Payday super: a win for unions, but a loss for small business?
More superannuation changes are afoot, and many smaller businesses are nervous, as they face a double-whammy of increased costs. As well as an extra 0.5% of guaranteed super from 1 …
Increase in influenza cases triggers call to vaccinate
It’s that time of year again as NSW residents are encouraged to book in for a flu vaccine as flu levels rise across the state. More than 3,100 people tested …
Bald Archy officially opens in Brewarrina
The Bald Archy Art Prize returned to Brewarrina this month, with a hilarious line-up of finalists painting portraits of well-known Australian personalities including Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Penrith Panthers player Nathan …
June Showcase patrons contribute to a cause
Photo: Clint, Kyle & Leeza Lundholm with some of the members of the syndicate who bought a share in a Lundholm Racing horse. Danny Keady, Roger Nalder, Dimitee & Rory …
Hello Coonamble!
Photo: On the hunt for stories: veteran broadcaster Michael Cathcart and playwright Hannie Rayson outside the GrainCorp silo on Railway Street. A community choir is forming and life writing workshops …
Council’s youth accommodation will serve vulnerable young adults
Photo: A house built with the U Panel wall system that will be used to construct accommodation for young people in Coonamble and Gulargambone. IMAGE: Coonamble Shire Council. A shire …
‘No time’ is no excuse: a message from Men’s Health Week
It is estimated 50 men a day die from preventable causes. Last week, 9 June to 15 June, was International Men’s Health Week and Rural Doctors Association of Australia’s Dr …
K&H Glover: A half century of service
Coonamble was a very different place when Keith (21) and Helen Glover arrived in 1961 from Sydney. "It was a thriving sheep town," said Keith. "There was no wheat and …
Kaelyn’s film to tour the nation
Photo: Kaelyn grabbed a photo with award-winning film maker, actress and Very Short Film Festival judge Leah Purcell (The Drover’s Wife). Coonamble film-maker Kaelyn Ward snagged third place at the …