Charitable couple recognised with Rotary award
PHOTO: Coonamble Rotary Club President Jackie Harris (far left) and Secretary Keith Glover (far right) formally thanked Pam and Peter Bach from Sydney for their ongoing donations to the Coonamble …
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Angry Anderson kicks off shire youth forums
PHOTO: Angry Anderson kept students from Coonamble High School and Gulargambone Central School engaged during Coonamble Shire’s Youth Council forum last week. Image courtesy of GCS. By OLIVER BROWN LOCAL …
Seniors Week blasts off
• PHOTO: Coonamble’s seniors tear up the dance floor with students from NASCA while Royden Donohue keeps the beat. Over 100 seniors from across the Coonamble shire gathered at the …
Marathon for the Head family
PHOTO: Rodney Pitman and Jayde McDuff sweat it out on the rowing machines during the CrossFit marathon fundraiser for the Head family. Dozens of Coonamble community members converged at the …
Volunteers called on to expand youth centre hours
PHOTO: REDI.E youth worker Jordan Keed and Case Manager Rachael Wallace are hoping to bolster their services with a helping hand from the community. Coonamble’s local REDI.E team has put …
Wet summer leads to surge in local frog population
PHOTO: Regional NSW ecologist Dr Joanne Ocock holding a native wrinkled toadlet species found in the Macquarie Marshes. Image courtesy of Dr Ocock. By OLIVER BROWN A WETLAND ecologist working …
Coonamble blokes find their feet
PHOTO: Some of the local men who joined a session with Tommy Herschell (far left) and Find Ya Feet last week. By OLIVER BROWN TAKING THE time to sit down …
Can you hear me now? Stakeholders respond to latest regional telecommunications review
PHOTO: Remote Coonamble landholders like Sandy Pye still struggle to get decent mobile reception at home. The report from the federal government's latest Regional Telecommunications Review was released last week …
Retiring scripture teacher recognised
PHOTO: Ruth Castles receives her Certificate of Recognition from fellow Scripture Teacher Judy Moody. Community volunteer Ruth Castles has this week been recognised for her service to the children of …
Local diabetics invited to join nationwide study
PHOTO: A number of Aboriginal Coonamble residents with diabetes will soon be selected to be part of a national study involving a trial for new technology which eliminates the need …
Team effort to deliver town entry art
PHOTO: Andi Mether, Alan Wykes, Sooty Welsh, Wendy Lake (Gulargambone LALC), Jim & Jo O’Brien and Sam Wykes in Gular with its new locally manufactured galah sculpture on Sunday. LAST …
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 …