Ovine Bovine Grapevine
What an amazing year it has been with the season and livestock markets. Up to this point, I have measured 808mm of rain in town, and while we have been …
Harvest is finally a go!
• PHOTO: Trucks line up at QubeAgri HARVEST is finally underway within the Coonamble Shire region albeit with a staggered start. Both Qube Agri Coonamble and GrainCorp Coonamble are working …
Lightning Ridge shuts the gate on illegal hunting
PHOTO: Lightning Ridge Police apprehended two men for illegal hunting on November 17. Source: Rural Crime Prevention Team – NSW Police Force Two Lightning Ridge men have been charged with …
Grant boost for Baradine showground
• PHOTO: (Project) Manager of Camp Cypress, Janet Fitzgerald is delighted with the new entry door at the facility dining room. Baradine showground has benefitted from $82,179 in upgrades as …
Bourke woman appointed to Western NSW Local Health District Board
PHOTO: Sally Davis has added another hat to the many roles she fills Local Bourke women Sally Davis has been successful in her application to join the board of the …
When pigs fly in Gilgandra
• PHOTO: Who’d believe that pigs would take to the sky! The latest commission for Coonamble artist Brian Campbell can be seen soaring above a laneway in Gilgandra. (This is …
Winning big by buying local
• PHOTO: Major winner of the $6000 Chamber Cash was Anne Cullen. Jay Davis collected the $2000 prize won by her husband Sean. (This is a 2020 news story) ANNE …
Mothers welcome first post-COVID parents group
• PHOTO: Community Midwife Alex Bartlett and some of the new mothers and babies who joined the first five-week post-COVID New Parents group. (This is a 2020 news story) COONAMBLE …
The shows go on at Outback Arts
• PHOTO: Exhibiting artist Prue Cullen (centre) with Kevin (Sooty) Welsh and Craig Makin. PHOTO SUPPLIED. (This is a 2020 news story) LIFE rarely goes according to plan and even …