Life-changing launch
PHOTO: • Coonamble’s Literacy for Life Team at their launch on Monday 3 April: Vivian Hall, Debbie Welsh, Dominic Donaldson, Jenna Fernando, Bradley Aitken and Emily Albert (Literacy for Life …
Coonamble’s million-dollar debt
• PHOTO: A team of legal specialists were in town and made themselves available for advice on state fines and other legal matters outside Coonamble Courthouse on Tuesday 21 March. …
Hello Autumn
JUST ahead of the end of Daylight Savings, the last few days of March also brought the first real taste of autumn to the district. After seeing a top temperature …
Diagnosis done on Cobar’s dead ducks
PHOTO: An Australian wood duck, one of the two breeds of ducks that were in the “duck mortality event” around Cobar in February. IMAGE: Pixabay During February there was a …
Large turnout for Warren Triathlon
PHOTO: 80 athletes gathered at the Warren pool for the competition The prospect of swimming, cycling and running all in the same event is not everyone’s idea of an enjoyable …
Department under fire for failures in out-of-home-care for First Nations children
PHOTO: Indigenous children are no 11 times more likely to be in out of home care. IMAGE: NSW Government The NSW Department of Communities & Justice has come under intense …
Facing our feral future
PHOTO: Cats are among a suite of introduced species wreaking havoc on entire ecosystems according to a recent report. Environmental threats need to be reined in to protect not just …
Warren’s musical storm
PHOTO: Australian Vocal Ensemble – Fiona Campbell, Andrew O’Connor, Katie Noonan and Andrew Goodwin. Photo Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan. A wild storm with wind, rain and lightning leading to a town-wide blackout …