A chilly course
PHOTO: Winners of Sunday’s 2 person Ambrose, Bernie Rutherford and Luke Day. by THE HACKER High winds and bitter cold didn’t deter the 20 golfers who played last Sunday. The …
History collection gets help to go digital
PHOTO: Coonamble Bowling Club President Steven Butler and Manager Natalie Thurston, with CFHS President Tara White and Secretary Karen McCusker. Coonamblites will have easier access to their history after the …
Hope for return of local dialysis
PHOTO: Coonamble residents Wayne and Jenese Thomas are campaigning for the return of a local kidney dialysis service. A regular kidney dialysis service could return to Coonamble hospital "towards the …
An uncommon creature
PHOTO: The white-quilled echidna found near Nakadoo last week. PHOTO SUPPLIED. Local resident Peter (Naka) Kennedy got a surprise when he found an echidna on the road near his property …
What happens when 3G says goodbye?
PHOTO: Business woman and rural resident Lucy Moss says she doubts 4G will provide sufficient out-of-town coverage. Coonamble café owner Lucy Moss uses 3G where she lives 35 kilometres north …
Daylight savings changes “worth considering” says local farmer
PHOTO: Sue with her late husband Brian. Image: Gilgandra Film Festival. Sue Armstrong has told the Western Plains App that a reduction in daylight savings months might be “worth considering”. …
Marra have a field day
PHOTO: Champion Hogget Merino was awarded to Garry and Donna Kopp Towonga Merino and Poll Merino Stud – sponsored by Macdonald & Co Woolbrokers Photo Courtesy Scott Thrift- NSW Stud …
Carinda race committee overcome rain for promising race day
PHOTO: All aboard for the Carinda Races tomorrow. PHOTO: Leanne Hall, 2023. Carinda, in the south western corner of Walgett Shire, will see its population swell by hundreds of visitors …
Halt to harvest trail to hit farmers- Coulton
PHOTO: The Harvest Trail program was credited with bringing workers to regional areas. IMACGE: NSWCLC Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has slammed the Government’s decision to axe the Harvest Trail …