Moe adds bite to Bears’ pack
STORY: Dallas Reeves MOE Jacobs did it all in rugby union and in the twilight of his career the South African looms as a key factor in Coonamble’s Castlereagh …
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Castlereagh League powerhouses to collide – Gilgandra host Coonamble in 2017 decider
STORY: Dallas Reeves TRADITIONAL rivals Gilgandra and Coonamble meet in Saturday’s 2017 Castlereagh League decider with the Panthers keen to continue the generational switch in competition supremacy. The Bears were …
Coonamble’s First Colour Run
WARM, blustery and occasionally dusty conditions on Sunday didn’t deter hundreds of people from Coonamble’s first Colour Run, a new twist to the annual Walk the Loop fundraiser for the …
Major error in HSC mathematics
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 …
Clontarf boys kick goals in Sydney
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 …
Spotlight On… Coonamble Cancer Support Group
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 …
Crowds go crazy for GREASE
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 …
Who you gonna call?
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 …
CATS out of the bag with GREASE
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 …
Burtenshaw beats the bulls at National Finals
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 …
Ambulance Building’s Afterlife
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 …
Music makes a difference
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 …