Bears girls given the run around by Swanettes
Saturday 11 July marked round 11 of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Competition for 2026, as well as Old Boys Day for the Coonamble Bears club. The league tag …
Bears defeated in close clash with Dunedoo
Coonamble Bears players, past and present, came together on the weekend for the club’s Old Boys Day, with a calcutta and jersey presentation held at the Coonamble Bowling Club on …
Cobar-based early childhood service nominated for top award
The Excellence in Family Day Care Award nominations have been released, and Cobar’s Far West Family Day Care (FWFDC) is on the list for Family Day Care Service of 2026. …
Entries open as Outback Country Arts Prize celebrates its 15th year
Entries for this year’s Outback Country Arts Prize will open from the 13th of July, with categories including Legends, Landscapes & Lifelines and a prize pool of $8000 with a chance …
Call for exhibitors as Dr Karl headlines Youth Forum
Australia’s best-known science communicator, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM, will headline this year’s Orana Youth Forum in Dubbo, with organisers expecting more than 500 students from across the region to attend …
Green fails to ease spring drought concerns
Welcome winter rain has greened paddocks across the Plains but forecasts suggest the season remains far from secure, with about 55 per cent of NSW expected to be in a …
New rules should bring rego relief
Farmers across western NSW are expected to benefit from changes to concessional vehicle registration rules after the NSW Government eased eligibility requirements for primary producers. The changes scrap the previous …
Merino fleece lifts market as EMI edges higher to 1,977c/kg
The Australian wool market recorded a modest recovery this week, with the benchmark Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) closing 5 cents higher at 1,977 cents after two consecutive weeks of significant …
Local paramedics recognised for courage and leadership
Condobolin paramedic Georgiia Birrer has received a Commissioner’s Unit Citation for Courage from NSW Ambulance for her actions in responding to the Lake Cargelligo shootings on 22 January this year, …