Emphatic Bel shines at Gulgong races
Local trainer Michael Denison’s mare Emphatic Bel scored a good win at Gulgong on Sunday of the long weekend (8th June). She ran 1000m from barrier 8 and won by …
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More local handlers join Yard Dog Trials
Photo: Winner of the Local category Henry Taylor & Walter, 3rd Maddie Gough, 2nd Brett French with Judge Adrian Newton. IMAGE SUPPLIED. In their second year of hosting a competition …
REDI.E prepares new crisis accommodation
Photo: REDI.E staff member Peter Morris in one of three rooms expected to open for homeless young people. Aboriginal service provider REDI.E (Regional Enterprise Development Institute) has secured around $165,000 …
Rodeo & Campdraft packs the stands
Photo: A full house; Saturday crowd numbers outdid 2024. Image: Anthony McKee "You wouldn't have been able to jack-hammer another person in there," said one spectator of the crowd packed …
Police push back on prisoner transport
The Police Association of NSW says they have told officers to stop transferring prisoners to jail from 7 July. The union's president Kevin Morton said that police in regional stations …
Mo goes global: International award for Coonamble Roadhouse
Photo: The Coonamble Roadhouse team in March 2025 Coonamble Roadhouse manager Maureen O'Farrell (known as Mo) has taken on the world's best Shell stations to win the fuel retailer’s 2024 …
BARADINE NEWS – By the Yowie
Photo: Baradine Central School had a beautiful day for their cross country last week (Photo Baradine Central School). Weather Well, there’s been a wintery blast go through the country and …
Push for army cadets in Coonamble
Australian Army Cadets Lieutenant Keely Harris wants to start a cadet unit in Coonamble. Plans are in motion for Coonamble to have its own Army Cadet Unit. Coonamble High School …
Competitors turn out for anniversary Campdraft
Photo: Henry Elliott Memorial Maiden Line Up with the Elliott Family. Around 300 competitors and 1200 runs over four days meant the organisers and volunteers behind the Coonamble Long Weekend …