Local legends to tell their wildest stories
Photo: There’s as much excitement as there are nerves as organisers and participants for Hello, Coonamble! prepare for opening night on Friday 22 August. IMAGE: Miriam ‘Mim’ McKeown, Bec McIntyre, …
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Soup kitchen conversation starter
Photo: Mission Australia’s Scott Ryan serves passerby Megumi Sakamoto. Free soup was on the menu at Mission Australia’s main street office as Homelessness Week 2025 kicked off. Case worker Scott …
Tom Fletcher, South Sydney Rabbitoh number 1212
Photo: Tom (right) was lucky enough to have his family there cheering him on in the stands. Pictured; Tina, Fred, Nick and Grace Fletcher. PHOTO: Supplied. After banging on the …
Scholarship broadens Georgia’s horizons
Photo: 2024-25 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship recipient, Georgia Ditchfield, has had an absolute ball immersing herself in all things Agriculture. Georgia Ditchfield has been ‘flat out’ recently as she immerses herself …
Conservation triumph in the Pilliga as Bandicoots rebound
Photo above: A Shark Bay Bandicoot fitted with a VHF transmitter is released into the Pilliga State Conservation Area’s in September 2023. It is being hailed as a success story …
Home-grown flower trial for main street gardens
Photo: Emily and Tim Cain’s 2024 field of daisies could be replicated in garden beds in the Coonamble township. PHOTO: Kirsty Fisher Photography Coonamble’s main street could soon be blooming …
Young blood – new recruits bolster State Emergency Service
Photo: Coonamble SES has seen a surge in high school-aged volunteers, including Jack Page and Mitch Corby. The State Emergency Services (SES) is experiencing a youth resurgence, with eight new …
Brian’s latest work is off to Bulloo Shire
Photo: Artist Brian Campbell with his latest work, an echidna bound for Thargomindah. Local artist Brian Campbell has made yet another fantastical creation: a three-and-a-half-metre-long echidna sculpture which is destined …
Show Society recognised for Innovative Event
The Coonamble Show Society stood out from the crowd when their April street party won the 2025 AgShows NSW Award for Innovative Events/Projects at the Celebrating Ag Shows Conference in …
Looking for solutions to dentist’s departure
Photo: Dr Abhay Gupta is moving on from Coonamble and plans are afoot for local agencies to work together to find a replacement dentist. From 27 June 2025, the Coonamble …
New drivers at the wheel of Gular caravan park
Photo: Wayne and Cath Finn have taken over from Bernadette and David Frazier. After 11 years welcoming travellers to Gulargambone, caravan park owners David and Bernadette Frazier have handed over …
Koonambil Village residents take up levee fight
Photo: Village residents Janet Perry and Marj Parsons with the petition to address the levee. Residents at Koonambil Village have started a petition to address issues with the nearby levee …