Flood modelling ignores levees
PHOTO: Coonamble surrounded by floodwaters but staying mostly dry in January 2010 thanks to levee banks. PHOTO: ABC News Why is our home insurance so high? Chances are, if you …
Welcome dinner this weekend
PHOTO: Some now familiar faces from the 2020 Welcome to Coonamble Dinner. Members of service clubs, charities and other local groups are well into their preparations for the 2024 Welcome …
Full team + new direction for council’s community development
PHOTO: The core staff of council's Community Development Team: Director Phillip Perram, Manager Azita Sobhani, Librarian Raquel Pickering, Community Development Officer Nina Sands and Library Officer John Castles. For the …
Community radio’s extraordinary meeting
PHOTO: New-look committee: John Castles, Barb James, Bill Carroll, Ben Sheaves, Martin Bennett, Robyn Hull, Keith Ryan, Nina Sands, Neil Fester, Mel Skuthorp, Amanda Daniels. “Well, that was an extraordinary …
Old problems at the ‘old tip’ causenew headaches for council
PHOTO: While asbestos contamination is creating havoc for authorities in Sydney, Coonamble Shire is having it’s own problems with the decommissioned rubbish tip in the Coonamble township revealed as a …
Licensed hunting permitted in many nearby state forests
PHOTO: Hunting exclusion zones across the district, bordered in green are state forests eligible for hunting, those filled in in purple are hunting excluded. Photo: NSW Department of Primary Industries …
NSW Health issue Cryptosporidiosis alert
After a steep recent increase in cryptosporidiosis cases across the state, NSW Health is advising the community not to swim for at least two weeks after they’ve had diarrhoea. Executive …
Inequity to regional councils faces welcome review
PHOTO: Narromine is one of several regional councils struggling to find adequate funding. After speaking up continuously about inequity between city and country, the Country Mayor’s Association has welcomed a …