The Coonamble Times
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Syphilis infections have tripled across Western NSW this year, with health authorities warning there may be many more undiagnosed cases in the community. Western NSW Local Health District Public Health …
Sheep producers are enjoying some their strongest returns in years, with average gross margins almost doubling in 2025 on the back of higher livestock prices. New analysis from the NSW …
Students in Australia’s most remote classrooms continue to face a striking education divide, with the latest NAPLAN results showing a substantial gap between very remote and metropolitan schools. The 2026 …
The crew at Gilgandra NSW Fire and Rescue are participating in this year’s Firies Climb for Motor Neurone Disease, aiming to raise up to $10,000 for the cause. Gilgandra Fire …
Two-thirds of nurses and midwives in NSW are considering leaving the industry, while almost half have looked for alternate work – these are issues highlighted in a report launched at …
Prolonged periods of rising costs, softer demand and workforce constraints are hitting regional small businesses hard according to the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) 2026 Small Business Perspectives …
This is the last edition of the Coonamble Times for the foreseeable future, after circumstances beyond the publisher’s control conspired to make continuing untenable. “I’m hoping this is not the …
Four western area girls’ dreams came true recently when they flew to the USA to spend time with former Australian (now American) equestrian Olympian Phillip Dutton. Lily Robb and Isla …
The first detection of H5 bird flu in a native bird near Wentworth has put the virus firmly on the radar in western NSW, with surveillance continuing as authorities work …
Former Warren resident Holly Campbell is still on a high, after taking out first place at the City2Surf on Saturday with a time of 46.35 over the 14-kilometre course. In …
Bec Crofts says she can hardly believe her Cobar Auto Port receiving two awards in an global service station competition in the home of entertainment, Las Vegas. “It’s awesome and …
Lightning Ridge residents remain under a boil water alert as Walgett Shire Council and NSW Health continue investigating repeated detections of E. coli in the town’s untreated water supply since …
