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International Volunteers Day: If everyone did…

13/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Lenore Green (CWA Evening Branch) and Wayne Phillips (Lions Club). The theme for this year's International Volunteer Day bears thinking about. Wouldn't our world, country and local communities be …

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No Ag classes for Years 9 to 12 in 2024

13/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: The NSW Department of Education has confirmed that agriculture-related subjects will only be available to Years 7 & 8 at Coonamble High School in the coming school year but …

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Police Minister defends rural crime inquiry refusal

12/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

Police Minister Yasmin Catley has told the Western Plains App she doesn’t believe a parliamentary inquiry into rural crime is necessary to understand that there is a problem.  The Government’s …

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Hip-hop artist DOBBY fights floodplain harvesting with music

12/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: The ‘drapper’ is passionate about the issues that plague Brewarrina, where his father was born. (Facebook: DOBBY) Floodplain harvesting has long been a controversial practice in Western NSW, and …

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Australia looking to the UK to fill the shearer shortage

12/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

At first glance the seven shearers tackling Merino weaners in a shed between Nyngan and Warren last week looked right at home – but in fact four of them were …

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More telehealth access in Lake Cargelligo

12/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

Lake Cargelligo will be part of a telehealth trial that aims to improve services throughout the community.  The Murrumbidgee Local Health District is trialling a ‘Virtual Hub’ which will be …

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Less teeth in the west

12/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

A total of thirty-five recommendations have been made following a federal inquiry to improve dental care across Australia, including increasing access in rural areas. The inquiry into the provision of …

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Cooee Lodge shows improvement despite strong criticism in auditor’s report

12/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

IMAGE: Gilgandra Shire Council Gilgandra’s Cooee Lodge has shown dramatic improvement in meeting tough new regulations a new auditor’s report has revealed. The aged care facility run by Gilgandra Shire …

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Tips to beat the heat wave as 40 settles in for the week

11/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

Temperatures are soaring across the region, and you can expect them to stick around, as experts caution locals to stay safe and beat the heat.  Summer is coming thick and …

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Time-out for Coonamble Times

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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