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Coonamble, NSW
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Young beekeeper Oliver Jordinson from Gulargambone is among countless beekeepers across the country concerned about the increasing presence of a parasite which could prove deadly for their hives.
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A year 12 student, part-time supermarket employee and mini goat breeder all in one, #Coonamble's own Nick Buckley certainly keeps himself busy.
#pets #goats #entrepreneur #youth
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This past weekend, 30 #polocrosse teams from across the country gathered in #Quambone for their popular annual carnival.
#sport #westernnsw
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Holes in the exit of the Coonamble Multi-Purpose Health Service are on the way according to @wnswlhd after rainfall exacerbated pre-existing damages. Many have said the upgrade has been a long time coming.
#health #roadwork #coonamble
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It was great to speak to my fellow @MacleayCollege students about their internship experience! I am sure there will be plenty of stories to exchange when we get back to uni. #regional @CoonambleTimes @susanstevo
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This week, Janis Nicol from the #Coonamble Cancer Survival Fund gives her thoughts on the new #WesternCancerCentre set up in #Dubbo and how it can benefit local patients going through treatment.
#regionalnsw #health
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Plenty of road work activity on #Coonamble main street this morning, from filling in pot holes to doing a detail feature survey of the shop fronts for the Shire Council's planned beautifucation project.
Families in northern #Coonamble are campaigning to have their local #schoolbus run extended. Applications have been rejected by @TransportforNSW since 2019 though the group has @SffRoy's support. @PaulTooleMP and @DugaldSaunders also been approached. bit.ly/3x2Qe58
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Local #coonamble artist Brian Campbell is putting the finishing touches on his steel netting bandicoot sculpture. Brian will truck it to the north-western border to be on a scuplture trail once the path is clear from the #NSWFloods bit.ly/2NTHkVL
Full wrap-up of the Championship Qualifier and the day's remaining races (featuring a couple of local wins) in next week's edition
“I travelled really strong the whole way and I never felt I was going to get beaten from the 600m.”
A late call up saw Ben Looker guide Kody Nestor's Activation into the Newhaven Park Country Championships Final via the WRA Qualifier.📸Connie Greig
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THE #Coonamble Country Women’s Association’s day branch is taking a break and hoping to return in spring with a reinvigorated group. #CWA bit.ly/2OVip4d
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The Newhaven Park Country Championships stops over in Coonamble on Sunday for the WRA $150,000 Qualifier. Check out the final field and barriers. 👇
The Coonamble Jockey Club has given locals another good reason to check out their local races this weekend by donating money raised last year back to junior sporting clubs. #nswcountryracing #countrychampionships
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"I was really nervous when I saw him do it. I thought he’d broken his shoulder."
A freak accident almost ruined Nyngan trainer Brett Robb's Newhaven Park Country Championships plans but Great Buy is all set for Coonamble on Sunday.📸Janian McMillan
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We believe every story is important, and the story of #Coonamble-born Donna Meehan, a member of the #stolengeneration, is certainly no exception. Check out this week's edition to hear a happy outcome for Donna sharing it though a #podcast last year bit.ly/2O3gt9A
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Our Editor Lee O'Connor was on RN Breakfast this morning speaking about how regional news publishers aren't getting as big of a slice of the #mediabargainingcode pie as the larger news companies. Well worth a listen! #countrymedia
Small, regional news outlets are not yet reaping the benefits of the Government's media bargaining code, despite the code's aims to 'level the playing field' between news companies and tech giants. @CoonambleTimes
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Lee O'Connor, editor of the @CoonambleTimes newspaper in rural NSW, is speaking about the impact of the media bargaining code on smaller independent newspapers.
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Today a certain social media site removed all our posts, events, photos and shoutouts from our public page. Makes you wonder what's coming when you let a multinational corporation decide what you do and don't get to see online #mediadiversity #grassrootsjournalism @PaulFletcherMP
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Before, some streets of #coonamble were in darkness. Now, let there be light! A new energy-efficient upgrade to the street lighting in Coonamble is well underway with similar upgrades to surrounding towns soon to follow.
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Though it has been proven that the #CoronavirusPandemic has seen countless jobs disappear, many #Coonamble-based businesses say they have the jobs, just not the workers. coonambletimes.com.au/workfo…
