News Updates

NEWS broke last Wednesday 23 August of a major mistake in the teaching of the General Maths course at Coonamble High School for this year’s Higher School Certificate course. From the moment the story aired on Ray Hadley’s morning broadcast from Sydney’s 2GB, Coonamble became the centre of media … [Read more...] about Major error in HSC mathematics

SEVENTEEN Indigenous boys from Coonamble’s Clontarf Academy travelled to Sydney last week to join with eighteen other NSW academies for the annual Rugby League Games. The feature event was the Ross Kelly Cup for under 15s, a competition that involved each Academy playing four games to allow … [Read more...] about Clontarf boys kick goals in Sydney

Father’s Day is approaching and the annual Walk the Loop is set to get bigger and brighter than ever. The event is organised by the Coonamble Cancer Support Group, which was started in 2006 by local nurses and community activists Maureen Nairne and Rae Murray. As part of this community, and in … [Read more...] about Spotlight On… Coonamble Cancer Support Group

THE 2017 four-night season of the Coonamble Amateur Theatrical Society’s production of GREASE brought big crowds to Chris Gray’s Plaza Theatre in Castlereagh Street. This year’s production was something of an experiment for the Coonamble Amateur Theatrical Society (CATS), being a well-known title … [Read more...] about Crowds go crazy for GREASE

RECENT departures from the Coonamble Town Brigade of NSW Fire & Rescue has left the crew at almost critical staffing levels. With the fire season approaching, Station Commander Andrew Morley says that to remain operational the station needs to be able to guarantee that they will have six … [Read more...] about Who you gonna call?

GREASE is certainly the word around town and not the stuff you put on your bearings. Although some weren’t sure if it’s politically correct to say Grease anymore as it comes from a non-renewable resource, but we can check the fun police on that one. The Coonamble Amateur Theatrical Society (CATS) … [Read more...] about CATS out of the bag with GREASE

ON MONDAY morning twenty three year old Nathan Burtenshaw was looking exhausted and a bit knocked around. Having gone three rounds with enormous angry beasts at the National Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Championships at Qudos Arena in Homebush, Nathan is back in Coonamble where he’ll have a week … [Read more...] about Burtenshaw beats the bulls at National Finals

Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service CEO Tim Horan with selling agent Fiona Foodey and Funeral Service Manager, Ben Callaghan. IN A RARE flash of real estate excitement for Coonamble, the former Ambulance Station finally made it to market last week, attracting solid interest and selling almost … [Read more...] about Ambulance Building’s Afterlife

A COMMON interest in music led Youth Support Officers David Dodd and John (Tiny) Lewis to propose an instrumental music program for local youngsters who join their program. The Murdi Paaki Regional Enterprise Corporation (MPREC) agreed to their request and provided funds to purchase instruments … [Read more...] about Music makes a difference

COONAMBLE High School offers Textiles as a Stage 6 course; six girls who have expressed interest in studying Textiles in Year 12 received a ‘Golden Ticket’ to the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia Weekend Edition. On Friday 19th May, the girls along with Coonamble High Schools’ own Imogen … [Read more...] about Coonamble High School Girls attend Fashion Week in Sydney