Salute to Bill Crowe
PHOTO: A young Bill Crowe during his WWII service, when he fought and was injured in New Guinea. His good nature endeared him to friends, neighbours and the wider community …
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Punters pleased with pop-up Picnics
PHOTO: Happy punters Oliver Brown, Joel Gosden, Josh Wrench, JJ Munton, Rodney Pittman and Ned Savimaki (front) at the Picnic Races held at Coonamble Racecourse on Saturday 7 August. …
Essential food deliveries at risk if ‘funding boost’ backfires
PHOTO: An essential service and more than just a meal. Norm (Pickles) Fulmer on duty for Meals on Wheels Coonamble. MEAL providers who deliver regular meals to frail and …
‘Most’ customers COVID compliant
PHOTO: Ken (Jughead) and Kim McKeown from McKeown’s Store say their local customers are getting increasingly frustrated by the state government’s statewide mandatory mask wearing and electronic or manual check-ins. …
House hunting gets harder for local renters
PHOTO: Coonamble real estate agents say there is a distinct lack of suitable housing availability in town, particularly for people looking for rental options. By OLIVER BROWN THE INCREASE in …
Private power poles not a ‘gift’
LANDOWNERS in the Coonamble area have discovered that they are now responsible for at least some of the repairs and maintenance to the poles, wires and other electricity infrastructure on …
Mice numbers back on the rise?
By OLIVER BROWN ALTHOUGH the district has entered the coldest months of the year, local farmers are concerned about a potential resurgence of the mouse plague. Coonamble farmer James Nalder …
Coonamble artist adds to trail of murals
COONAMBLE artist Jeremy Richardson is slowly but surely making his mark around the shire. Soon after he completed the cheesey pizza that drips off the wall of his family’s hotel …
Local connections feature in landmark exhibition at The Australian Museum
• PHOTO: Coonamble’s John McBride (left) and Kevin (Sooty) Welsh (right) with John’s daughter Laura who is Director, First Nations and co-Curator of the ‘Unsettled’ exhibition at the Australian Museum. …
Anti-venom should be on hand at local hospitals
RECENT snake sightings ahead of the cooler change have revived discussions about how – and where – victims of snake bite in our area access help in an emergency. About …
The long drive: families fight for bus run extension
PHOTO: Parents and landholders in the Hollywood area are asking for a return of the bus run to its previous end point on the Hollywood Lane to support the families …
Spotty service during mobile tower upgrade
By OLIVER BROWN A PLANNED upgrade to the local Telstra tower left residents and businesses wondering what had happened to their phones and internet last week.From emails not working properly …