Swallows causing main street grief
The pigeons are still creating havoc in some areas, now it's the common swallow that’scausing trouble around town, after making themselves at home in select awnings in the main street …
What to do when a roo nicks your dog- with Russell Reid
PHOTO: Buzza the dog looking safe but sheepish after his run in with the roo. “I ducked when I should have weaved mate.” There is nothing quite like a good …
Adda Craig stars for Western Rams Rugby League
PHOTO: Local Rugby League star Adda Craig (back row, fourth from left) has been travelling all around New South Wales thesepast weeks playing for the Western Rams Rugby League side …
Fungus to help fight boxthorn
PHOTO: The battle against African Boxthorn is about to turn in the favour of local landholders. Farmers in our district who have been doing battle with boxthorn will soon have …
Health warning: cocaine, meth, MDMA users at risk from drug switch
NSW Health is warning of the danger from using drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamine after 11 recent severe opioid overdoses in people who believed they were using cocaine or …
Council outlines potential path forward for more local housing
PHOTO: The parcel of land on Limerick Street purchased by Coonamble Shire Council for housing late last year Thirty new homes. That's the goal for Coonamble Shire Council, who are …
How low can we go?
Changing the minimum lot size for rural dwellings Can the latest Rural Land Strategy help meet the demand for rural residential living? To build an additional dwelling on a rural …
Becoming a Coonamble-ite
PHOTO: Maddi & Leroy Ward (local Fire & Rescue crew) with Anthony Micallef whocame to Coonamble with the Rural Fire Service. Coonamble’s annual Welcome Dinner is “39 years strong” this …