Coonamble Shire Tourism Newsletter Page 2

Text Box: Streets Ahead AGM was held on the 20th March with a small group of attendees. Key positions were not filled and the future of the organization is now in doubt along with the numerous projects that they stage each year. Streets Ahead is the key community development group in Coonamble and runs a program of events each year which include community markets, theatre, Xmas Carnivale and many others. Click here to read a media release on the current situation and the history of the organization. visit our web page: www.coonamble.org/sa

Text Box: Visit by Central NSW Tourism Board

Text Box: Public enquiries to see the nature on show at the internationally recognised Macquarie Marshes wetland, has prompted the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to hold an “open day” of tag along four wheel drive tours on Saturday 12 April 2008.NPWS Ranger Steve Tucker said that the Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve 100kms west of Coonamble in north western New South Wales is for wildlife protection and research and can only be visited on a guided Discovery tour. “NPWS staff decided to have an open day due to public interest in the largest flooding event (around 5500 hectares) in the Nature Reserve in around seven years. Click here for the Media Release or here for details of the open day

Text Box: The 13th January marked the return of passenger rail services to Coonamble (at least this once). 3801 limited as part of their trip from Sydney bought a train to town with 9 carriages and pulled by two diesel engines. Along with a lucky group that had travelled all the way from Sydney there were carriages from Gilgandra and Narromine. The train was only in town for 2 hours but bought back fond memories for many locals and was renamed the ‘Coonamble Flyer’ for the occasion.

Members of the Central NSW Tourism Board and the Executive Officer visited Coonamble Shire last week to familiarise themselves with the product in the region and brief Council and operators on the current marketing campaign. Coonamble Shire is participating in the Heart of Country Campaign as part of the Warrumbungle Cluster which includes Gilgandra and Warrumbungle Shires. Click here to download the presentation that the board made to council. (3MB)

The magnificent Macquarie Marshes in flood.

Lona

Lona Farmstay is located 42 km from Coonamble and provides a farmstay cottage within the heart of a working property. To view new photos of the property click here

Mt Tenandera

Located a short distance from the Warrumbungle National Park, the Mt Tenandera Homestead complex is currently being renovated by the Imrie family and will shortly open as a farm retreat. The homestead is set on 25,000 acres along with numerous historical buildings and dates to the 1880s

The new Quambone brochure is now available and includes historical information on Quambone village along with local maps. Copies can be obtained from Coonamble Shire Council, Gulargambone two eight two eight or Coonamble Visitor Information Centre at Cottage Industries or can be downloaded here. New Information signs using the same content will be installed in Quambone this month. Click here to see what the signs will look like

The weather has again damaged the Shire Entry signs with the latest victim the sign on the Walgett Shire Boundary which was blown over by a windstorm earlier this week. New posts have been ordered and both the North and South signs will be restored within the next fortnight. Walgett Shire has just installed new town entry signs and these can be seen at the Danthonia Designs site along with other shire entry signs. Click here to view the new Walgett or Lightning Ridge town entry signs.

The Inland NSW Tourism Awards have just been launched and entries close on 23rd May. Click the logo or here to visit the official web site.

The Coonamble CWA will be staging a presentation by Anne Williams titled ‘What is Carbon farming?’ on Friday 2nd May 2008 at 9am. Entry by Gold Coin donation

CWA Presentation