Coonabarabran bookstore to close
PHOTO: Coonabarabran Rotary Bookshop has two months to rehome around 10 000 books. PHOTO: Supplied Coonabarabran’s Rotary bookshop will turn the final page on July 31 after serving the community …
Nyngan Riverside Tourist Park wins travellers choice award
PHOTO: Staff at Nyngan Riverside Caravan Park A consistently earned five-star review from travellers and a top 10 per cent ranking globally has earned Nyngan Riverside Tourist Park a 2024 …
Knit one- Nyngan 2 World Knit in Public Day
PHOTO: Bogan Crafters hard at work – photo supplied by Wendy Clissold World Knit in Public day is coming up on Saturday 8th of June and the Bogan Craft Group in …
Gil to repay rates for new housing
PHOTO: Gilgandra Shire is trying to boost housing with a new rate incentive. IMAGE: Wikimedia In a bid to increase housing stock in the area, Gilgandra Shire is offering rate …
Coonamble Campdraft postponed
Don’t worry, the rodeo is still on. Coonamble’s biggest campdraft will not go ahead this long weekend after days of rain deterioated road conditions and left the competiton low on …
Fresh coat for rodeo sign
PHOTO: Artist Jeremy Richardson tackles Coonamble’s most photographed sign. Drivers along the Castlereagh Highway might have noticed artist Jeremy Richardson at work when they passed Coonamble Showgrounds over the May …
Hospital access road upgraded
PHOTO: Coonamble Multipurpose Health Centre staff Lisa Axiak, Jan Arrowsmith, Tracey Moody, Sarah Finn, Jillian Thurston on the new entry road. The roads into Coonamble Multipurpose Health Centre have a …
Introducing: Takeshi Osumi
PHOTO: Japan’s Takeshi Osumi has taken to small town life in Coonamble. Takeshi Osumi is a new face around town but for the regulars at the Terminus Hotel he is …
“The shocking reasons” nurses are leaving rural posts
Image: Shepparton news Nurses in rural and regional Australia are “burned out”, “harassed”, “bullied” and work in a “culture of fear” a western NSW health boss has claimed. Mark Burdack is the …