Community spirit on show
PHOTO: Mayor Dan Keady and ambassador Glendra Stubbs [far right] with the Australia Day winners Henry Fester, Kris Parsons and Amanda Spinks (Campdraft and Rodeo), Dennis Glover and Kieran Shortt …
Anne is Gular’s Citizen of the Year
PHOTO: Anne Graham enjoys a moment of recognition after being announced as Gulargambone’s Citizen of the Year Teacher and long-time Gulargambone resident Anne Graham has become her community’s 2025 Citizen …
Power cut for urgent line repairs
PHOTO: This lightning show on Monday 13 January was just one of several this month that has played havoc with the local power supply. Photo taken by Rachel Hunter on …
Billeroy Bus Run cancelled
PHOTO: Anne on her final day of Year 2 (supplied) Coonamble parents have been left “disappointed” and “devastated” after it was confirmed in December 2024 that the only public transport …
Parents forced to cut work hours
PHOTO: Coonamble Children’s Services’ Jen Hertel has cut her work hours to take nine-year-old Anne to school after the Billeroy Bus was cancelled. It’s a 60-kilometre round trip for nine-year-old …
Emergency relocation to save declining Warrumbungle rock wallabies
PHOTO :Brush-tailed rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) being released in Warrumbungle National Park. Image from the DCCEEW An emergency relocation project designed to save endangered Brush-tail Rock wallabies has been carried …
Proposed reforms to bring telcos to account
Image sourced from pexels There will be less rope for telcos found to be treating customers poorly if the government follows through with new reforms promising swift action against a …
Western Plains wildlife under threat
PHOTO: Greens MP, Sue Higginson, slams the current Government’s handling of the environment Last year, the Federal Minister for the Environment Tanya Plibersek said that “Australia has moved from the …
Collarenebri-born charity founder receives OAM for opening a candid discussion on alcohol addiction
PHOTO: Shanna Whan has dedicated her life to spreading awareness about alcohol addiction in rural areas. Photo: supplied. Collarenebri-born Shanna Whan is celebrating ten years of her rural charity Sober …