The sold-out Palliative 4 People fund-raiser, “The Event” on Saturday, 19 November has been heralded a great success, with close to $100,000 raised for the charity to date.

Held at the Coonabarabran Town Hall, The Event follows months of fund-raising efforts by a group of hard- working volunteers who...

A small group of volunteers has set out to ensure that no local people will spend Christmas alone this year, by creating the Coonabarabran Christmas Lunch.

To be held from 12 noon to 3pm at the Coonabarabran Town Hall on Christmas Day, Sunday, 25 December, the Christmas Lunch is a free event and all...

In an attempt to attract a broader audience, organisers of this year’s Crooked Mountain Concert debuted a new format, stage and production on Saturday, 5 November.

More than 800 people attended the annual event in the Warrumbungle National Park, where a strong contingent of local concert-goers were j...

Coonabarabran community turns out for Remembrance Day ceremony.

Ex-servicemen and women were joined by members of the public for a solemn Remembrance Day service at the Town Clock Memorial Cenotaph on Friday, 11 November.

For the past two years, the commemorations have also acknowledged centenary anni...

For the past five decades, the St Lawrence’s Catholic Church has housed the sadness, happiness and hopes of the Coonabarabran community.

To celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the church’s official opening, a special celebration was held on Sunday, 13 November, which was well attended by parishioner...

From the ashes of the former Lodge dwellings at Siding Spring Observatory, an impressive new building has emerged.

While the majority of infrastructure at Siding Spring survived the Wambelong bushfire in 2013, the Lodge accommodation facility was not so lucky.

The original brick building sustained ext...

Successful day on the course in aid of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS).

There was a shotgun start to the WRHS Coonabarabran Support Group’s annual charity golf day on Saturday, 29 October.

In perfect conditions, 14 teams teed off for the 2016 event at the Coonabarabran Golf Club.

While num...

More than 50 services, businesses, groups and organisations were showcased at the 10th annual Warrumbungle Health and Community Services Expo held at the Coonabarabran Town Hall on Wednesday, 9 November.

Although wet weather had an impact on attendance, over 400 people had already been through the do...

Nicole Hunter has already sunk her teeth into her role as Coonabarabran’s first community development coordinator.

Commencing her new position on Monday, 7 November, Mrs Hunter said she was looking forward to working with the local community.

“There are so many local volunteer and community groups in...

Superfast broadband is on its way...

More than 1600 Coonabarabran homes and businesses will soon have access to faster and more reliable internet access, with construction of the National Broadband Network (NBN) officially underway in town.

Crews will be on the ground, checking pits and pipes, laying...