Abi’s run in the Sun
PHOTO: Abigail crossing the finish line at the ‘Sun run’ Saturday 2nd February 2019. Most of us will take a little while to work off our holiday flab but Abigail …
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New committee thinks ahead for Golf Club
PHOTO: A few memebers of the new committee Josh Wrench, Mo Jacobs, Rodney Pitman, Wylie Waterford, Charlie Milthorpe, Naomi Wrench, Maddison Pawley and Trish Butler. Despite recently pulling together its …
Summertime carnival still successful
PHOTO: Greyhounds from across the region gathered in Coonamble last week for the local club’s 2021 major race meeting after it was rescheduled last year due to COVID. By OLIVER …
Gidgee take the lead in Bendigo Bank ABC Shield
PHOTO: Members of Coonamble’s Gidgee senior cricket side were thrilled to pick up the win against the previously undefeated Breelong team from Gilgandra on Saturday 29 January. By MATT ZELL …
Introducing: Ben Tatton
PHOTO: Sergeant Ben Tatton. New Coonamble police sergeant Ben Tatton is very excited to become an involved member of the community, whether he is in or out of uniform. Now …
Grain handlers adjust to extended harvest deliveries
PHOTO: Grain receival sites have worked from October through to February. This photo was taken in November 2021. Despite the rainfall in recent months causing countless headaches for local growers, …
Coonamble BEF cases less severe than anticipated
PHOTO: Local vets have welcomed reports that signs of Three Day Sickness have so far been limited to a handful of cases around the district with most mobs remain fit …
Getting off to a good start
PHOTO: Weather conditions this harvest season cause concern for seed storage. Welcome to the new year, and what a drawn-out event that was. No not the Nadal vs Medvedev match …
Remembering Henry
PHOTO: Ron Mackay, member of the Coonamble Country Education Foundation, was joined in presenting the Henry Elliot Memorial Scholarship by Henry’s mother Dianne Elliot and sister Joanne Elliot. At this …
CAHS steps into Out of Home Care
PHOTO: CEO for Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service, Phil Naden outside the building in Tooloon Street which will be transformed into offices for Out of Home Care for children around the …
Isabella is perfectly rare
PHOTO: Isabella Leonard is one in a million - well almost. She has Costello Syndrome, an extremely rare condition that not many know about. LAST Thursday 27 January was international …
Study confirms vaping will save Australian lives, but it’s no miracle fix
PHOTO: Vaping confirmed to help smokers quit, but not for the long term. (Photo Sourced - 2020 News) The latest scientific review of vaping nicotine has concluded it is an …