Monday night netballers return to the courts
Mixed netball teams returned to the Smith Park courts after the school holiday break, with some great games. Unable to form a team this week, Unco was forced to forfeit …
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Dominant Rams repay the favour on Gular’s ladies day
What a win. After that tough ladies day loss to the Gulargambone Rugby Club earlier this season, the pressure was on the Coonamble Rams to return serve last Saturday. And …
Sitting pretty: Rams girls earn minor premiership
Saturday’s top of the table clash between the Coonamble Rams and Flamin Galah girls promised to be a real spectacle for supporters, and boy did it deliver. Prior to travelling …
One life lost on Australian farms every six days
This National Farm Safety Week, Farmsafe Australia has launched the 2026 Safer Farms Report, alongside a national campaign encouraging every person in agriculture to recognise the influence they have on …
In the paddock with Dr Jill: Bloat
There is one word on everyone’s mind at the moment: BLOAT! The late winter break and warm temperatures have seen an abundance of medic grow after a tough summer and …
Call is out for young artists to show their stuff
Entries are now open for the Outback Arts' Next Gen Creative art competition for career-driven artistic First Nations youths, and organiser Mim McKeown is keen to see the exciting creations. …
Proposed disaster threshold ‘disastrous’
A Federal proposal to massively increase the trigger for the declaration of a natural disaster that unlocks federal and state funding would be a financial disaster for local councils, according …
National test for AusAlert warning system
AusAlert is a new national warning system that uses the latest technology to send emergency messages to compatible mobile devices during local and national disasters. The warning messages are sent …
Cowchella artist line-up drops
If you’ve been keeping an eye on Visit Coonamble socials recently you would have seen the amazing lineup of artists that has been revealed for the anticipated October Long Weekend …
NASCA girls gift an arty welcome to Hospital for NAIDOC
On 14 July girls from Coonamble Highschool in the NASCA (National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy) program painted windows in the entry way of the Coonamble hospital with colourful Indigenous artworks …
Lands Council settled in new premises
Coonamble's Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) staff are getting cozy in their new offices after dusting off their hands from relocating last month. The six CLALC staff relocated to the …
What next for Coonamble’s museum?
Coonamble voices are calling for the local museum to reopen after council were advised that the buildings are safe to access. The Coonamble Shire Council closed the museum in March …