Literacy program looks for a lifeline
PHOTO: Campaign Project Officer Gail Turnbull with Yes I Can graduates Phemise (BJ) Jones and John Murphy showing the petition they’re asking people to sign to keep the Literacy for …
Turning point for bore baths
PHOTO: The agreed site for the Coonamble Artesian Spa development at the Coonamble Racecourse Reserve. The Coonamble bore baths reached a watershed recently after agreements were signed between Coonamble Shire …
Suspicious Pilliga house fire leaves family homeless
PHOTO: The fire destoyed the home. Police say they are investigating following a "suspicious" house fire in Pilliga over the weekend. A police spokesperson said emergency services were called to …
Debutantes bloom at 2025 Ball
PHOTO: Coonamble Rotary Club’s 2025 Debutantes with their partners and flower girls. (L-R) Gemma and Paul Blattman, Destyni and Dalila Bright, Ashlee Proctor and William Peacock, Tahlia and Logan Dewson, …
Fix the roads don’t reduce the speed, beg Country Mayors
Driver fatigue, increased travel times, medical attention and isolation are just some of the issues country mayors are citing following news of a proposal federal government road rule change. Western …
Low flying plane checking western aerodromes
Locals in Narromine, Coonamble, Nyngan and Cobar may notice a plane flying a little lower than usual tomorrow (6 November). There’s no need for alarm. A twin-engine Cessna Conquest is …
”This is a plan to get people where they want to go”: Roads Minister releases 20 year transport plan
It will set the Orana region’s transport agenda for the next 20 years, covering everything from bus connections and rest stops, to rail line improvements and road network maintenance. NSW …
Stats say get kids back to swimming lessons to save a life
The latest Royal Life Saving Australia (RLSA) research shows that the risk of drowning rises sharply for teenagers, between the ages of 10 and 20 years, a massive 1300% or thirteen …