Disaster declaration welcome for Carinda
PHOTO: The Carinda Servo business partners Jaymee Chape and Taryn Gough. Far West Store pizza shop owner Bec McLellan is weighing her building’s future after a storm tore its roof …
Brumbies bus shines in transport consult
PHOTO: Transport for NSW staff members Kylie Buckenhofer, Rachel Swindle, Ainsley Bruem and Carmel Hannelly The popularity of Coonamble's 'booze bus' and the transport options to access health care emerged …
New mobile tower for Inland Rail will bring local benefit
PHOTO: The district’s newest Telstra tower waits for dry weather. Telstra customers between Coonamble and Baradine may gain access to improved 4G and 5G service in their area with construction …
Bore baths site not yet set in stone
Coonamble's newly-elected councillors are again weighing the options for the site of the bore baths as they seek to expand their understanding of Coonamble Shire Council's major infrastructure commitments.The project …
New space for youth mental health
PHOTO: The new home for the headspace Outreach Program in Coonamble. Team members at Marathon Health hope a new home for its two local case workers will help them improve …
Locally loved cafe changes hands
PHOTO: Jami-Lea Smith and 11-week old bub Hazel. After four years, the Two Birds café is changing hands.Co-owners Rowena Macrae and Lucy Moss will have their last day at the …
Wild weather batters Baradine
PHOTO: Namoi Street in Baradine was closed due to rising flood water.IMAGE: Liz Cutts Heavy rain and flash flooding impacted the Baradine district last weekend.An upper trough brought torrential downpours …
Rental prices officially ‘acceptable’ but homes still hard to find
PHOTO: Beyond 21 Director Katherine Gaff. (Photo Supplied) Coonamble has outperformed its city counterparts in a recent Rental Affordability Index published in November.Research company SGS’s tenth annual Index classed rents …