Crowds come out for the Country Championships
• PHOTO: A slice of the crowd heads to the rail at the Country Championships. IT WAS the fourth time a Country Championships Qualifier had been held at Coonamble and …
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Kaelyn’s film is up in the Next Wave
• PHOTO: Kaelyn Ward’s latest short film takes her into space and some dark places. By MARNIE RYAN TALENTED local film maker, Kaelyn Ward is one of twenty eight successful …
Catholic Church closed for renovations as new Parish Priest arrives
• PHOTO: Fr Thao outside Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church in Coonamble which has become a construction site while repairs and renovation work are undertaken. “I couldn’t believe my …
Tappy talks with Dennis Firth: Coonamble’s former champion jockey features on national podcast
• PHOTO: Coonamble’s former champion jockey Dennis Firth in 1969 as a young jockey aboard Gay Biarritz in Sydney. JOHNNY Tapp (Tappy) became a household name as Australia’s leading racing …
Cougars cap off another successful season
PHOTO: Under 16s Cougars players were presented with their Castlereagh Cougars jerseys. FRONT- Charlotte Thompson, Anthea Karavas, Hope Smith and Abby ThompsonBACK- Natalie Gallen, Mikiala Thurston, Sharna Forgione and Temia …
Kirbie’s art takes to the road
• PHOTO: Aboriginal Health worker and artist Kirbie Ewers (left, with colleagues from Dubbo Aboriginal Medical Service) can now pass her artworks on the highway. By MARNIE RYAN FORMER Coonamble …
Promising start to pre-season for Coonamble Bears
• PHOTO: Kevin Thurston-Welsh, Nathan Walker (Snr), Jack Kelly, Jack Barrett, Preston Smith, Brian Wallace, Derek Robinson, Mickayla McEwen, Jenni-Leigh Gatt, Joshua Forgione, Thelma Leonard, Shakaye Walker and Kyle Wiggins …
Gular’s festival shortlisted in national competition
• PHOTO: Recently nominated for the Australian Street Art Awards, the “Pave the Way to Gular Festival” is drawing visitors from all over the country. THE Pave the Way to …
New year, new General Manager
• PHOTO: Coonamble Mayor Tim Horan congratulates Paul Gallagher on his appointment. RETURNING resident Paul Gallagher has been announced as the incoming permanent General Manager for Coonamble Shire Council and …
Taking stock of local housing
• PHOTO: This property in Limerick Street Coonamble is now vacant pending a cleanup and renovations. COONAMBLE’s rental market is in a bit of a rough spot at the moment …
Tallis McEwen – the pride of Gular
• PHOTO: Rugby Development Officer Mark Pitts and Gulargambone’s rising star Tallis McEwen. TALLIS McEwen (16), a proud Gulargambone boy, has been selected into the New South Wales under-17s Rugby …
Cold hard facts on Coonamble’s health gap
PHOTO: Executive Director of the Charles Sturt University Rural Health and Medical Research Institute Professor Allen Ross, Mr Taylor Clark and Ms Anne-Marie Mepham from Orange Aboriginal Medical Services, and …