Grass fire sparks summer fire fears
PHOTO: Fire mitigation crews across north-west NSW have been busy undertaking burning and mechanical mitigation works but say local landholders also need to prepare for bushfire season. Photo courtesy of …
Coonamble braves storm and blackout
SEVERE WINDS and heavy rainfall last week resulted in extensive damage to buildings and roads in and around the Coonamble shire and several hours without power. Along with high winds …
Coonamble’s public schools spread a message of peace
PHOTO: L-R: Russell Reynolds, Keith Glover, Matt Kennedy, Gabe Wiggins, Stewart Vidler, Farran Darcy, James Scott, David Mayne, Sooty Welsh and Jackie Harris with the high school’s new peace pole. …
Air support for stranded households
PHOTO: Rachael Swansborough helps Dean Bruce load his helicopter with supplies. By OLIVER BROWN PEOPLE isolated by recent flood waters are receiving air support as part of a collaboration between …
Blocked valves see streets flooded
PHOTO: Jan Wood, who lives on the corner of Yarran and McMahon Street, was less than impressed to find her front yard flooded on Sunday. THE OVERFLOWING of the Castlereagh …
Disaster relief funding to repair flood-damaged rural roads
PHOTO: Works to repair Coonamble roads damaged by the flooding event in March 2021 have received close to $2 million for repairs. Image supplied. By OLIVER BROWN COONAMBLE has been …