Disco Fever hits St Brigid’s
• PHOTO: The primary school students danced the evening away in their boots and bling. (This is a 2018 news story) ON Thursday 14 June 2018 the P&F of St …
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A new reporter for the Western Plains App
PHOTO: Longtime Nyngan resident Angie White (left) is the newest recruit to the Western Plains App news team. Image supplied One of the latest additions to the Western Plains App …
Open anger over Resource Minister’s support of Narrabri Gas Project
PHOTO: Coonamble farmer and businessman David Chadwick is one of many who have criticised Minister for Resources for her comments supporting the controversial Narrabri Gas Project. Image supplied. THE controversial …
Wanted man in Lightning Ridge found with homemade firearms
PHOTO: Police in Lightning Ridge located multiple homemade firearms, ammunition and equipment for manufacturing firearms while searching a 25-year-old's car in Lightning Ridge last week. Image: NSW Police. A MAN …
Tributes flow for Anne Kennedy AM
• PHOTO: Anne Kennedy with David Chadwick at Coonamble’s Gasfield Free Community declaration in 2010. BELOW are messages sent to the Coonamble Times congratulating Anne Kennedy since we published news …
Western Plains App is one year old
• PHOTO: Part of the team Lee O’Connor, Oliver Brown, Angie O’Connor and Maddison Palwey THE Western Plains App has just marked their first birthday and with reader numbers this …
Pushing Inland Rail back on track
PHOTO: ARTC Inland Rail interim Chief Executive Rebecca Pickering with Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. (Image via Mark Coulton) NSW Farmers are behind a push to get the Inland Rail …
Council delays recruiting new General Manager
• PHOTO: Bruce Quarmby (second from left) will continue to lead Coonamble Shire Council, while Noreen Vu (left) departs for Grenfell and Daniel Noble (right of Mayor Tim Horan) will …
Gail Turnbull to head CLALC
• PHOTO: New Coonamble Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Gail Turnbull with CLALC Chairperson Allen Albert. A FAMILIAR face has been appointed as the new CEO for the Coonamble Local …
Rate rise approved for seven local councils
PHOTO: Councils struggling to balance their budgets and manage increasing workloads have welcomed the approval to increase their rates. SEVEN local councils are among 86 across the state who received …
Wage rise could be a bitter pill
PHOTO: Coonamble accountant Geoff Secombe says the recent wage increase could impede the economy, rather than strengthen it. OVER 2.5 million Australian workers, including those in NSW are set to …
Shearers of the future: training the next generation
• PHOTO: Some of the young local attendees of the three-day Wool Handling course in Gulargambone with their instructors. Image: Coonamble High School. COONAMBLE Shire councillors and educators from across …