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By KEA BROWNING On Tuesday 26 May, students at Coonamble Public School commemorated National Sorry Day. National Sorry Day has been held in Australia since 1998, to remember and commemorate …

FOR more than a decade, photographer Neville Owen had been preparing to hand ownership of his vast photographic collection to his beloved Coonamble community so both his original photographs and …

Wasted space. Coonamble Chldren’s Services Inc is in top shape but the spacious play areas and rooms are still vacant as the committee struggles to recruit essential qualified staff. THE …

Main street property owners have agreed for their vacant premises to be transformed into a Show Pavilion for 2020. Show Society members Kylie Parry and Henry Moxham with some of …

Graincorp’s new siding has finished construction, which will significantly reduce the time and cost of getting the grain harvest out of Coonamble, and that’s not all… It has been a …

Coonamble MPS staff joined with resident and WWII veteran Bill Crowe (seated) and other MPS residents to acknowledge ANZAC Day 2020 during the Coronavirus crisis. PHOTO Libby Cock. THE restrictions …

AFTER years of very little action, local anglers are lining the banks of the Castlereagh – each a safe distance apart – to take advantage of the river’s welcome harvest. …

THE Coonamble Shire Masterplan is set to be revealed to the public after Council voted at their April meeting to place the draft document on public display. Local residents will …

Dog owners from Coonamble to Lightning Ridge are being warned to get their animals immunised against Parvovirus. Since 16 March North West Vets have hospitalised 6 dogs, euthenased 8 and …

Take advantage of the quiet time to catch up on local news and be updated on what’s happening in your local area but remember to look after each other by …

Showing their plans for the new Gulargambone Preschool to Deputy Premier John Barilaro last week. [L to R] Kirsty Fisher, Belinda Moeris, Cr Robert Thomas, Amii Marchant (Preschool Director), Jason …

Coonamble Jockey Club members celebrate a massive win by pulling off their Country Championships Qualifier event on Sunday 15 March ahead of the Coronavirus shutdown the next day. Coonamble Jockey …