Planning for our own future
PHOTO: Have your say on the Community Strategic Plan Our new council has hit the ground running and, thanks to the delayed elections, state government reporting requirements mean that they …
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Support for business covid recovery
• PHOTO: Melissa Randle on duty at Leonards’ Store in Coonamble. Local businesses in the Coonamble shire hope the state government's newest COVID support package will help them recover from …
National NASCA team introduced to Coonamble community
• PHOTO: Skye Parsons, Samantha Conn, Jackie Harris, Blake Borgia, Len Scott, Keith Glover and Nina Sands getting snags ready for the kids. The Coonamble branch of the National Aboriginal …
CLALC welcomes free RATs
• PHOTO: McKenna Jackson and staff at the Coonamble Local Aboriginal Land Council, Nicole Jackson, Jan Astill and Damien Martin unpack their shipment of Rapid Antigen Tests. Staff from the …
Challenge yourself at the Warren Triathlon
PHOTO: Runners all around the Western Plains area are getting ready to tackle the Warren Triathlon. New year, new challenge! With holidays over and Covid restrictions easing, attention is being …
Wage subsidies help the move from welfare to work
PHOTO: Federal Coalition Government notes that 'The best form of welfare is a job'. (This is a 2018 news story) According to the federal Coalition Government, their current wage subsidy …
Celebrate Seniors Week in style
• PHOTO: Seasoned performer Stephen Cheney is ready to entertain. (This is a 2018 news story) Seniors Week turns 60 this year and Coonamble Shire Council will be celebrating in …
The Ex-Files: Jim Lane
• PHOTO: Jim Lane, Melissa Lane and Robyn Lane (nee Smith) (This is a 2018 news story) When did you live in Coonamble?I was born in Coonamble and went to …
Inland Rail ‘the Westconnex of regional NSW’
• PHOTO: NSW Farmers Association representatives Peter Wilson, Derek Schoan President, Rob Hardie Policy Director and the Coonamble branch President James Nalder. (This is a 2018 news story) The NSW …
Coonamble welcomes new locals
PHOTO: Some of the newcomers to our district getting to know Coonamble at the Welcome to Coonamble Dinner 2018 (This is a 2018 news story) Coonamble Golf Club was abuzz …
Hotel thieves go on ramming rampage
• PHOTO: One of the vehicles rammed by the offenders who broke into the Armatree Hotel on 23 February. (This is a 2018 news story) A pair of thieves created …
Hello Darling
• PHOTO: The Darling lily has been a welcome sight on roadsides and in paddocks around the district as it signals damp soil. (This is a 2020 news story) Those …