Upskilling for Council outdoor staff
PHOTO: Brad Draper (blue shirt) with Shire workers in Coonamble Shire Council chambers. Outdoor workers had the chance to add an extra qualification to their belts last week as part …
Suspicious grass fires keep firies busy
PHOTO: The burned area just off the Aberford Street bridge. Fire emergency teams attended a string of five grass fires along the Castlereagh River over two days from 24 April. …
Left in limbo: doors close to children needing a paediatrician
Local services and families say children are being left in limbo waiting to be assessed, diagnosed and treated for certain types of problems as access to paediatric specialists evaporates. Children …
Frustrated… sad… angry – families are being left with few options
A local grandmother says she cannot understand how children in our district can be left for years without being assessed and treated for 'non-medical' issues.. Her ten year old nephew …
Lack of data makes it difficult to bring dilapidated dwellings back into the housing market
PHOTO: A boarded up house in Warrena Street, Coonamble. It’s unclear how many like this sit empty in the town. The NSW minister responsible for housing says it’s unclear exactly …
Family history records shipped to the tip
PHOTO: PHOTO: Angie Little Facebook. Coonamble Family History Society says historical records are at risk after Coonamble Shire moved society items from their former room near the Library to a …
Family heirloom jewellery stolen
PHOTO: Azita Sobhani. PHOTO: Supplied When youth and community development worker Azita Sobhani and her family returned to Coonamble from Dubbo on Wednesday afternoon 17 April, they found their home …
Save our SOTS group holds first open meeting
PHOTO: Concerned citizens met last Friday to discuss how to halt demolition of the Sons of the Soil Hotel. More than 25 people gathered at Coonamble Bowling Club on Friday …