Record numbers at the Coona Cup
PHOTO : Jockeys in the Barrons Tyre and Mechanical and Reggies Hotel Baradine Class 3 Showcase Handicap race to the finish. A record crowd enjoyed perfect race conditions at the …
Wards Mechanical Repairs is our Most outstanding Business
PHOTO - [Left to right]: Alex Hegarty (Apprentice), Kagan Becker, Leroy Ward and Stephen Ward from Ward’s Mechanical Repairs. After winning the Transport & Automotive category at the Coonamble District …
Janice wins Employee of the Year
PHOTO : 2024 Employee of the Year Janice Al Habbas came to Coonamble about six years ago. Arriving in Australia in November 2018 at the age of 33, Philippines-born Janice …
Elephant in the Room bags Best Boss award
PHOTO : Elephant in the Room directors Alison Thomas, Julie Morrissey, Nat Mudford and Brooke Skinner. Elephant in the Room began in 2013 with four friends who saw a gap …
Day in the park focuses on Indigenous mental health
PHOTO : Brendan Cubby, Shanna Daley, Nyokia Townsend, Nikki Johnson, Shane Morris, Susan Coon, Kirsten Fernando and Aleem Sadiq at the Day in the Park event. Around five families came …
Talking culture and health with Josie Smith
PHOTO : Josie captained her team at the Indigenous National Games this year. The last time Josie Smith spoke to The Coonamble Times, she was just over a year into …
Is there gold under the plains?
PHOTO :A map showing the Exploration Licence Application areas within Coonamble Shire (in turquoise) submitted by Australian Consolidated Gold Holdings in September. Purple units are approved Minerals Exploration Licences while …
Too much tobacco?
PHOTO: Work on the shop sign for one of the new tobacconists in Castlreagh Street on 28 October. Existing tobacco retailers in Coonamble say they have seen a drop in …