Coonamble’s ‘Hello Girls’ gather for 46th year milestone
• PHOTO: Some of Coonamble’s ‘Hello Girls’ celebrated a small reunion at the Tong Fong Restaurant on Tuesday 21 June 2022. LAST week marked another milestone in Coonamble’s history as …
Reserve Champion of the (ranch sorting) world!
• PHOTO: Brad Shields (right) was proud to be one of the flag-bearers at the Ranch Sorting world championships in Texas. BRADLEY and Michelle Shields are still buzzing from a …
Rise in feral pig numbers costing millions
• PHOTO: Feral pigs continue to cause headaches for local farmers who are struggling to control the growing numbers. AS LOCAL landowners and others travelling the region report a recent …
Lachlan Valley’s larger-than-life bush art
PHOTO: Just one of the new installations in the Lachlan Valley: 'Varanus’ (Gugaa – Goanna) by Glen Star (2020). Image by Monique Lovick Photography, courtesy of Forbes Arts Society. If …
Gulargambone Lions change-over
PHOTO: The Gulargambone Lions Club now has three generations of the King family, starting with Lola and Johnny King (front), their son Allan (back right) and great-grandson Aiden (back left). …
Abigail brings decades of experience to App reporter role
PHOTO: Abigail McLaughlin as a newly-minted rural reporter with The Land newspaper. The latest 'fresh face' to join the Western Plains App has a long history with rural news and …
Good news for isolated patients
THE IPTAAS rebate is to almost double for individuals in regional areas who are required to travel for medical treatment with an additional $149 million announced within the 2022/2023 State …
Shire rates to rise
COONAMBLE Shire Council is one of 86 councils - around two thirds of local governments across NSW to increase their rates above the annual rate peg for the next financial …