Explore Narrabri Region

Narrabri Parkrun
2023-09-09 08:00 - 10:00, 2023-09-16 08:00 - 10:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Narrabri, NSW, 2390, Australia
Enjoy a walk, run or stroll around the Narrabri West Lake!
Narrabri parkrun is a free, timed, 5km event put on by the community, for the community, at 8am every Saturday morning in Narrabri.
COVID rules apply, please check the parkrun website for details.

Narrabri Parkrun
2023-09-09 08:00 - 10:00, 2023-09-16 08:00 - 10:00 | NSW

AWC Pilliga Tag-Along Tour
2023-09-09 08:15 - 15:45 | Pilliga Forest, Narrabri, 2390, Australia
Exclusive opportunity to visit Pilliga feral predator-free safe haven
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are inviting the public to join a self-drive tag-along tour at the Pilliga State Conservation Area on Friday 8 Sept 2023 & Saturday 9 Sept 2023.
Visitors will have an exclusive opportunity to step inside the feral predator free fenced area and see the positive outcomes of this ground-breaking conservation program firsthand with a self-driving tag-along tour.
The site in the Pilliga, near Narrabri is home to the threatened Bilby, Brush-tailed Bettong and Bridled Nailtail Wallaby.
The day tour will take visitors through part of the largest consolidated block of forest and woodland in western NSW where they will hear from AWC’s field ecologists and land managers about the reintroduction program and how the feral predator free area is helping prevent further extinctions. If they’re lucky, visitors may even catch a glimpse of a Bridled Nailtail Wallaby.
The full day event includes a tour of the Pilliga’s fenced area guided by the AWC Operations Manager, a walk through the threatened species fenced area and morning tea.
Event Timeline: 08.15am – 03.45pm
Please arrive at the Narrabri Visitor Information Centre at 8.15am (AEST) for an 8.45am departure.

What to bring and wear:

BYO lunch.
Water bottle.
Comfortable clothing and sturdy covered shoes.
Sun protection and a hat.
Camera.
Binoculars if you have them
A camp chair for lunch and during presentations.

Cost: $45 vehicle pass (1 x driver) + $5 per person in the same vehicle

Tickets are limited to 9 x 4WD vehicles only.
Individual tickets can be purchased for guests who would like to carpool. To purchase a carpooling ticket, please email events@australianwildlife.org for a purchase code.
Tickets include morning tea, drinks, porta loo hire, expert guides and on ground sanctuary staff.

Australia Telescope Compact Array – Night Photography Sessions
2023-09-09 17:30 - 23:00 | Australia Telescope Compact Array, 1828 Yarrie Lake Road, Narrabri, NSW, 2390, Australia
Night Photography
We understand that people are interested in coming to the site to photograph the telescopes and the night sky. We remind the public though that the site shuts to the public at 5pm daily, and that staying overnight is strictly prohibited. This is primarily for the safety of the public and the equipment on site.
CSIRO do however host photographers in the evening roughly once per month while the Milky Way is visible and the Moon does not wash out the stars.
These events are free of charge, but bookings are essential and you must indicate your attendance via email prior to the evening so we can make appropriate preparations. During these events, you will be able to cross the fence and get better vantage points, under staff supervision.
Please email narrabri@csiro.au to book your place.
To view the schedule of nights in 2023 please visit https://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/public/
We are currently unable to make special arrangements for groups at any other time.

ADFAS Narrabri 2023 - Mucha & the Slav Epic, Mythical past to visionary future
2023-09-11 18:30 - 22:00 | NSW
Arts talk with Kathy McLauchlan. Arrival 6.30pm for 7.00pm start, Cinema 1, Crossing Theatre.
Mucha & the Slav Epic – Mythical past to visionary future.
Many of us are familiar with Alfonse Mucha as an outstanding figure of fin-de-siècle Paris, the poster designer who made actress Sarah Bernhardt immortal, and who turned advertising into an art form. Less well known is the work to which Mucha devoted more than twenty years of his life, and which he regarded as his most greatest accomplishment. The Slav Epic, a series of 20 enormous canvases was first shown in 1928 and presented a visual history of the Slavs from their mythical past to their visionary future. Mucha conceived his work as a gift to Prague and the Czech people: ”I wanted”, he said, ”to talk in my own way to the soul of the nation”.
Kathy McLauchlan is a course director at the Victoria & Albert Museum, organising courses and study days on the history of art and design. She teaches at several institutions, including the Arts Society and Art Pursuits. A graduate of Oxford University and the Courtauld Institute, she has published catalogues and articles for the British Council and the Barbican Art Gallery.
ADFAS Narrabri
