Ovine Bovine Grapevine
As of Monday 19 September the sun is out and the feed is growing. It only takes a few millimetres to make the country wet again and with more rain …
2022 news
Rain-reduced sale but prices dearer
• PHOTO: Livestock handler Eamon Horan is a veteran of the Coonamble Associated Agents Cattle Sales and works the mobs carefully. COONAMBLE agents yarded a rain reduced number of approximately …
Third La Nina changes the game for local farmers
PHOTO: Persistent rain at Coonamble’s Biblah Farm makes it difficult for crops to dry out. (Image: Jason Williams) This week’s declaration of a La Niña event this summer was met …
Tower upgrade puts Gulargambone’s mobile misery behind them
• PHOTO: The Telstra mobile tower at Misery Farm near Gulargambone has finally been upgraded. PHOTO: Leona Terry MOBILE telephone and broadband services in the Gulargambone area have recently become …
Inland Rail planning rolls on
• PHOTO: Inland Rail planning documents on display at Coonamble Shire Council. ONLY the staunchest supporters or those to be directly impacted might read and respond to the 1000 or …
Flood watch covers region
PHOTO: Locals should check for road closures and drive to road conditions. Local rivers are gaining momentum as parts of the North West, Central West and South West Inland Rivers …
Local Landcare’s new Co-ordinator
• PHOTO: New Co-ordinator Therese Ryan is ready to tackle whatever land-related issues the local community comes up with. THE Castlereagh Region has a new Local Landcare Co-ordinator. Therese Ryan, …
Preparing for drought and other disasters
• PHOTO: Recovery Support Officer Sandy McNaughton is now part of the newly-merged National Emergency Management Agency. PREPARING for the next drought is still front of mind for the federal …
Forestry and logging inquiry suggests move to plantations
PHOTO: The Pilliga Forest has been cited as proof that forestry needs to shift from native to plantation timber sources. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Last year an inquiry into the timber …