Local News
11:24 AM AEDT | Hundreds of students and parishioners in Wilcannia-Forbes have joined Caritas Australia’s campaign to end global poverty taking on six weeks of fundraising activities for Project Compassion 2010.
11:23 AM AEDT | Year 10 students at Trangie Central finally received their laptops last Friday as part of the Government’s digital education revolution.
11:22 AM AEDT | More than 12 kilometres of powerlines are being upgraded along the Mitchell Highway at Trangie, securing the supply of essential services to Country Energy customers for years to come.
11:21 AM AEDT | Women across the Narromine shire and other rural and regional areas in Australia will have greater opportunity to engage with government following the announcement of funding for the National Rural Women’s Coalition (NRWC).
11:20 AM AEDT | First prize in the Narromine Jets Bonanza lottery this year is a Ford Fiesta five-door hatch valued at $19,900.
11:18 AM AEDT | The Narromine USMC is going to be the place to be next Friday night when Beccy Cole and Adam Harvey will play the first leg of their “Rematch Tour”.
10 Mar 10 | The Narromine Lions Club recently donated a sound system to Trangie Central School as part of their Hearing Dogs Incorporated program.
10 Mar 10 | A huge power transformer passed through Narromine last week causing quite a stir.
10 Mar 10 | Thousands of NSW residents will bravely shave or colour their hair this week to help the Leukaemia Foundation raise much- needed funds for the 40,000 Australians living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders, by taking part in World’s Greatest Shave.
10 Mar 10 | The Lions Club of Narromine was honoured last week with a visit from 201 N4 District Governor Lion Ray Strong and his wife Lion Maureen Strong.
10 Mar 10 | Narromine Shire Council is undertaking an information campaign to plainly highlight the difficulties caused when vehicles are parked on footpaths.
10 Mar 10 | Local veterinarian Jill Kelly is warning dog and puppy owners to make sure their pets are up to date with their vaccinations as a wave of the deadly parvovirus spreads through the region.
05 Mar 10 | Eight Narromine locals representing the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) as part of the Gambirrang (My Future) region, had the excursion of a lifetime last week, and were lucky to meet a number of prominent Australians at the launch of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern.
03 Mar 10 | The Macquarie Matrons consistently raise considerable amounts of money for their chosen charity and the 2009 Gala Ball was no different. Angel Flight were the selected Charity and $75,000 was raised for their continuing work with transporting those in financial and geographical need from rural areas to medical support in city centres.
03 Mar 10 | Tom Bass, AM, passed away in Sydney on February 26 at the age of 93 years.
03 Mar 10 | On the eve of Mary Kay Cosmetics 39th Anniversary in Australia last week, consultants, clients, family and friends came together in Dubbo to celebrate the success and promotion of two local mums and businesswomen.
03 Mar 10 | If one thought the destruction of property was an act bad enough, the recent spate of vandalism at Narromine’s cemetery is nothing short of atrocious.
26 Feb 10 | Whoever thinks you can’t find style in the west has definitely not visited Julie McAnally’s store EweTwo on Dandaloo Street.
26 Feb 10 | Join in and help Clean Up Australia day on Sunday March 7.
26 Feb 10 | Drink-drivers are being targeted in a three-day policing crackdown which began at midnight on Wednesday night, and will conclude at midnight tomorrow night.