The Coonamble Times
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• PHOTO: New Coonamble Community Working Party Chairperson Brendan Harris celebrates the beginning of a new chapter of local Aboriginal community-driven representation with Murdi Paaki Chairperson Des Jones. (This is …
• PHOTO: Quambone Public School and Walgett/Bourke Distance Education students enjoy themselves at Jindabyne. Last Sunday, students from Quambone Public School and Walgett/Bourke Distance Education made the long bus journey …
PHOTO: Teddy, Ellis, Bodhi and Harry worked out how to attach the go-karts to the bikes. Term 3 Week 3We have all enjoyed Week 3! The children have been very …
• PHOTO: Lachie Smart talking to the students at CPS. Lachie Smart visits CPSLast week CPS was fortunate to have a “Flying” visit (see what I did there) from/adventurer pilot …
PHOTO: Harry Potter fans dress up for book week, don’t they look smart! Athletics CarnivalWow, what a great day we had at our annual Athletics Carnival, even though the weather …
• PHOTO: Mekayla Peacock was presented with the ZONTA Achievement Award for a Young Indigenous Woman by CHS Principal, Stewart Vidler, at last week’s assembly. COONAMBLE High School marked Education …
PHOTO: The Nevertire reservoir mural took Bastian Allfrey five week. (Supplied) The water tower art trail just grew by one, with the Nevertire reservoir mural officially done and dusted. The …
• PHOTO: Beau Ewers and Matt Watts with their silver medals from the 2022 Masters HQ National Finals crossfit competition at Ballarat over the weekend. COONAMBLE FIT representatives Matthew Watts …
PHOTO: Brewarrina Shire Council’s new GM David Kirby is the first Indigenous person to take on the role. The Australian Government report on ‘Closing the Gap’ proposes a ‘new way …