News Updates

IT HAS been more than five years since people from Coonamble, Baradine, Pilliga and other areas first began to band together to voice their objections to the proposal for Coal Seam Gas (CSG) mining in the region. Last weekend, the battle-weary volunteers were bolstered by a show of support from … [Read more...] about Spelling it Out

It's not just Halloween that’s catching on in rural Australia, the all-American discipline of cheerleading has made it’s way to Coonamble High School. Local girls have embraced the high-energy sport which is a combination of gymnastics and dance. They have been training for over twelve months … [Read more...] about Cheering into the History Books

Just over 12 weeks since they signed on, participants in the Coonamble Gym’s 12 week Fitness Challenge put on their glad rags and were ready to celebrate. Of the 78 people who registered, 68 completed the Challenge with about 57 of those being ‘very committed’ attendees. The results were obvious … [Read more...] about Grand Final for Fitness Challenge

Both Coonamble Primary and High School opened their gates on Saturday 21 October to showcase the local facilities and programs in the public education system in the modern day and invite past students and staff to take a trip down memory lane. The occasion was to mark 150 Years of Public Education … [Read more...] about Celebrating 150 years of Public Education

A NEW artistic project is on the road for Gulargambone. Having witnessed the impact of the corrugated galahs designed by artist Sam Newstead and installed along the highway as part of an earlier ‘town branding project’, the ever-inventive Gulargambone community has come up with a few new ideas to … [Read more...] about Gulargambone’s ghosts of Bullock Teams past

“SO MANY smiling faces,” observed Jeff Duff from the stage at Carinda Showground on Saturday night 30 September. ‘Duffo’ and his band, featuring some of Australia’s top musicians, were the headline act for the second Let’s Dance Festival held in Carinda over the long weekend. Bowie enthusiasts and … [Read more...] about Carinda Dances with Duffo

On Thursday 21 September, the students of Coonamble High School, proud parents and members of the community gathered at the school’s Multipurpose Centre to bid farewell to their senior class. The assembly began with the Australian anthem and school song which everyone sang and those who didn’t know … [Read more...] about Farewell Year 12, 2017

REFLECTING on her arrival in Coonamble as a teacher in 1968, former English teacher Kaye Colwell, believes that the transition from a central or intermediate school to a full high school in 1967 had a big impact on Coonamble. “Most of the staff were quite young,” says Mrs Colwell. “The majority … [Read more...] about The perks of Public Education in the swinging sixties

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 League premiership tilt.The Bears travel to Gilgandra to meet the Panthers in Saturday’s grand final at McGrane Oval and … [Read more...] about Moe adds bite to Bears’ pack

STORY: Dallas ReevesTRADITIONAL 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 the original powerhouses of the Castlereagh League (formed in 2001), winning … [Read more...] about Castlereagh League powerhouses to collide – Gilgandra host Coonamble in 2017 decider