Lachlan Valley’s larger-than-life bush art
PHOTO: Just one of the new installations in the Lachlan Valley: 'Varanus’ (Gugaa – Goanna) by Glen Star (2020). Image by Monique Lovick Photography, courtesy of Forbes Arts Society. If …
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Shire rates to rise
COONAMBLE Shire Council is one of 86 councils - around two thirds of local governments across NSW to increase their rates above the annual rate peg for the next financial …
New space, new service at Bogan Medical Centre
PHOTO: Bogan Shire Council is expanding both the facility and services at their local Medical Centre. Bogan Shire’s allied health services have expanded to include physiotherapy, with Nyngan practitioner Beck …
$25 million road budget
• PHOTO: Senior staff from the Coonamble Shire Council roads team Chris Ellis and Dirk Jol at the currently ongoing road rehabilitation project of the Pilliga Road. Weather permitting, Mr …
Gulargambone Lions change-over
PHOTO: The Gulargambone Lions Club now has three generations of the King family, starting with Lola and Johnny King (front), their son Allan (back right) and great-grandson Aiden (back left). …
Abigail brings decades of experience to App reporter role
PHOTO: Abigail McLaughlin as a newly-minted rural reporter with The Land newspaper. The latest 'fresh face' to join the Western Plains App has a long history with rural news and …
Good news for isolated patients
THE IPTAAS rebate is to almost double for individuals in regional areas who are required to travel for medical treatment with an additional $149 million announced within the 2022/2023 State …
Masks on! Local businesses on board with new rules
• PHOTO: Clear signs in Cant Bros Home Hardware that the latest COVID rules must be followed. (This is a 2021 news story) THE COVID lockdown in Greater Sydney was …
Dental surgery grant to protect sporting smiles
• PHOTO: Practice Manager of Coonamble Dental Surgery Sandra Harrsion with one of the mouthguards that will soon be available at no charge to young sportspeople. COONAMBLE Dental Surgery is …
Jeep retrieved after forty years
• PHOTO: Charlie Beck was reminiscing with his childhood army jeep while passing through town last Wednesday. (This is a 2021 news story) WHILE moving old possessions out of a …
Lady Bears win big over Trangie
PHOTO: Hope Kehoe-Fernando was almost impossible to catch on the field. (This is a 2021 news story) ON Saturday 26 June the Coonamble Bears played host to the Trangie Magpies …
Zone and local Men’s Bowls
Singles Championships
• PHOTO: Daryl Craig represented Coonamble in the Zone Singles Championships in Cowra. (This is a 2021 news story) THE last couple of Sunday mornings the Men Bowlers have been …