No news on $24 million line upgrade
PHOTO: Rail installation track workers and machinery. IMAGE: Transport for NSW The next upgrade for the Coonamble Branch Line will be critical in giving local produce access to the proposed …
Little athletes reach the finish line
PHOTO: Smiles all round as the Coonamble Little Athletics Club’s award winners pose with their awards for the 2024 season. The speediest young athletes from the Coonamble Little Athletics club …
Tracey is the 2024 Club Champion
PHOTO: Coonamble’s Lady Golfers at their 2024 Christmas Party; (back) Lenore Green, Pauline White, Rosie Baker-Holmes, Lynne Fisher, Ainslie Schieb, Peggy Murray, Bev Ryan, Tracey Jurgens, Narelle Mayoh, Tracey Baker-Holmes, …
Elias is Coonamble Zone Sportsperson of the Year
PHOTO: Elias Milgate receives his award at the North West School Sports Association Awards. Eleven-year-old all-round sports talent Elias Millgate from Gulargambone Central School received the Coonamble Zone Sportsperson of …
New funds for Education Foundation
Coonamble's students will soon have the chance to expand their educational horizons thanks to a new partnership between the Futurity Education Foundation and Country Education Foundation of Australia. The Futurity …
Coulton calls for Royal Far West funding
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton moved a motion in Parliament last week urging Government to continue funding the Royal Far West’s National Paediatric Telecare Service (NPTS) which is delivering …
Bourke included in $15 million funding for regional airstrips
PHOTO: Front of the Bourke airport. Photo: Q8682 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 The Bourke airstrip is receiving improvements and supporting the regional town’s blossoming economy thanks to $15 million …
Heli ambo bases waiting for funding
PHOTO: The NSW government made an election promise for three new helicopter ambulance bases before the election last year. IMAGE: Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service The timeline for the arrival of …
Cotton growers brace for spray drift after rainfall
PHOTO: Cotton crops are at risk of spray drift. Photo: Jane Kahler, CSIRO. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 As the heavy rainfall this month drives weed growth, cotton growers are maintaining …