precinct in a deal designed to attract new business and boost economic growth in the region. The MOU outlines Santos’ commitment to supply natural gas to businesses [...]
Regional Sport
THE Narrabri community is catering to record visitor numbers and economic activity, with the Santos Festival of Rugby currently underway this weekend. Santos is proud to stage its fifth Festival of Rugby which has become a fixture on the national and regional rugby calendars. The centrepiece of the Festival is the game between Queensland Reds [...]
Regional News
DETERMINING the future of Ray Walsh House will be on the agenda when Tamworth Regional Council meets next week. Tamworth Region Mayor Russell Webb will open the ordinary meeting with a Mayoral Minute outlining Council’s instructions to the general manager to progress an options paper asking him to explore the future of Ray Walsh House, [...]
Santos Festival of Rugby
THE 2025 Santos Festival of Rugby kicks off in Narrabri today – pun intended – as the Queensland Reds take on the NSW Waratahs for the Santos Cup during an incredible weekend of sport and entertainment. In partnership with Queensland Rugby Union and New South Wales Rugby Union, the Santos Festival of Rugby combines elite [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
AN $80 million investment will be rolled out over four years in Queensland to deliver Circuit Breaker Sentencing. Non-Government organisations are invited to partner with the State Government to deliver the new court ordered initiative. Circuit Breaker Sentencing gives courts the option to order youth to undergo rehabilitation, while also removing them from the communities. [...]
Strike Force Medine
NSW Police have charged a teenager with murder over an alleged fatal stabbing in Grafton yesterday. At about 1am yesterday, emergency services were called to the Gwydir Highway near Hay Street, Waterview, on the edge of Grafton, following reports of an assault. Officers attached to Coffs-Clarence Police District arrived to find a 35-year-old man had [...]
First Nations Footy
NATIONAL Indigenous Television – NITV – will broadcast the 2025 Koori Knockout over the October long weekend, with full day match coverage of the finals live and direct from the Riverside Sporting Complex in Tamworth. The telecast, also available on SBS On Demand, will be screened on Sunday, October 5 and Monday October, 6 from [...]
Education
HSC exams begin in little over a month, and senior lecturer and acting director of the Clinical Psychology Program at UNE, Dr Amanda Jefferys, has relived the HSC eight times with members of her blended family. This year, more than 80,000 students in New South Wales are studying for their Higher School Certificate. Students will [...]
Opinion
Four weeks ago, I received a call from my friend and colleague Steph Cooke who was attending the ED in Moree. She is the Cootamundra MP and as Shadow Water Minister, was visiting for work. She had been taken to the ED in an ambulance and was waiting to be assessed by the doctor. I [...]
