Bringing local language back to life
ORIGINALLY from Walgett, Aunty Beth Lane clearly relishes her role in helping to revive the Indigenous languages and culture of communities around western NSW. Aunty Beth is employed through TAFE …
“No Pilliga CSG and no pipeline – that’s a commitment from Labor”
BY Lisa Wheeler THE fight to stop coal seam gas mining in the Pilliga and the gas pipeline is set to become a fight for the electorate of Barwon, with …
Feel free to fly at Coonamble
HOT ON the heels of the Coonamble Ag Field Day, the Coonamble Aero Club’s Fly-in at Coonamble Airport this Sunday 25 March promises to lift the spirits of any would-be …
Tax Office Tracks Tobacco Crop
AN operation by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) last Wednesday 14 March netted a tobacco crop that had been flourishing in the paddocks beside the Castlereagh River a few kilometres …
Rams ready for Western Plains Knockout this Saturday
The Coonamble Rams will be looking to put their pre-season training to the test when they compete in the Western Plains Knockout this Saturday in Walgett. Having started pre-season training …
State and local governments invest in Gulargambone art
MEMBER for Barwon Kevin Humphries was in Gulargambone last Friday to present a cheque for $20,000 to the Gulargambone Community Enterprises Co-op. The funds are to support the inaugural year …
Take flight at Coonamble Ag Field Day
PUT YOUR capes back in the cupboard and prepare to fly at the Coonamble Ag Field on 24 March. One of the highlights at this year’s event looks like being …
“This is a war4water”
THAT was the opening statement at a mass gathering at Coonamble Bowling Club on Saturday 10 February that attracted close to five hundred people. Many said they will “do whatever …
ARTC regrets poor communication but seeks participation
In stark contrast to the aborted pipeline information sessions just one week before, the Australian Rail Track Corporation held an open meeting at Coonamble RSL Club on Wednesday 13 December …