Celebrating local
• PHOTO: Coonamble District Chamber of Commerce Co-President Rodney Vallett presents a shocked and delighted Lola Bayley with her $6000 Chamber Cash prize. “I always try to Buy Local,” says …
NAIDOC Awards recognise young Indigenous achievers
PHOTO: Josh Toole presenting Zali Fernando with the NAIDOC Junior Sportsperson of the Year Award.(This is a 2021 news story) LOCAL YOUNG Indigenous achievers were celebrated last week during the …
Grass fire sparks summer fire fears
PHOTO: Fire mitigation crews across north-west NSW have been busy undertaking burning and mechanical mitigation works but say local landholders also need to prepare for bushfire season. (This is a …
Josh Cock’s victorious bucket-list boxing debut
• PHOTO: Josh Cock (right) won two fights in his first night in the ring at a Corporate Fighter charity night in Newcastle on the weekend. PHOTO Steel City Gym. …
Round 2 of golfing hams
PHOTO: Hams winners Jeremy Fernando, Brett Trindall and Mick Williams. (This is a 2021 news story) SATURDAY 11 December marked the second week of the Coonamble Golf Club’s hams tournament. …
Hermidale students follow their grain
PHOTO: Hermidale’s future farmers during their tour of Ben Furney Flour Mill in Dubbo. PHOTO: Ben Furney Flour Mills Pty Ltd Hermidale’s Future Farmers, aka the 10 students of Hermidale …
Busy Times at Gulargambone Preschool
• PHOTO: How many preschoolers can you fit on a rhino? How many different things can you pack into a 4 day preschool week? Lots is the answer to that …
CHS: Macka’s Walk on the Wild Side
• PHOTO: Macka Andriske shoots a lettuce into the hippos mouth during her time at the zoo. Being a Zookeeper is easily one of the most rewarding careers which I’ve …