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Peak body celebrates 20 years of growing community governance

04/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: L-R William “Smiley” Johnstone (RAHLA Programme Director), Grace Gordon (MPRA Independent Chairperson), Fay Johnstone (Ivanhoe CWP Chairperson) and Olive “Pam” Handy (Wentworth/Dareton CWP Chairperson). The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly …

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Aussie Bob needs his car back

04/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Robert (Aussie Bob) Steadman has recovered his trailer but not his car. Eighty-year-old Robert Steadman (also known as Aussie Bob) and 79-year-old wife Kristeen moved to the Coonamble from …

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Safer Coonamble Group looks to ‘adopt & adapt’ BackTrack modelfor local youth

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: SCG members are keen to kickstart a local youth diversionary program: David Jones, Matt Boney, Dennis Glover, Adam Cohen and Matt Kennedy. Four Coonamble men will travel to Armidale …

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15 percent pay rise for nurses and midwives is within budget: NSWNMA

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Nurse checking stats. Photo credit: Laura James The NSW healthcare system could save over $170 million by increasing nurses’ and midwives’ wages by 15 percent, the NSW Nurses and …

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Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly celebrates 20 years

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: William ‘Smiley’ Johnstone RAHLA Programme Director, Grace Gordon MPRA Independent Chairperson, Fay Johnstone Ivanhoe CWP Chairperson, and Olive ‘Pam’ Handy Wentworth/Dareton CWP Chairperson The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA) …

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“Underappreciated and anxious” – mental health crisis facing farmers

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

Image: Northern Daily Leader. Farmers who are struggling with depression are being urged to reach out for help, as a new study shows a decline in farmers mental health in …

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Destruction in numbers: locusts on the increase

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Locust bands and swarms are developing in a number of areas of the western plains. In plague proportions, locusts can spell disaster for farmers. The latest count from the …

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Budget backs Gil-Coonamble rail upgrade

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: The NSW government confirmed the funding when its released the 2024-25 budget on 18 June The Minns government has confirmed $24 million that was promised under the previous state …

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Second hand doesn’t mean second best

03/07/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Buying second hand goods has plenty of advantages – for your hip pocket, and also for the environment. What goes around, comes around, and that’s particularly true when it …

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19/08/2026

This is the last edition of the Coonamble Times for the foreseeable future, after circumstances beyond the publisher’s control conspired to make continuing untenable. "I'm hoping this is not the end of the road for the Coonamble Times," says owner and editor Lee O'Connor. "However we are having to cease publishing from …

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