Lukewarm welcome for funding for Marshes water works
PHOTO: Marsh birds enjoying the fresh water and fine weather in between storms in December 2021. An announcement by the federal government last week that they have confirmed $80million in …
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Waste 2 Art – the year of soft plastics begins
PHOTO: Emmy-Lou Hodgson at the 2021 Waste to Art exhibition opening with her artwork, ‘Delined’. It’s time to turn that trash into treasure and the region’s makers and creators are …
Learning culture at Balladoran
PHOTO: Youth Case Worker Sarah Boney with Ralph Naden and Tameeah Thurston, Andrew Kennedy, [back], Kaylee Boney, Taya Thurston, Destiny Wright, Shyanne Wiggins and Kaiden Thurston. Young people from Coonamble …
Team effort to deliver town entry art
PHOTO: Andi Mether, Alan Wykes, Sooty Welsh, Wendy Lake (Gulargambone LALC), Jim & Jo O'Brien and Sam Wykes in Gular on Sunday Last week work began on installing sculptures and …
Premier’s F.I.F.O visit
PHOTO: CHS Principal Stewart Vidler voices some of his concerns to the Premier and Minister Franklin. Representatives from a handful of Coonamble agencies had the unique opportunity to share local …
Weekly RATs recommended for students and staff
PHOTO: Driveway service - staff member Jackie Harris handing out RAT tests at Coonamble Public School. As local children return to the classroom from this week, schools have been doing …
So many jobs, so few workers
“We need to look at all options to encourage work participation, because there are likely people out there who would help if they were allowed to or were not financially …
Quambone Hall funding
PHOTO: The hall was packed for the Quambone Public School’s Christmas Concert in 2021. The Quambone Resources Committee are preparing for further work on their local hall after receiving a …
New faces at RFS Headquarters
PHOTO: New additions to the RFS Luke Crotty & Tony Day. New members of the local Rural Fire Service branch Tony Day and Luke Crotty are excited to get involved …
Fresh faces and focus at CPS
PHOTO: Most of the new staff at Coonamble Public School Sarah Rodgers, Kate Renna, Emma Malone, Cardi Stephen, Angela Braid, Viv Davis, Melissa Thomson and Tracey Newbigging. Ms Rogers, Mr …
The Ex-files: Lynn McDonough
PHOTO: Lynn McDonough with her dog Carlo When did you live in Coonamble?I was born in Coonamble and lived there till I was 19, or from 1942 to 1962. Why …
New Gular Preschool opens for business
PHOTO: Gulargambone Preschool staff Kerri Mcewen, Sharron Tindill (sitting), Katrina Reid and Crystal Mudford are excited to show kids their new learning space from this week. Gulargambone children now have …