Resident ‘tyred’ of crime after pushbike stolen
PHOTO: Colin ‘Doot’ McMullen disappointed that thieves broke into his home. When Colin ‘Doot’ McMullen left his Dubbo Street home on his usual garbage truck run at around 3:30am on …
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When solar power turns sour
PHOTO: Joe Bellgardt’s solar panels for his butchery are now an expensive decoration. Local residents say their solar panels are starting to fail and the companies that installed them are …
Did you meet the Korean Cowboy?
PHOTO: Jonte Handebo the Korean Cowboy. Spectators of the Coonamble rodeo may have seen up-and-coming cowboy Jonte Handebo compete in the novice division for 18 to 21-year old's. He is …
Golf abandoned
by Narelle Mayoh What a surprise! The lady golfers set out to tackle the course on Wednesday 12 June. They were oblivious to what the fairways were like after our …
Community clubs help out with ‘care chairs’
PHOTO: Rodeo representatives Steven Butler and Paul Wheelhouse with MPS staff Chandra Raja, Camille Torres and Tracey Moody, and Brutus BBA and the two chairs being donated to Coonamble hospital. …
Aunty June turns 90
PHOTO: June Bergan with her 90th birthday cake made by niece Gloria Fernando. Coonamble’s oldest Aboriginal community member, Aunty June Bergan (nee Fernando) turned 90 on Sunday 9 June. Her …
Mayor flags purchase of main street corner block
PHOTO: Shire Director of Community Planning and Development Barry Broe, Cr Terry Lees and Mayor Tim Horan near the block Council might buy. The empty lot at the southern end …
SOTS reports not ready for release
Coonamble Shire Council has responded to repeated calls for the release of reports relating to the controversial Sons of the Soil Hotel project. Concerns around transparency of decision-making have seen …
Parkes electorate to grow again
PHOTO: Mark Coulton MP already oversees an electorate five times the size of Tasmania. IMAGE: M Coulton Already by far the largest in NSW, the Parkes federal electoral district is …