Macraes make their mark at the Ekka
PHOTO: George Macrae with award-winning heifer Sistergirl. Isobel and George Macrae showed everyone how it’s done in the Led Steer Competition of the Royal Queensland Show at the Ekka in …
Rescue ready! SES shed now open
PHOTO: Mayor Tim Horan, Coonamble SES Commander Shiralee Robinson, Hon, Stephen Lawrence, Deputy Commissioner Damien Johnston. First responders and the Coonamble community were thrilled to witness the long-awaited opening of …
Mixed response from local businesses on main street supermarket
The sale of the Sons of the Soil (SOTS) hotel to the Melbourne-based construction company Contract Control Service (CCS) has caused a stir in some quarters, especially among some Coonamble …
Council to ramp up efforts against illegal rubbish dumping
PHOTO: Images of illegal dumping sites published by Coonamble Shire Council on Facebook on 1 August. Coonamble Shire will boost its anti-dumping arsenal with a $19,000 injection from NSW government …
Setting plans in motion for more housing
PHOTO: An example of the type of modular home to be constructed in the new Yarran Street subdivision. IMAGES: Coonamble Shire Council The Coonamble Shire Council announced big plans to …
Swannys Foods open their new retail home
PHOTO: Matt Redman, Steve Roworth, Rachael Swansborough, Brea Roworth, Emmie Curtis Zumbo. You won’t be able to find Swanny’s Frozen Food Retail Store where it used to be but it …
How can you vote if you can’t read?
PHOTO: Literary For Life Campaign Project Manager Gail Turnbull Not filling out the ballot paper can be a deliberate act, even a political statement. But local adult literacy teacher Gail …
New junior union side in Bre
PHOTO: Budding Brewarrina rugby union juniors with NSW Rugby Development Officers Sarah Pearce and Adam Macrae. PHOTO: supplied The Western Plains’ newest junior rugby union club is getting set to …