Shanae Jones artist extraordinaire
• PHOTO: Shanae Jones, winner of the Deaf Children’s Australia “Heroes and Leaders” Art Exhibition. THE winners of the ‘Heroes and Leaders’ Art Exhibition were announced on 15 April, with …
Path forward for Shire pools
• PHOTO: Shire Councillors Karanouh, Churchill, Deans, and Cullen with GM Paul Gallagher and Acting Director of Infrastructure Dirk Jol on a recent tour of inspection of the Coonamble Swimming …
Vandals target MacDonald Park
• PHOTO: The toilets in MacDonald Park are closed to the public and are awaiting repairs. A series of vandal attacks on the MacDonald Park public toilets have left the …
Roadside rubbish?
• PHOTO: Burnt out car on Castlereagh Highway TRAVELERS heading south may have noticed a car beside the Castlereagh Highway, near the Nortongong turnoff, approximately 25 kilometres from Coonamble. Nearby …
Coonabarabran eagle rehabilitated
PHOTO: It’s not easy to diagnose a wedge-tail eagle. IMAGE: NSW National Parks In the height of the summer heat in February, two NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service officers …
Anzac Spirit alive in western towns
PHOTO: Cobar Cadets lined up for the Anzac parade. Photo Sarah Jane Bottom Hundreds of people took to the streets yesterday and later shared photos on social media of Anzac …
Mission Australia Western Plains calls for Jobseeker boost
PHOTO: Image: Pixabay. Amidst the release of a Government committee report saying boosts to jobseeker are urgently needed, our region’s biggest welfare body has chimed in with their views. However, …
Remember the padres (army chaplains)
Gulargambone ANZAC Day 2023 address by Stephen Bignall • PHOTO: Presbyterian Minister and School Chaplain, Stephen Bignall presenting the 2023 ANZAC Day address. PHOTO: Kirsty Fisher ‘In remembering this morning, …