Edna drives home $20k in donations
Photo: Teena Hooder and Anita Murray with backseat buddies Peter Hammond and Michael Hull at the Shitbox Rally. Two Coonamble women have raised over $20,000 for cancer research following the …
Rodney & Charlie win the Moody Shield 4BBB Championship
Photo: Winners of the Moody Shield 4BBB Championship event, Rodney Pitman and Charlie Milthorpe. Last Sunday saw the coveted Moody Shield 4BBB Championship event played at the Coonamble Golf Club. …
Western Plains will start state comp as ‘underdogs’
Photo: Akhiro Baker, pictured in Gular on 15 March 2025, is one of many shire juniors picked for the Western Plains Under 13s rugby union side. A coach for the …
Councillors get thorny over roadside weeds
The issue of overgrown roadside weeds and grass was high on the agenda at this month's Coonamble Shire Council (CSC) meeting. Councillor Marg Garnsey raised the motion for the Council …
OVINE BOVINE GRAPEVINE
With our season looking better than average and most having whatever fodder crops they were going to sow in, and probably up, it might be a timely reminder to get …
Rams on the board in 2025
Photo: Wylie Waterford palms off Gular defence as he makes a run down the field in Saturday’s game (24 May). (Photo: Helen Rackham) It’s a return to the winner’s circle …
IN THE PADDOCK WITH DR JILL: Agistment
In the past month, we’ve been helping lots of producers in southern NSW and Victoria battle through drought. We’ve been doing rations, budgets and helping them source commodities, make use …
Coonamble Rugby League history – Part 6Coonamble moves to Group 14
Photo: 1958 – Undefeated Group 14 Premiers and Clayton Cup winnersBack Row: Brian Byrnes, Alan Head, G (Pudden) Head, Ron Pellett, Tumbler Edwards, Ray Hyde (Capt/Coach), Geoff Ryan. Front Row: …
Bears steal Jets win
Photo: Players look to the referee for a call after Blake Jones touches down over the try line. At the end of the Round 5, the Christie and Hood Castlereagh …