Gathering dust
PHOTO: Dust storms such as this one are becoming more frequent and severe. Dust storms have hit the Coonamble community in drought times in the past, but their severity and …
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A month (or more) for mozzies
PHOTO: Mosquitoes forced the recent Gulargambone Christmas Markets to move into the local hall. THE LATEST plague to arrive in the district is a familiar one – the mosquitoes are …
Harvest full steam ahead – for now
The much-anticipated 2020 grain harvest is underway across the district and local receival sites have begun to process numbers of trucks not seen since the bumper 2016 season. Graincorp’s Coonamble …
‘Beautiful’ building going to waste
The heritage-listed Railway Station in Coonamble has been sitting in disrepair for years, but some members of the community are hoping it can be used again. The Deteriorating state of …
Editorial Comment: Tickle your rats
20.04.17 RATS and mice are again a topic of conversation in the kitchens, cafes and bars of our district. After a big grain and grass growing season in 2016, they’ve …
Tell me again why daylight savings is good for us?
29.03.17 IN 2017, is there still the divide between city and country on the issue of daylight savings or is it now just a matter of personal preference? If there’s …
Youth Crime Report Card: Could Do Better
22.03.17 WITH all the talk lately of community priorities and plans, it is hard not to think about local crime and the involvement of our young people. It is a …
EDITOR’S COMMENT: Loving the ‘real’ local life
15.03.17 PERHAPS my years in the public service have made me cynical and easily irritated. I have developed a serious aversion to the intentional abuse of the word ‘local’, especially …