Coonamble runners unite
PHOTO: Barry Broe, Heidi Hodgson, Anita Murray, Madison Loughland, Pravind Easwaran, Maddy Strudwick, Allira Bleas, Terrie Parsons, Ellie O’Connor, Fran Mooy, Lauren Melrose. Front row: Arkie Pickering with Bess, Lydia …
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Wooleybah’s grader
PHOTO: Michael (Wooleybah) McMahon’s family Rachelle, Rose and Lauren and the grader named in his honour at his final resting place at ‘Wooleybah’. Michael (Wooleybah) McMahon passed away on 5 …
Back to work in the archives
PHOTO: Visiting friend and history professor Carol Liston with Pauline Ditchfield in the Coonamble Archives. Surrounded by old documents in the District Archives directly under Coonamble’s Council Chamber, long-time friends …
St Barnabas Hall almost ready for re-use
PHOTO: Parishioners inside the hall after church on Easter Sunday. By RIVER MCCROSSEN Coonamble’s Anglican community could soon be able to use their hall again as the renovations near completion. …
Creatives give packaging new purpose
PHOTO: CPS principal Annette Thomson with a piece crafted by her preschoolers. PHOTO: River McCrossen A Medusa head decorated in wrappers, a river of bottle caps and a dress made …
Gumnut Cafe will be fresh and family-focused
PHOTO: Leon and Jayanne Jackson will be re-opening the doors of a reimagined Gumnut Cafe. The Gumnut Cafe is on track to reopen this month as tradies work with the …
Introducing: River McCrossen
PHOTO: Oliver (River) McCrossen is the latest addition to the Coonamble Times team. The Coonamble Times welcomed a new graduate cadet* journalist to the team on Wednesday 13 March. Oliver …
CATS call-out for cast and crew
PHOTO: The CATS cast in their 2019 production of Robin Hood: Men in Tights The excitement is building as the Coonamble Amateur Theatrical Society (CATS) manoeuvres towards making a return …
Local pairs perform at state Fourball Sandgreen Championships
PHOTO: Mick Williams and Matt Lane. Photo supplied by Golf NSW. Coonamble golfers put in a strong performance at this year’s Golf NSW State Sand green Fourball Championship in Trundle …
Packed out Plaza for an artsy evening
Life Drawing with a Comedian PHOTO: Gemma Fitzgerald gets some hands on learning with instructor/model, Shaun Michaels, at Sunday’s Life Drawing With a Comedian show. “This is the first show …
From Coonamble to Canberra and the world
PHOTO: Sooty Welsh’s daughter Jolene and her granddaughters are part of the dance group who performed for the PNG Prime Minister last week. Jolene is holding the coolamon made by …
Quambone gets their own preschool
PHOTO: Quambone Public School Principal Narelle Stacey and early childhood educator Abby Sinclair. The Quambone district is about to open their first-ever preschool. Quambone Public School is expanding, with their …