Maureen honoured
• PHOTO: Don Bourke and Coonamble Mayor Tim Horan present Maureen Nairne with her Citizen of the Year award on Australia Day. (This is a 2012 news story) WET weather …
Plans to demolish tennis club house angers community
(This is a 2012 news story) There are grave concerns that the property dept. of TAFE intends to tear down the old tennis club building situated in the middle of …
Coonamble Branch of Royal Far West celebrates 80 years
PHOTO: Mrs Elsie Hill who turned her guesthouse on Sydney Road, Manly, into the first home for the Far West Children in 1928. (This is a 2012 news story) Royal …
Golfers defy conditions to play a round
(This is a 2012 news story) Despite recent rain, Coonamble’s golfers have pushed the boundaries of acceptable playing conditions to ensure a day of golf. On Saturday, a small army …
Sea Eagles fly in for Country Carnival
PHOTO: Manly reserve grade player Nick Skinner was amongst the group of NRL stars to visit Coonamble. (This is a 2012 news story) On Monday and Tuesday children returning to …
Sleeper theft worth thousands
(This is a 2012 news story) A contractor removing railway sleepers from the Gilgandra to Coonamble branch line has been dealt a hefty blow to the back pocket with the …
Where the Western Plains going next
PHOTO: Seven shires across the western plains are included in the new Central West & Orana Regional Plan 2041 As the Western Plains approaches a new year, a new era …
Praise for positive local policing
PHOTO: Taking part in the Gilgandra Santa Fun Run, Constable Hayes made sure he was on Santa’s nice list! Recently, Assistant Commissioner Brett Greentree visited sectors of Central North Police …
Butler rejects calls for National Gun Registry
PHOTO: The push is on for a National Firearms Registry but not everyone is convinced. On a Monday afternoon earlier this month Barwon MP Roy Butler was talking to the …