Speedy response to Baradine fire threat
• PHOTO: Aircraft dumped retardant on the fire ground to quickly contain a fire just out of Baradine last week. by LIZ CUTTS A fast-moving grass fire razed land just …
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State election special
• PHOTO: We Vote 2023 poll results from Coonamble Times readers. Issues important to my community. IT’S Election season! While some have been able to pre-poll or have already cast …
Road repair workforce up-grade their skills
• PHOTO: Plant operators took part in upgrading their skills. WITH the state of the rural road network at the top of many agendas, Coonamble Shire Council last week brought …
Airport tagged for update
Coonamble Shire Council have shown an interest in upgrading to the Coonamble airport as part of a bid for support under the Growing Regional Economies Fund from the NSW government. …
Rodman’s big move – from Manila to Moody’s Motors
• PHOTO: One of the new mechanics at Moody's Motors, Rodman Gonzaga has relocated from the Philippines for the job. By LIAM MULHALL RODMAN Gonzaga (31) joins fellow mechanic Peter …
Floodproofing our riverbanks
• PHOTO: Castlereagh Landcare Co-ordinator Therese Ryan beside the Castlereagh River in Coonamble, which will receive attention thanks to a Local Land Services grant. CASTLEREAGH Landcare has received a grant …
Coonamble’s other cigarette problem
PHOTO: Cigarette Butt waste has been increasing in the past year Photo: Brian Yurasits BY LIAM MULHALL NEW data from the Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) group has revealed a drastic …
Gidgee gets it done!
• PHOTO: Winners of the Bendigo Bank ABC Shield, the Gidgee team L to R: Back - Kirby Chapman, Ben Ryan, Justin Fernando, Mark Stewart, Jarrod Page, Jake Fernando, Mick …
‘Everyone is someone in a small town’
• PHOTO: Parts of Max Jackson’s latest video were filmed at the Coonamble Rodeo Arena. COUNTRY music artist Max Jackson put Coonamble on the map last Friday 17 March following …
New faces at Team Koonambil
• PHOTO: New staff at Koonambil - Alanna Hall, Nina Knox and Kim Cohen. THIS week the team at Koonambil welcomed some new faces in their administration section as the …
Gular Preschool get busy
• PHOTO: The kids got right into the Tug of War this week. Term 1 Week 7The week has flown with our beautiful preschool children. The princess dress ups and …
Coonamble Preschool learns about local culture
• PHOTO: The kids listened attentively as Maddy from BlackFit shared Dreamtime stories with them. Preschool staff and children welcomed a new face from the BlackFit team last Tuesday. After …