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 …
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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 …
Brian’s bandicoot to head back to Corner Country
ABOVE: Coonamble artist Brian Campbell and his mother Lila Campbell standing by Brian’s latest commission, a giant wire netting sculpture of a bandicoot due to be set up on a …
CWA branch presses pause as it calls for new members
THE Coonamble Country Women’s Association’s (CWA) day branch is taking a break and hoping to return in spring with a reinvigorated group.After serving the community for 96 years, they do …
Every story is important
PODCASTING – using the internet to make digital spoken word recordings available for downloading to a computer or mobile device – is an increasingly popular way of sharing stories and …
Coonamble gets lit!
PHOTO: Local crews are working to complete an upgrade of highway and street lighting in towns around the district as part of a major project to install L.E.D lighting. By …
Workforce woes continue
PHOTO: Jenny and Scott Richardson, who own the Bucking Bull Hotel, are among multiple local business owners having a difficult time finding new staff. By OLIVER BROWN THOUGH it has …
New Counsellor on duty at AMS
COONAMBLE’s locally-delivered mental health services experienced a setback in 2020 with the departure of Counsellor Ginny Taylor and later Psychologist Stephanie Ryan from Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service (CAHS) but a …
Mouse Plague affecting local businesses
By Oliver BrownTHOUGH 2020 is now behind us, the ongoing mouse infestation is still plaguing local businesses with some now calling for council or government assistance. The mice have been …