Castlereagh Connection comes out singing on national TV
PHOTO: Castlereagh Connection in ‘superstar’ mode: David Jones Jnr, Braydon Dodd, Travis Jones and David Jones. THE Coonamble community will be watching on like proud parents as some of our …
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Coonamble’s public schools spread a message of peace
PHOTO: L-R: Russell Reynolds, Keith Glover, Matt Kennedy, Gabe Wiggins, Stewart Vidler, Farran Darcy, James Scott, David Mayne, Sooty Welsh and Jackie Harris with the high school’s new peace pole. …
Air support for stranded households
PHOTO: Rachael Swansborough helps Dean Bruce load his helicopter with supplies. By OLIVER BROWN PEOPLE isolated by recent flood waters are receiving air support as part of a collaboration between …
Blocked valves see streets flooded
PHOTO: Jan Wood, who lives on the corner of Yarran and McMahon Street, was less than impressed to find her front yard flooded on Sunday. THE OVERFLOWING of the Castlereagh …
Disaster relief funding to repair flood-damaged rural roads
PHOTO: Works to repair Coonamble roads damaged by the flooding event in March 2021 have received close to $2 million for repairs. Image supplied. By OLIVER BROWN COONAMBLE has been …
Soaking slows harvest
PHOTO: Will Moss assesses the damage after 135mm of rain. PHOTO SUPPLIED. By LAURA WILLIAMS RAINFALL spread across the state last week, and parts of the Coonamble area received a …
Vaccination mandate difficult to enforce
PHOTO: Local café operators Ahmad Karanouh and Janice Al Habbas have found it difficult to manage potential customers who refuse to show their proof of vaccination. By OLIVER BROWN AS …
Backpackers’ work/life balance
PHOTO: From tightrope walking to aerial acrobatics, Coonamble residents would be forgiven for thinking a group of backpackers exercising in Smith Park last week were practising a circus routine. By …
Planning for housing needs of Aboriginal community
PHOTO: Community members and staff of Coonamble LALC and Murdi Paaki Services, plus Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly Chairperson (back row, far right) gathered at Coonamble Bowling Club last week to …
Where does our water go?
PHOTO: Council’s water treatment facility in Yarran St, Coonamble. ONE of the challenges facing Coonamble Shire Council as managers of the town water supplies to each of the district’s communities, …
Long-awaited Western Cancer Centre now open
PHOTO: The external view of the new Western Cancer Centre in Dubbo that will increase capacity and services for cancer patients in the regions. Image supplied by NSW and Federal …
Coonamble ceramic artists fired up and ready to go with new kiln
PHOTO: Prue Cullen, Jamie-Lea Trindall, Anna Kaineder, Kevin ‘Sooty’ Welsh, Kookie Atkins and Sue Webb from the Coonamble Arts Alive Society are thrilled to finally have a kiln back in …