Wooleybah’s grader
PHOTO: Michael (Wooleybah) McMahon’s family Rachelle, Rose and Lauren and the grader named in his honour at his final resting place at ‘Wooleybah’. Michael (Wooleybah) McMahon passed away on 5 …
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Postie Bike adventure for a good cause
PHOTO: Mito Medical Network Director Karen Crawley and Matt's Mito Mission organiser John Holroyd. Coonamble locals might have spotted a lot of green postie bikes on the road on the …
Kids still missing preschool after bus pilot ended
PHOTO: Kimberly Blattman and her two kids Lilly and Phoenix Coonamble mother Kimberly Blattman does not own a car to drive her two young children to pre-school. She said five-year-old …
Council moves to move museum collection
PHOTO: Coonamble’s Museum Under the Bridge has been closed to the public and council is now making plans to relocate the collection of documents and artefacts to another site. An …
Main street awnings receiving attention
PHOTO: Owners of the Eason Centre Ron and Lyn Quigley are among many main street building owners involved in council’s awning initiative A letter from council advising building owners in …
“Postcode injustice” for legal access in far west
PHOTO: Brett McGrath, President of the Law Society of NSW says local talks will look at improved access to justice. In the vast far west, there are 15 solicitors from …
Hermidale hit the spot for Easter
PHOTO: Adult Pairs line up at Hermidale Gymkhana Every Easter the population of the small town of Hermidale is bolstered by an influx of locals and visitors from surrounding districts …
Collarenebri vies for health award
PHOTO: The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia (HCFA) which is based in Collarenebri, has been nominated in the 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. Nine of Australia’s most outstanding nurses, …
Western Plains young creatives step onto a launchpad
PHOTO: Young people from across the west are being fast tracked into a career in the creative industries Western Plains creatives will get a leg up in the creative industry …