Text Box: Coonamble: www.coonamble.org Central NSW: www.centralnsw.com Tourism NSW: www.tourism.nsw.gov.au NSW Events : www.events.nsw.gov.au Gulargambone: www.gulargambone2828.com Coonamble Photos: www.coonamblephotos.com.au two eight two eight: http://web.mac.com/gulargambone2828 Regional Events Live: www.regionaleventslive.com.au Text Box: PO Box 249 COONAMBLE NSW 2829 Phone: (02) 6827 1936 Fax: (02) 6822 1626 E-Mail: tourism@coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au WEB: www.coonamble.org/TourismIndustry Text Box: The Coonamble Shire Tourism newsletter is produced by Coonamble Shire Council to involve community and industry in the development of tourism in the shire. The Tourism Development Manager will provide the secretariat, distribute a monthly newsletter and form teams and team leaders as required for specific projects Forthcoming projects include a New Coonamble Maps, Coonamble Heritage Brochure, Quambone promotional material, and a new Coonamble Shire brochure. For further information call (02) 6827 1936 or email. Text Box: Coonamble Shire Tourism Task Force Text Box: Links Text Box: The Coonamble Shire tourism task force is an initiative of Coonamble Shire Council Text Box: Coonamble Showground 1930 Photo Carl White: Courtesy Sedg White Photography Text Box: XXX Text Box: In the Past Text Box: Warrena Weir Sports Regatta 1980 Photo by Sedg White: Courtesy Sedg White Photography Text Box: Headlines from the July Coonamble Times 20 years ago– July 1987: 15/7/87: REMINDER: Quambone Telephone Exchange has now gone automatic. You DO NOT need to dial 2416 to speak to the operator 22/7/87: Coonamble Shire Council now has a General Manager instead of a Shire Clerk. Council at its July meeting formally voted to adopt corporate management and appointed Shire Clerk, Mr C Pickup as the first General Manager. 29/7/87: KAMAHL is coming to Coonamble. Get your tickets now for his show on 2/8/87 30 years ago– July 1977: 6/7/77: The village of Gulargambone (pop 700) really turned it on last Saturday for the opening of the new hospital by Minister for Health, the Hon Kevin Stewart. 6/7/77:Coonamble Shire Council is calling for tenders to dispose of council vehicles which include: 3 x Valiant Sedans, 4 x Dodge Utilities, and 2 x Holden Belmont Utilities. Tourist Brochure: The Coonamble Shire Council in conjunction with the Department of Tourism and the Orana Regional Tourist Association is preparing a tourist booklet covering the Coonamble Shire. 27/7/77: Steve Ginty and his do –it –yourself carpark for Coonamble ! Whilst Coonamble Shire Council has been pussyfooting around for years with the idea of establishing off street parking Steve Ginty of the Tattersalls Hotel has done something about it and bulldozed parking space for 80 vehicles at the rear of his hotel. 27/7/77:George Nott, born in Coonamble in 1908 currently managing the caravan park looks back on his career as a racehorse owner/trainer 50 years ago— July 1957: 11/7/57: Council blitz on gates! Council resolved to send notices to all property owners with a final warning to remove ALL gates on public roads or they would be removed by council at owners cost. 11/7/57:Council announces details of the £80,000 contract to bring electricity to Coonamble 1/7/57: The Gulargambone War Memorial Hall and Mechanics Institute purchased the shop from Mr N McMahon in Bourbah street for the sum of £5,000 to be used as a public hall once renovations had been conducted. Courtesy of the Coonamble Times & Coonamble Archives Text Box: Industry Happenings Text Box: Farewell to Marty & Debbie Power from the Commercial Hotel, Welcome Back Rick Warren as Director Corporate Services @ Council, Welcome to Marguerite Starr as Executive Officer at two eight two eight Gulargambone 11th July 2007 ‘Two eight two eight’ Committee meeting, 6pm Gulargambone 17th July 2007 ‘Marthaguy Picnic Race Club Committee meeting’ 7pm Quambone School 19th July 2007 ‘Coonamble Streets Ahead Meeting’ Coonamble Bowling Club 1pm 25-26 July 2007 Indigenous Visual Arts Workshop with Gail Naden, (0419) 629 818 Do you have a public meeting you would like listed in this newsletter? Let us know !