Barraba Community News

Barraba Community News is Barraba's own local newspaper. It is free, community owned and edited. You can obtain a hard copy from many of our local shops, receive an emailed copy every Wednesday morning or just log onto our site at a time to suit yourself. Please support us and advertise with us.

The 11th Hour of the 11th Month

4th November 2025
This year marks the 107th anniversary of the end of WW1. The armistice concluded four years of terrible warfare which resulted in an estimated twenty million dead and twenty million wounded. The young Australian nation contributed 416,809 enlisted ...

Lions celebrate 50 years in Barraba

4th November 2025
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Recognising the work of Grace Crowley

21st October 2025
Public Program to celebrate the loans from the National Gallery of Australia, Sharing the Collection program  To celebrate Grace & Grace exhibition - the Gallery has prepared a weekend of creative exploration in Barraba - the birthplac...

Big donation to the Barraba Hospital Aux

4th November 2025
Barraba United Hospital Auxiliary Happenings BREAKING NEWS! The Barraba United Hospital Auxiliary has great pleasure in announcing that we have received a very generous donation from the Estate of Wilfred Harris to help cover the cost of the new ca...

Drs surgery dates closed

28th October 2025
MEDICAL CENTRE CLOSURE   The surgery will be closed from 12pm Friday 14th November 2025 until Friday 21st November 2025.  Reopening on Monday 24th November at 11.00am. If you require scripts before the closure, please c...

Free Golf Clinic 8th Nov

4th November 2025
FREE GOLF CLINIC Saturday 8th November. We have Sophie Cusack from Golf NSW conducting free Golf Clinics next Saturday at the Barraba Golf Club. JUNIORS GOLFERS from 10.00 am. LADIES GOLF CLINIC from 11.15 am. These lessons are for anyone intere...

Street art mosaic project almost completed

4th November 2025
Village Art Collective - “Country Life” project nears completion Out of a total of 21 planter pots along Queen Street, there are only five to go and the project will be completed. The all-volunteer team of very enthusiastic people are st...

Power out on Sunday 9th Nov 7am to 5pm

28th October 2025
ESSENTIAL ENERGY – PLANNED OUTAGE Essential Energy advises a planned outage that will affect 1378 properties in Barraba and surrounds on: SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER from 7 am to 5 pm. The outage is for essential general maintenance....