NAB bails out of Western Plains
PHOTO: Gilgandra NAB is just one of three local branches to close in August. Here one day, gone the next, that seems to be the trend with banks across the …
Holly secures Uniroos spot World Uni games
PHOTO: Holly Campbell will head to China in July. Warren’s Holly Campbell will be part of the green and gold contingent following her recent selection for the 2023 FISU World …
Safado’s sunny Sunday in Coonamble Cannonball
PHOTO: Winner of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Coonamble Cannonball, ‘Safado’, with jockey Madeline Owen By COLIN HODGES CARRYING the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league colours worn by apprentice jockey Madeline …
New doc brings a world of experience
PHOTO: New permanent doctor, Lorraine Wheeldon has just started her year in Coonamble on 15 May BOASTING a career spanning over fifty years, Coonamble welcomes its newest Doctor Lorraine Wheeldon. …
Local connections return to Hawkesbury races
PHOTO: Organiser Betty Lewis with Coonamble Cancer Survival Group members Janis Nicol and Anita Murray at the Hawkesbury Races. FOR the first time since the covid-19 pandemic, the Hawkesbury Race …
Coonamble to host CMCC
FOLLOWING some staffing changes at Walgett Shire Council the Castlereagh Macquarie County Council (CMCC) has requested Coonamble Shire Council take over the administrative affairs of the organisation. The request was …
Baradine LALC opens under new CEO
PHOTO: Andrew Bowcher has been appointed administrator of Baradine Local Aboriginal Lands Council. MONTHS on from the Baradine Local Aboriginal Lands Council (LALC) being placed in limbo and doors closed, …
Speeding bus story not so straightforward
AN ALLEGED incident involving a bus belonging to Coonamble High School received widespread attention following television coverage on Channel 7 news last week. The driver of a vehicle travelling behind …