Brigidines will return to celebrate 140 years
PHOTO: The Australian Brigidine Pioneers. L-R Back: Mary Catherine Bergin, Mary de Sales Maher & Mary Stanislaus Hayden. L-R Front: Mary Ignatius Fitzpatrick, Mary John Synan & Mary Gertrude Banahan …
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Big boomerang on its way back
PHOTO: Matt Boney has started his newest project – bringing back Coonamble’s Big Boomerang. By LIAM MULHALL COONAMBLE’S Big Boomerang is on its way back! The ten-metre long and three-metre …
Coonamble community creates CAHS’ history
PHOTO: Front page in August 2007 at the official opening of the CAHS clinic in Tooloon Street. Practice Manager Fran Mooy, Kevin Arrowsmith, Kelly Hodges, Ted Fernando, CEO Rebecca Dawson …
Maree shares her journey as Jessica’s mum
PHOTO: CWA members Helen Nalder, Amanda Colwell, Tracie Bromhead, Marion Murray, Maree Crawford (guest speaker), Felicity Keady, Charmaine Ryan, Elise Ward, Chandra Raja, Raquel Pickering, Kerry Edmonds, Ange Thompson, Lenore …
Coonamble, the C.D.E.P. and ‘Crossing Cultures
PHOTO: Barbara Jackson now lives in Melbourne where she spent the long pandemic lockdown piecing together her book: ‘Crossing Cultures’. IT’S NOT every day that your town appears in a …
End of an era for popular local accountancy firm
PHOTO: Long term business partners Geoff Secombe and Naomi Coghill are parting ways with Naomi set to ‘retire’ and the accountancy firm merging with a Dubbo-based company in order to …
Council commits to Brigidine memorial
PHOTO: Mary Skuthorp and Mayor Tim Horan at Coonamble Shire Council’s empty block on Aberford St, soon to be transformed into a commemoratie space for the Brigidine Sisters 140th anniversary. …
New data on housing and homelessness puts figures on local problem – and possible solutions
PHOTO: Vacant houses like this one in Tooloon Street are scattered through Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone. NEWLY released housing data provided through an interactive online “dashboard” reveals the stark realities …
Coonamble Poultry Club 2023 Annual Show
PHOTO: Best Ancona in Show went to Graham Tandy. Photo: Lisa Wheeler THE poultry pavilion at Coonamble Showground was close to capacity on the weekend as Coonamble Poultry Club hosted …
Tony Single is innovative farmer of the year
PHOTO: Local farmer, Tony Single, winner of the Award for Excellence and Innovation at the 2023 Farmer of the Year awards. LOCAL crop farmer, Tony Single has come away with …
New doc brings a world of experience
PHOTO: New permanent doctor, Lorraine Wheeldon has just started her year in Coonamble on 15 May BOASTING a career spanning over fifty years, Coonamble welcomes its newest Doctor Lorraine Wheeldon. …
Lost in space … and loving it
PHOTO: Air propelled rockets were launched at the back of Macdonald Park. Students learned about different forces and energy at work. ONCE the youngsters had ‘graduated’ from the Aerospace Camp …