Pompy takes the wheel at two eight two eight
PHOTO: New owner of Gulargambone’s Two Eight Two Eight Cafe, Pompy Singh, is excited to try his hand at something new. Gulargambone’s Two Eight Two Eight Café is again in …
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A room with heart
PHOTO: The rooms can turn into a second home for guests who have a sick family member in Dubbo. When a loved one is sick, you want to be as …
Familiar face among new medical recruits
PHOTO: Coonamble’s Mitchell Browne (front left) is among a large cohort of students from the west taking part in the Dubbo-based Doctor of Medicine program this year. Ninety-three medical students …
A real trashy problem
Around one third of households and business premises in Coonamble are putting out more bins than they paid for, a council survey showed. “This meant more operational costs for council, …
New option for electronic waste
Although dropping a battery in the trash here and there, might not seem like a big deal, it can have a hazardous effect on human, animal, and environmental health, or …
Mink & Me to go wholly online
PHOTO: Mink & Me proprietor Lucy Moss will be stepping out of the showroom for a much-needed break. The colourful exterior of Mink and Me will disappear into the virtual …
Coonamble Shire population has a growth spurt
GRAPHS: REMPLAN If the statistics are to be believed Coonamble shire seems to be enjoying both a growth spurt and a flush of youth. Population figures reveal that not only …
Swimming for change
PHOTO: In his first year of swimming for change, Knox has already collected $1,570 to help children suffering from an illnesss. We're only halfway through February, and nine-year-old Knox Watt …
Doors are open for local-led adult literacy program
PHOTO: The Literacy for Life staff Debbie Welsh, Mark Jones, Rose Jones, Gail Turnbull, and Sonja Sands are all smiles and ready to welcome the newest intake. The Literacy for …
Roadmaps to a better life
The Roadmaps team from Lives Lived Well are back in Coonamble and hope to get as many people as possible engaged in their drug and alcohol program that has a …
Seeing the value in Coonamble’s land
There was little movement in Coonamble's land values last year but that could soon change as potential buyers see the value of our region's farming land, Halcroft and Bennett real …
Willy’s legacy continues
PHOTO: Australia Day Chairman James Best, Clr Paul Fisher and Lions member Ian Lambell with some of Willy Redington's family PHOTO: James 'Besty' Best, Paul Fisher, Samantha Redington, Chloe Redington …