Councils pursue path for farmers to fix roads
PHOTO: Farmers will need to operate to the same standards as road repair contractors for the scheme to be viable. Roads have captured the focus of conversations in rural NSW …
Exclusive: Workers among those seeking housing help
PHOTO: A shortage of social housing is pushing others to seek help with accommodation. Full-time employees in the Western Plains are among a significant increase in those seeking housing assistance …
Wake up Coonamble!
(This is a 2012 news story) We have had wonderful rain, the sun is shining, the grass is growing, yet Coonamble district residents seem unaware of the impending doom that …
A great experience for local girl
(This is a 2012 news story) Feeling very relaxed and excited to be competing, Abby Regan, daughter of Mark and Lyndy, ran in the QANTAS Melbourne Track Classic and Olympic …
Ausbuy CEO calls for residents to look local
PHOTO: Sourced. (This is a 2012 news story) AUSBUY CEO Lynne Wilkinson wants Australians to wake up. Not only does the parochial company espouse buying locally, it stands by the …
Men’s Bowls News
(This is a 2012 news story) On Thursday, March 8, the members played 16 ends of mixed social night bowls. The top green had the players fooled and it took …
Kerry wins major singles title
(This is a 2012 news story) Last Thursday, March 8, Kerry Ferguson played Val Hooper in the final of the Major Singles. Val got away to a slow start with …
Robinson wins the Guzzlers Mug
(This is a 2012 news story) Coonamble Golf Cub held Monthly Medals in perfect conditions on Sunday. A large field of 34 golfers plus some new players turned out for …
Report confirms: 2012 is a good year to be a farmer
(This is a 2012 news story) The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the release of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) forecast for Australia’s …