Introducing: Elina Sin
PHOTO: Coonamble Motel manager Elina Sin has settled right into Coonamble. Thet Yamin Shwe, or ‘Elina’, Sin kept a low profile for a year before she was nominated for the …
Collie Field Day puts goat research into practice
What started as a small information-sharing session six years ago has become a key event for goat producers across the Western Plains, with the Collie Field Day again drawing strong …
Dry run continues
PHOTO: Sign of the times: desilting a dry dam south west of Coonamble. It's been a long dry run for many in the Coonamble district and the autumn so far …
Market rebounds strongly
PHOTO: Sourced from the CSIRO After two successive weeks of losses, the Australian wool market has rebounded strongly, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) finishing the week ending at 1,786c/kg, …
Jesus rises again
PHOTO: Coonamble’s Wayne Phillips has helped Jesus rise at Easter for many years now and hopes to continue the tradition for many more. Tourists driving through Coonamble to their Easter …
Clocks back, alarms checked: the five minute habit that could change your life
PHOTO: A house fire can take hold in as little as three minutes – working smoke alarms save lives. With a stomach full of Easter chocolate, its hard enough to …
Gone in six months? Freight fright as fuel crisis bites
Photo: National Road Transport Association Truck operators across regional Australia are warning the fuel crisis is pushing businesses to the brink, with new figures showing more than 70 per cent …
Pop-up shop injects hope into Coonamble Cancer Survival Fund
PHOTO: Coonamble Cancer Survival Fund volunteers Janis Nicol and Annette Chapman after their pop-up shop took Castlereagh Street by storm. On Friday 27 March the Coonamble Cancer Survival Fund opened …
Baradine schools mark major milestones
PHOTO: Baradine Central School 1st class in 1923. More historical photos are invited. [IMAGE SUPPLIED] Baradine is preparing to celebrate a remarkable chapter in its educational history, with two local …