Tag: Coonabarabran 2357
Storm damage bill soars
The damage bill from vicious storms that lashed Coonabarabran is expected to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.[MORE]
Hospital's ceiling collapses during storm
A hospital in north western New South Wales had to be evacuated last night after a vicious storm caused a ceiling to collapse. [MORE]
Rain threatens bumper season harvest
North-western New South Wales farmers harvesting their most promising crops in several years say this week's rain could be devastating.[MORE]
Drought aid returns to Coonabarabran, Tooraweenah regions
The Federal Government has reinstated Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance for farmers around Coonabarabran and Tooraweenah.[MORE]
New childcare centre for Coonabarabran
Preschool and long day care services in Coonabarabran are set to move into a purpose-built centre in January.[MORE]
Burke won't pre-empt EC status review
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has refused to pre-empt the outcome of a National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC) assessment of the Coonabarabran Rural Lands Protection Board's Exceptional Circumstances status.[MORE]
Farm group seeks EC clarification
The New South Wales Farmers Association says the Commonwealth should clarify the mixed messages it is sending the region's primary producers about Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance.[MORE]
Farmers urged to check EC status
Farmers are being urged to check if they will still be eligible to get Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought funding next month.[MORE]
Council unhappy about childcare centre delay
The Warrumbungle Shire Council's efforts to buy the former long day care centre in Coonabarabran have stalled.[MORE]
Missing teen bushwalk found safe
A 14-year-old boy has been treated for suspected mild hypothermia after spending five hours lost in the Warrumbungle National Park, near Coonabarabran.[MORE]
Federal funds sought for gas extension
The proponents of a $60 million plan to connect more local towns to natural gas are hopeful of attracting funding from the Federal Government's new infrastructure fund.[MORE]
Study to consider gas pipeline expansion
The New South Wales Government is to fund a study to test the feasibility of extending the Central Ranges' natural gas pipeline to include several smaller communities in the region.[MORE]
Governments to help fund multipurpose childcare centre
The state and federal governments will contribute $570,000 to establish a new multipurpose childcare centre in Coonabarabran.[MORE]
Drought tightens grip on Dubbo, Coonabarabran
The whole of the Dubbo and Coonabarabran rural lands protection boards (RLPBs) have slipped back into drought.[MORE]
Drought tightens grip on central west, far west
Parts of central and far west new South Wales have slipped further into drought over the past month.[MORE]
Teen found dead after crash
An 18-year-old was found dead this morning after he rolled his car in western New South Wales last night.[MORE]
Truckies yet to be identified after fatal crash
Two truck drivers killed in an accident near Coonabarabran are yet to be formally identified.[MORE]
2 killed in truck crash
Two people have been killed in a truck crash near Coonabarabran in the west of New South Wales.[MORE]
Coonabarabran Skate Park to be alcohol-free
The Coonabarabran Skate Park will soon be an alcohol-free area, after Warrumbungle Shire Council voted to ban alcohol in the area.[MORE]
Coonabarabran man recognised for bravery
A Coonabarabran man is among the recipients of this year's Australian bravery awards announced by Governor-General Michael Jeffery.[MORE]
Baradine to lose doctor
The community of Baradine, near Coonabarabran, will be without a doctor from the end of the month.[MORE]
Coonabarabran's Crane building to be demolished
Warrumbungle Shire Council is demolishing a historic building in Coonabarabran destroyed by fire two years ago.[MORE]
Coonabarabran Show feels EI impact
The Coonabarabran Show will be one of the first in the north-western New South Wales region to have equestrian events since the equine influenza (EI) outbreak.[MORE]
Fears for future of Greyhound service
There are calls for the New South Wales Government to subsidise the Greyhound bus service between Melbourne and Brisbane.[MORE]
Missing woman found safe
A woman missing for more than 24 hours has been found on a property near Coonabarabran.[MORE]
