Minister for Aboriginal Affairs visits
ON FRIDAY August 16, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, Don Harwin visited Coonamble. The visit was part of a week-long tour of …
What next for the Plaza Theatre?
FORMER owner of Coonamble’s historic Plaza Theatre was not far from the minds of cast, crew and many in the audience as the Coonamble Amateur Theatrical Society’s 2019 production drew …
Crisis meeting a glimpse of hope for Golf Club
MORE THAN 80 people packed into Coonamble Golf Club on Sunday morning for the Crisis Meeting called by the current Golf Club board. Thanks to cross-media publicity prior to the …
Coonamble contracts Men-in-tight-us
AT LEAST 800 theatre-goers from Coonamble, Gulargambone, Armatree and beyond were thoroughly entertained by ‘Robin the Hood’, which ran over an intense four-night season from Tuesday 30 July to Saturday …
Q Fever risk on the rise but local vaccinations not available
THE Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) is warning people to get vaccinated and take other steps to guard against Q fever, as drought and high winds may increase the …
Council By-Election goes Down to the Wire
SATURDAY’S By-Election to fill two vacant councillor positions on Coonamble Shire Council is looking like a closer contest than many expected. The counting of first preference votes is complete and …
Last Drinks
TODAY (Wednesday 26 June) is the last day of trading for Coonamble RSL Club at their 18 Castlereagh Street premises. The volunteer Board of Management says that they can no …
Stylin’ it up with Christine Anu
Australian pop icon Christine Anu gave a special performance for Coonamble’s school students on Monday 17 June. The planning to bring Ms Anu to town started last October with key …
A bucking good time
IT IS difficult to appreciate just how much time, effort and money goes into staging a safe, entertaining and highly competitive combined rodeo and campdraft on the scale we have …