Health and medical students on ‘Go Rural’ tour
PHOTO: Ella Cleary liked what she saw and decided to move to Coonamble. FOR the third year in a row Coonamble has welcomed a bus full of bright-eyed health and …
Big boomerang on its way back
PHOTO: Matt Boney has started his newest project – bringing back Coonamble’s Big Boomerang. By LIAM MULHALL COONAMBLE’S Big Boomerang is on its way back! The ten-metre long and three-metre …
Five minutes to save a life
PHOTO: Coonamble Rotarian Kieran Small takes five minutes for a check-up in the Men's Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) with Nurse Garvey. THE Men's Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) had …
BBQ for Bowel Cancer
PHOTO: Tasmin Amin, King Or, and Kirsten Fernando running the Bowel Cancer Barbeque outside of the CAHS building on Friday 18 August BOWEL cancer has the third highest cause of …
Driver survives crash in airborne van
PHOTO: Investigations are now underway in an attempt to understand the causes of a single motor vehicle crash south of Coonamble on Monday morning. WITNESSES in an oncoming vehicle were …
Reluctant pay rise to nurses in close call vote
Over a year since negotiations began, the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association has accepted a four per cent pay rise, in a narrow members’ vote. It has left over 40 …
Coona’s Nurse Nepal in state finals
PHOTO: Coonabarabran nurse, Garima Nepal has progressed to the state finals for the Pauline Webster-Cox Award for New to Practice Coonabarabran nurse, Garima Nepal has not only taken out the …
Country Mayors push for country housing scheme
NSW Regions’ could see thousands of new homes built if the State Government co-invests in a new program the Country Mayors Association (CMA) wants to see as part of this …
Warm Paws: Animal welfare volunteers support rural pounds
PHOTO: One of these puppies rescued through the support of animal welfare pledge donors has sadly passed away. Photos: supplied by Warm Paws – Supply Donations for Rural Pounds NSW. …