High School welcomes new staff, new students and more freedom
PHOTO: Some new and some familiar faces have joined the line-up at CHS for 2022: James Peterson, Jess Solomon, Alex Wilks, Ben Sheaves, Aaron Page, Kyle Wiggins and Jarrod Manson. …
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Intern Alert: Claire Brownlie
PHOTO: Claire arrived Monday afternoon and couldn’t help but stop for a photo of the Coonamble’s watertank art. Hi Coonamble!My name is Claire Brownlie and I’ve travelled from Sydney to …
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 …
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 …
Minister Mark Coulton sworn in
PHOTO: Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government the Hon Mark Coulton being sworn-in by His Excellency General the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the …
Hold the sugar and pass the probiotics
PHOTO: The Hub owner Siobhan Fagan prepares the ingredients for her smoothies. She believes the increase in sales is because people are becoming more health-minded. Many cafes, restaurants and pubs …
Drought dollars sought for Coonamble’s sportsground
PHOTO: The outdated lighting at Coonamble Sportsground will be replaced if Council’s $1million application under Round 2 of the Drought Communities Program is successful. The latest allocation of funding under …
Hold the phone!
PHOTO: Many businesses faced technical difficulties recently. (Photo sourced) For those living in or around Coonamble Shire, landline telephone and mobile network issues are a recurring headache. There have been …
Final phase of levee upgrade underway
PHOTO: Daniel from the Commdain crew checks progress on the 2 kilometre stretch of concrete levee being raised and reinforced as the last stage of Coonamble’s major levee upgrade project …
Uncertain future for youth service in Coonamble
PHOTO: REDI.E’s newly refurbished youth centre is still up and running but with half the staff. In late December, the Coonamble Indigenous Youth Justice Program at REDI.E (Regional Enterprise Development …
We’ll be laughing…
PHOTO: Fun is on its way thanks to Coonamble & Castlereagh Landcare: local Landcare officers Vicky Hogland and Kristy Cosier are all smiles following the news of a recent grant. …