Class of 2017 Sets a Record
A record number of Aboriginal students have completed Year 12 in Coonamble in 2017. Coonamble High School (CHS) has reported that of the fifteen students who completed Year 12 this …
Spelling it Out
IT HAS been more than five years since people from Coonamble, Baradine, Pilliga and other areas first began to band together to voice their objections to the proposal for Coal …
Cheering into the History Books
It’s not just Halloween that’s catching on in rural Australia, the all-American discipline of cheerleading has made it’s way to Coonamble High School. Local girls have embraced the high-energy sport …
Grand Final for Fitness Challenge
Just over 12 weeks since they signed on, participants in the Coonamble Gym’s 12 week Fitness Challenge put on their glad rags and were ready to celebrate. Of the 78 …
Celebrating 150 years of Public Education
Both Coonamble Primary and High School opened their gates on Saturday 21 October to showcase the local facilities and programs in the public education system in the modern day and …
Gulargambone’s ghosts of Bullock Teams past
A NEW artistic project is on the road for Gulargambone. Having witnessed the impact of the corrugated galahs designed by artist Sam Newstead and installed along the highway as part …
Carinda Dances with Duffo
“SO MANY smiling faces,” observed Jeff Duff from the stage at Carinda Showground on Saturday night 30 September. ‘Duffo’ and his band, featuring some of Australia’s top musicians, were the …
Farewell Year 12, 2017
On Thursday 21 September, the students of Coonamble High School, proud parents and members of the community gathered at the school’s Multipurpose Centre to bid farewell to their senior class. …
The perks of Public Education in the swinging sixties
REFLECTING on her arrival in Coonamble as a teacher in 1968, former English teacher Kaye Colwell, believes that the transition from a central or intermediate school to a full high …