Home goal for Walgett sporting complex
PHOTO: Minister for Western NSW Dugald Saunders with members of the Walgett community at the town’s netball courts, which will receive a $1.5 million upgrade thanks to a collaboration between …
Heavily booked for Breastscreens
• PHOTO: Natalie Lummis and Katrina MacCallum at the Breastscreen Van when it is was in Coonamble last week. WOMEN from around the district have once again taken up the …
Community prepares new wave of COVID cases
PHOTO: A series of new control measures have been introduced by the government amid rising numbers of new COVID cases in NSW. AFTER SEVERAL months of eased restrictions, health authorities …
Special welcome to Bourke babies
PHOTO: Babies in Bourke have been welcomed in a traditional time-honoured ceremony. PHOTO courtesy Maranguka. Bourke celebrated a special day on Thursday 14 July welcoming 102 children into their local …
Local learner drivers not being run off the road
• PHOTO: Karen Churchill (right) with driving student Jess Crawford. A PARLIAMENTARY report indicating that learner drivers need more support does not seem to reflect the situation in Coonamble, according …
Western councils tackle common issues under new alliance
PHOTO: Mayors and General Managers from around the western region listen to Minister for Western NSW and Minister for Agriculture, Dugald Saunders at the recent meeting in Nyngan. Digital connectivity, …
Housing rental shortage reaches boiling point
PHOTO: Maddie Galagher and partner Nick Jackson have struggled to find long term rental accommodation and have since purchased a home in Coonamble. COONAMBLE, the relaxed and picturesque bush town …
Pesky pigeon problem persists
• PHOTO: Councillor Brian Sommerville with CAHS staff Ruth Luppino and Beau Ewers. THE former RSL Club building at the end of Castlereagh Street Coonamble is “a major health hazard” …