Lions like to keep it local
PHOTO: Lions members Wayne Phillips and John Castles sell a ticket to Len Millstead on a Friday evening at the Terminus Hotel. LOCAL people and charities received around $14,000 in …
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Centenarian Hilton Pickette remembers…
PHOTO: Baradine’s Hilton Pickette is closing in on his centenary. PHOTO SUPPLIED By EVELYN HAMPTON Hilton Noel Pickette turns 100 on October 14, 1923 and as Victory in the Pacific …
Sarah Mitchell says G’day
PHOTO: At St Brigids School BACK in 2017, Gulargambone Preschool received a $1.5 million grant from the NSW Government for the construction of their new facility which has now been …
Bearettes bow out against the Magpies
By THELMA LEONARD THE Coonamble Bears Ladies Leaguetag side’s 2023 campaign came to an end on the weekend, bowing out in the elimination finals game against the Baradine Magpies. The …
Under 16s give Grand Final a go
PHOTO: Football gun, Adda Craig, paused mid-stride to give Coonamble/Baradine supporters a quick grin. (Photos supplied by Carly Chynoweth) OF THE local junior league sides this season, the Under 16s …
The lowdown on beef & lamb prices
PHOTO: Simon Quilty lays it out for local producers at the Shorthorn Futurity’s Beef Technology Day last week. PHOTO SUPPLIED. MEAT and livestock industry analyst Simon Quilty has some hard-to-hear …
A Dry July
THE Bureau of Meteorology released their latest Climate Outlooks on Thursday 17 August, reinforcing earlier long-range forecasts that the coming spring is likely to be warmer and drier than average. …
The new normal at Coonamble Sale Yards
PHOTO: The team from Halcroft & Bennett drew a crowd at last week’s sale By DAVID THOMPSON COONAMBLE Associated Agents yarded 1000 cattle last Wednesday 16 August. The yarding consisted …
Matt & Beau win Keno 2 person ambrose
PHOTO: Matt Lane and Beau Ewers looked every part the serious golfing duo in their matching shirts on Sunday. Will the lucky shirts make reappearance at the regional finals? by …
Warren Pumas turn the tables on Coonamble
PHOTO: The 2023 Coonamble Rams minor-semis side (aka Wrenchy’s Angels); Ana Newstead, Xanthe Van Lubeck (Captain), Angie O’Connor, Loretta Tandy, Ange Hanigan, Tobiana Glasson, Maddison Galagher, Isobel Thomson, (front) Brilea …
Coonamble Crossfit sweat it up at the Rural Rumble
PHOTO: The Coonamble FIT Team: (back) Jill Robinson, Amanda Glasson, Andrew Schieb, Brendan Primmer, Klay Wrigley, Jamie Goldsmith, Matt Watts (front) Leonie Goldsmith, Nat Schieb & Kiara McDonald. By PUBLICITY …
Groundwork on projects to keep visitors in town longer
PHOTO: Real Country ‘catalyst sites’ identified for exploration (1) Visitor Centre Precinct, (2) Town Beach Precinct and (3) Warrena Weir Recreation Precinct. LAST week, Chamber of Commerce members were given …