Coonamble Races beat Coronavirus by a nose
Coonamble Jockey Club members celebrate a massive win by pulling off their Country Championships Qualifier event on Sunday 15 March ahead of the Coronavirus shutdown the next day. Coonamble Jockey …
Refined route for Inland Rail to be revealed
The proposed corridor for the Inland Rail between Narromine and Narrabri has been refined down to a narrower width, so that landowners and other stakeholders can more easily identify the …
The race is on!
The new watering system in action at Coonamble Racecourse – the track and grounds are in top class condition to host the biggest racing carnival in the west. THE Coonamble …
Burtenshaw in tussle with Team U.S.A.
Nathan Burtenshaw performs as part of Team Australia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas last week. (PHOTO SUPPLIED.) Coonamble’s Nathan Burtenshaw has again represented his country at the highest level …
A rising river and storms galore
The Castlereagh River creeps towards one of the last major bends on the stretch into Coonamble on sunset on Thursday afternoon. PHOTO Brian Campbell. THE EXCITING and unpredictable weather continues, …
Rain Relief
Stock feeding at a temporary standstill in some western parts of the Coonamble Shire as parched paddocks cop a soaking over the weekend. PHOTO: Hayley O’Connor Rain Relief … for …
Done Deal?
In 2017 hundreds of people opposing the Narrabri Gas Project gathered in the dry bed of the Bohena Creek in the Pilliga Forest to make a statement. Campaigners against coal …
Rodeo Camp-draft organisers take out national title
Winners of the Australian Campdraft Committee of the Year for 2019 Steven Colwell (Vice President) with Matt Weber (ABCRA), Amanda Spinks (Committee Member) and Marina Colwell (Secretary). Photo: ABCRA THE …
Have your elf a very Merry Christmas
Christmas elves Nina Sands, Ivie Hertel and Zoe White were busy in Castlereagh Street Coonamble on Saturday 14 December THE REVAMPED Christmas Street Party hosted this year by Coonamble Shire …