The Coonamble Times
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PHOTO: Kookaburra Court collaboration is one of 5 award finalists (Photo Walgett Shire Council) Securing five finalist nominations Walgett Shire Council has emerged as a standout performer at the 2026 …
Image: Foodbank Almost 10,000 households across the Orana region are skipping meals or going entire days without eating, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to hit communities across the Western Plains. …
The phrase “Without trucks, Australia stops” is well known, and there have been changes to the industry this week, to ensure the trucking companies can keep delivering. The fuel crisis …
PHOTO: RN’s across NSW felt let down by Government pay policies. Despite Government braying about historic pay increases for nurses and midwives, western area nurses say they have been left …
It’s coming on two years since the Inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia submitted its final report to the Federal Government. Rather than responding to the recommendations of the …
PHOTO: Milan Dhiiyaan Dancers perfom at the Festival The 11th annual Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival drew crowds from across the region to the banks of the Barwon River recently. The festival …
PHOTO: A new plan aims to improve the recreational fishing industry in NSW [Image NRSLFC] The draft Enhancing Recreational Fishing in NSW Action Plan 2026-2031 – through which the NSW Government aims …
PHOTO: Constable Darcy Newell has made the tree-change to Coonamble from Coffs Harbour. Coonamble's newest Police officer, Constable Darcy Newell said he is "pretty boring". Aside from his job, his …
PHOTO: Father Merlin and son Vladimik Mabini got creative at the Family Art and Craft activity at Interrelate. Local school students had a ripper last week during the April break, …