The Coonamble Times
Your Local Newspaper Serving Coonamble & district since 1885
PHOTO: The coronial inquiry will began on Monday at the Bourke Court House. (Image: Visit NSW) The following article contains names and images of people who have died. Next week …
PHOTO: Unwanted visitors: Fire ants have made their way into NSW for the first time. In an alarming development for the state’s biosecurity, fire ants have broken through the northern …
PHOTO: Heavy rainfall and large hailstones are a possibility in the western plains Just after 6pm this evening (Monday 27 November 2023) the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm …
PHOTO: Scott Cam with Betty the asbestos awareness van Did you know that this year more Australian’s will die from an asbestos-related disease than are killed in road accidents? Over …
PHOTO: Dogs at the Bourke Shire Council Pound. Image: ABC. Animals kept in pounds can be locked up 23 hours and 40 minutes a day as animal welfare groups demand …
PHOTO: Who can forget? This image from Sophie Grimshaw shows a duststorm bearing down on the township of Gilgandra in the last major drought. Along with death and taxes, there’s …
Image: Sydney Morning Herald. Narromine Mayor Craig Davies has described a renewable energy and circular chemicals project to be built on the outskirts of Narromine as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with …
PHOTO: Ewen Jones with Dugald Saunders. Image: Supplied. Former Captain Ewen Jones has hung up his helmet after almost 32 years of service to Fire and Rescue NSW in Narromine and surrounds. …
PHOTO: Fast and heavy rainfall has set new challenges for firefighters on the ground. (NSW RFS) Rainfall has been welcomed across the Western Plains, but none so appreciative as the …