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 …
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Nickname Hall of Fame gets anniversary facelift
Photo: Wendy and Dennis Wrigley with Larissa Carter (nee Wrigley). Coonamble’s nickname hall-of-famers are receiving a makeover as part of the 20-year anniversary of the project’s inception. The posters and …
Two days, two police pursuits
Photo: A police vehcile (top left corner) pursues the Ford into Wilga Street on Thursday. Police sirens could be heard in Coonamble last week as officers chased two cars in …
Residents connect with Council for Local Government Week
Photo: Councillor Karen Churchill with Frank ‘Fluffy’ and June Wooding. Council staff and elected representatives celebrated public service to the Coonamble community as Local Government Week kicked off in early …
Coonamble Times joins national pilot seeking a stronger future for local news
Beginning this week the Coonamble Times will partner with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to enhance news access for local audiences as part of a pilot to support news sustainability …
Aged Care Team celebrated
"Not every person likes working with elderly people," said Koonambil's interim leader Paul Rosenquist. "There needs to be a real passion to work in aged care." Fortunately, the facility's workforce …
CPS Preschool achieves outstanding rating
In an exciting milestone for Coonamble Public School, the Preschool proudly underwent the Assessment and Rating process in Week 6 of Term 2. Authorised officers from a regulatory authority evaluated …
New faces & bug spaces at Gulargambone Preschool
Week 2 has whizzed past in a flurry of ocean painting, musical instrument playing, obstacle course climbing, potato head constructing and wooden block building. On Monday we welcomed Reuben to …