Coonamble comeback falls short against Barbarians
Photo: Rams first grade captain, Nick Jackson, stays alert as he joins a ruck on the sideline. (PHOTO by Tessa Parry) Despite their best efforts it just wasn’t to be …
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Bearettes go down to Warren in Round 6
Photo: Shakaye Walker weaves through two Bulldog defenders in the Coonamble v Warren game on Saturday 31 May. The Coonamble Bears headed to Warren over the weekend for Round 6 …
THE WISDOM OF THE WEEVIL – Keeping your head above water
Looking back on the rainfall for 2025, we can say that most of the district is running above its annual median rainfall to date. So, with full soil moisture profiles …
WOOL MARKET REPORT – Little change to market
Very little changed this week in the Australian wool market, with a marginal one cent gain to the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) bringing it to 1,204c/kg at the close. The …
Coonamble General Manager retires
Coonamble Shire Council General Manager Paul Gallagher is retiring after serving just over two years in the top job. Councillors voted at an extraordinary evening meeting last night, Tuesday 3 …
Ute missing an owner & owner missing a ute
Photo: It’s unclear how this Ford Ranger ended up abandoned about 13 kilometres south of Coonamble. After a relatively quiet couple of months around the district in terms of vehicle …
Going around again for Layla
Photo: Layla’s family saw her off when she flew to Brisbane for cancer treatment in April 2025. Coonamble is going another round in June to raise funds for cancer treatment …
Vintage rides wheel into main street
Photo: Leon Jackson’s 1956 FJ Holden was a talking point. The shire's auto lovers took the chance to show off their historic vehicles during a morning tea outside the Gumnut …
Chaffey declared the Member-elect for Parkes
Photo: Now-official MP for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey is congratulated by Division Returning Officer Jess Heiler on Tuesday when polling results were finally declared. It's been a whole month since polling …