NSW appoints first agriculture commissioner
PHOTO: Alison Stone is the state’s first Agriculture Commissioner. IMAGE: supplied After an extensive process, the NSW government has delivered on its election promise and appointed Alison Stone as the …
Warren Jockey Club launches exclusive new event for Golden Fleece
PHOTO: Last year the Golden Fleece drew around 500-750 spectators. This year, organisers want double. IMAGE: Kirsty Fisher The Warren Jockey Club are promising an action-packed Saturday of excitement, elegance …
Regional consultation draft open for comment
PHOTO: Bourke was one of the towns that held workshops in January ahead of the draft Regional Communities Consultations Guide. IMAGE: New Matilda/ Flickr Council leaders from Bourke, Narromine and …
Rural Doctors Association joins push for childcare to get doctors to the bush
PHOTO: Rural Doctors Association of Australia cite lack of childcare as problem getting doctors to the bush A lack of childcare services in rural and remote communities is discouraging more …
FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK
February 2025 I am pleased to deliver the Mayoral report for February 2025, covering a period of two months since our last meeting in mid-December. Tooraweenah Road Christmas came early …
Messaging app proves its worth
A group messaging app that was started as a way to quickly invite all the residents along the Tooraweenah Road to social events is proving to deliver multiple benefits to …
Young champion reviving ‘lost’ local language
PHOTO: Warren’s Zoey Daley has been recognised for helping bring back the Wayilwan language. Zoey Daley from Warren has received the inaugural Young Language Champion Award for her role in …
Coonamble shire now a ‘lifestyle destination’
PHOTO: Childcare Director Cheyenne Harvey The latest data shows that, unlike neighbouring shires, the Coonamble Shire population has spiked, with more babies born in the last decade and more 25 …
Sarah’s journey captures local hearts
PHOTO: Bill Green accompanied horseback traveller Sarah Wheeler along the Back Combara Road and into Coonamble on Saturday. PHOTO: Lenore Green Sarah Wheeler, her horses Sally (15) and Shifty (7) …