The Coonamble Times
Your Local Newspaper Serving Coonamble & district since 1885
The NSW Government says it is delivering common sense reform to support farmers during the bushfire season, allowing farmers and rural landholders to register and use Farm Firefighting Vehicles (FFVs) …
After fire fighters extinguished a blaze that caught alight at Coonamble’s tip around midday, council workers are keeping a wary eye on it. Fire & Rescue and Rural Fire Service …
Wild winds across western NSW from Bathurst to Trangie caused widespread black outs across the area yesterday evening Wednesday 8 October. At least 1,126 residents in Trangie and Narromine were …
A paramedic has been praised for staying with a hiker who had been injured in an isolated area of Warrumbungle National Park. Around 4.30 pm on Wednesday 1 October, a …
The state’s water minister says she is considering no further changes to water metering rules despite irrigators and environmentalists calling for the laws to be rewritten. The Commonwealth Environmental Water …
NRMA’s Peter Khoury has praised advanced technology which applies a protective layer of hot bitumen and aggregate that waterproofs roads against heavy rain damage while providing superior grip in all …
A young man has died after a crash near Nymagee yesterday evening, Friday 3 October. Emergency services were called to a property on Manuka Road, Nymagee, about 97 kilometres south …
Outback Rowing is making a splash in Nyngan with the formation of its own local club under the guidance of Club Captain Jim McLaughlin. Following the acquisition of a quad, …
Walgett Shire Council has condemned the shocking incident that occurred yesterday afternoon (Saturday 4 October) at the Walgett Swimming Pool, where a female patron attending the pool with her children …
New NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has outlined his priorities and has talked about issues deeply affecting the Western Plains. Commissioner Mal Lanyon APM was formally appointed as the 24th …
Cult 1982 Australian film, Running on Empty, starring Terry Serio, Deborah Conway and Max Cullen was celebrated in Cobar at its biennial Running on Empty Festival last weekend. The popular event …
Food trucks, market stalls, buskers and mobile fitness trainers will soon find it easier to work across council lines, with the NSW Government introducing a Mutual Recognition Scheme that lets …
