Pilliga bilbies back from the dead
PHOTO: A numbat enjoying peace from feral predators at Mallee Cliffs. (Image: Australian Wildlife Conservancy) The clock has been turned back 200 years in the Pilliga, to a time when …
First pre-harvest cricket match off to a soggy start
• PHOTO: Damp conditions didn’t deter 18 keen cricketers from making a day of it on Saturday. THE FIRST outing for local adult cricketers at the 2022 new pre-harvest competition …
Grace’s pin gives a glimpse of Coonamble’s equestrian glory days
• PHOTO: Ian Robinson gives Grace Johnston’s 1933 pin to her daughter Jill Moorhouse. A SMALL piece of local memorabilia made its way back to Grace Johnston's family last week …
Donna wins the Ann Mackay Medal
ON Wednesday the 7th September the lady golfers played the 6th round of the Ann MacKay Stableford Trophy over 18 holes. The day started out with a strong north easterly …
Stop the Parasite Party this Spring
IF YOU listen carefully, can you hear the barbers pole worm eggs hatching, and the maggot larvae pupating into adult flies? I imagine I can, because I expect this is …
The Wisdom of the Weevil: Depleting the weed bank
THE 2022 challenge continues as rainfall carries into spring with still paddocks left unplanted. Last summer we encountered high weed burdens and difficult to control weeds mainly because of delayed …
Price reduction on fine fleece
THE Australian wool market has recorded an overall loss of 11 cents this week, with the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) finishing at 1,319c/kg. From the opening of the sale, …
Ride for a Chopper cycles through mud for a cause
• PHOTO: Riders and support crew of the 2022 Alive & Well were excited to reach the Terminus Hotel in Coonamble after a day’s ride along the muddy back roads. …
Group sessions to help locals live life well
• PHOTO: Alissa West and Albie Ryan after the Interagency meeting. LAST week members of the Coonamble Interagency Association received the welcome news that a series of group sessions for …