News Updates

(PHOTO: Mia Nalder, Coonamble Weir) The storm that passed through the district last Thursday 3 December didn't last long but it left a trail of devastation in its wake tearing roofs from buildings, bringing down trees and scattering debris across a wide area. Arriving in Coonamble around … [Read more...] about Taken by storm

This Saturday 28 November, it's time to celebrate a return to live music events with a gig at the Armatree Hotel. Multiple ARIA Award-winning country singer Adam Harvey will be headlining, supported by Oberon-born musician Clancy Pye. The gig is a part of the Great Southern Nights event, a NSW … [Read more...] about Celebrate the end of harvest with Adam Harvey at the Armatree

A SPATE of broken windows at the Anglican Church in Coonamble is causing the local Parish grief. There have been three separate window-breaking incidents at the Church in the last six months: on 23 August, 23 October and most recently on 1 November. The windows that have been broken are … [Read more...] about Broken windows cost local Parish

PRODUCER and actor Joshua McElroy hopes that his first professionally-produced short film 'Mary' will take his grandfather's story, about his relationship with his horse and the land in a time of drought, to the world.And he hopes the film will take Coonamble with it. "It's based on a true … [Read more...] about Local story, local faces in a short film with big ambitions

IMAGE: https://www.apa.com.au/about-apa/our-projects/western-slopes-pipeline/pipeline-route/ AFTER a hiatus of almost two years as they awaited the approval of the Narrabri Gas Project, APA has confirmed that they will now be progressing development of the Western Slopes Pipeline (WSP). The … [Read more...] about Western Slopes Pipeline back on the agenda

A HANDFUL of residents along the Coonamble end of the Castlereagh River linked in to a live webinar run by the Department of Primary Industries and Environment (DPIE) last Friday morning 16 October.The session was part of the opportunity to have input into the Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water … [Read more...] about Speaking up for the Castlereagh

By KEA BROWNING This year’s Coonamble Gold Cup races were a not-so-minor success for Coonamble-born racehorse trainer Danny Williams. Mr Williams won the Baradine Cup with the horse My Blue Jeans and jockey Aaron Bullock and the Coonamble Cup with his horse Petaluma and jockey Daniel … [Read more...] about Trainer Danny Williams returns to Coonamble

By KEA BROWNING PHOTO CREDIT: Lock the Gate, copyright D. Sewell At 9am on Wednesday 30 September, the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) announced their approval of the controversial Narrabri Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Project. Confoundingly, the news came less than 24 hours after NSW … [Read more...] about Pilliga gas project gets the go-ahead

THE LONG-STANDING issue of how to improve traffic flow at the intersection of the Castlereagh Highway and Coonamble's main street was back on the table at Council's meeting on September 9. After deferring the idea of a roundabout suggested by consultants Sala4D as part of the Shire Masterplan … [Read more...] about Reduced speed zone proposed for sections of highway

WITH a win over Binnaway last Saturday the Bears consolidated fourth spot in the Castlereagh competition and a spot in the semi-fianl for the season 2020. (Albeit with only two wins) Coach Paul Cleary fielded possibly his strongest side for the season although still missing personnel through … [Read more...] about Bears squeeze into Semi-Finals