A SPATE of broken windows at the Anglican Church in Coonamble is causing the local Parish grief. There have been three separate window-breaking incidents at the Church in the last six months: on 23 August, 23 October and most recently on 1 November. The windows that have been broken are … [Read more...] about Broken windows cost local Parish
November 25 2020
Local story, local faces in a short film with big ambitions
PRODUCER and actor Joshua McElroy hopes that his first professionally-produced short film 'Mary' will take his grandfather's story, about his relationship with his horse and the land in a time of drought, to the world.And he hopes the film will take Coonamble with it. "It's based on a true … [Read more...] about Local story, local faces in a short film with big ambitions
November 18 2020
November 11 2020
Harvest full steam ahead – for now
The much-anticipated 2020 grain harvest is underway across the district and local receival sites have begun to process numbers of trucks not seen since the bumper 2016 season. Graincorp's Coonamble site opened on 22 October but receivals stalled as heavy storms crossed the district on 25 October … [Read more...] about Harvest full steam ahead – for now
November 04 2020
Western Slopes Pipeline back on the agenda
IMAGE: https://www.apa.com.au/about-apa/our-projects/western-slopes-pipeline/pipeline-route/ AFTER a hiatus of almost two years as they awaited the approval of the Narrabri Gas Project, APA has confirmed that they will now be progressing development of the Western Slopes Pipeline (WSP). The … [Read more...] about Western Slopes Pipeline back on the agenda
October 28 2020
Speaking up for the Castlereagh
A HANDFUL of residents along the Coonamble end of the Castlereagh River linked in to a live webinar run by the Department of Primary Industries and Environment (DPIE) last Friday morning 16 October.The session was part of the opportunity to have input into the Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water … [Read more...] about Speaking up for the Castlereagh
