Gathering a project wishlist for community grants
AN ANNOUNCEMENT that more than $1.2 million in state government funding would be available to council and local community groups through the latest round of the Stronger Country Communities Program …
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Residents take advantage of first informal session with councillors
• PHOTO: Citizens speak up: Elsie Manson, Michael Leonard, Greg Robinson, Roley Green and Sue Hargans made the time to air their views to councillors ahead of the August council …
Another step along the way in Shay’s Oral Health career
• PHOTO: Shay Hooper has recently graduated with a Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography) and plans to start university. SHAY Hooper and the staff at Coonamble Dental Clinic are …
Houses selling like hot cakes
• PHOTO: Local real estate agent Fiona Foodey with recent home buyers Ben and Deborah Tatton who managed to snare a home in Coonamble in a “really hot” market. SEE …
Increased funds for SES shed
• PHOTO: Mayor Tim Horan and contractor Matt Clark of TFB Constructions during a site inspection for the new SES facility. THE long-awaited replacement of the Coonamble State Emergency Services …
Communities in the driver’s seat
• PHOTO: New Coonamble Community Working Party Chairperson Brendan Harris celebrates the beginning of a new chapter of local Aboriginal community-driven representation with Murdi Paaki Chairperson Des Jones. (This is …
Introducing Josh Ugarte
• PHOTO: New Coonamble paramedic Josh Ugarte. THE COONAMBLE paramedic team has a new pair of hands on deck following the addition of graduate paramedic Josh Ugarte. Mr Ugarte, who …
Shire welcomes new staff
• PHOTO: Darren Osborn, Thelma Leonard and Angela Slack-Smith. AT THEIR July meeting shire councillors were introduced to the most recent recruits to Coonamble Shire Council’s administration staff. They welcomed …
Seeking clarity on Inland Rail connections
• PHOTO: Elisha Bailey, Department of Infrastructure and ARTC staff Louise Johnson, Madeleine Leeming and David Garrod updated Coonamble Shire Council on the Inland Rail project. THE Inland Rail project …