Coonamble Shire Tourism Newsletter Page 3

Text Box: 5th April ‘Coonamble Historical Day’ 12th April ‘Macquarie Marshes Discovery Day’ Click here for details 29-30th April 2008 ‘Coonamble Show’ 2nd May 2008 ‘CWA presents ‘What is Carbon Farming?’ 9am CWA Hall 3rd May 2008 ‘Gulargambone Show’ 31st May 2008 ‘Critical Stages Theatre- “the Pitch’ presented by Streets Ahead. Click here 7th –9th June 2008 ‘HARBOUR IT Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft’ www.coonamble.org/rodeo 8th June 2008 ‘Bush Poets Breakfast with Murray Hartin’ www.murrayhartin.com 20-22nd June 2008 ‘125th Anniversary of the Brigidine Sisters in Coonamble’ Click here 28-29 June 2008 ‘Quambone Polocrosse Carnival’ Click here for details For a full calendar of Coonamble Shire events click here. To be added to the calendar please email us here

International Women’s Day Art Exhibition 8th March 2008 Monterey Cafe

Text Box: After nearly four years hiatus there has been a push from industry members to reform the Coonamble & District Tourism Association. Involvement in the new Heart of Country campaign, co-operation with surrounding shires and finalisation of shire promotional material are key agenda items.A meeting will be held at 1pm on Thursday 17th April at the Cypress Motel Castlereagh Highway Coonamble. All welcome Further information contact the Tourism Development Manager on (0437) 271 936 or email tourism@coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au

Text Box: Regional Arts NSW has just launched their revamped web site and a new e-bulletin Click here to view Outback Arts is currently advertising for both a Regional Arts Development Officer (Temporary) and a Regional Indigenous Cultural Development Officer and conducting a survey with some great prizes. Click here to visit the Outback Arts Web site and view the latest e-bulletin

Text Box: The Coonamble Rodeo Association has a new committee for 2008. The Association held their Annual General Meeting on Monday 18th February at the Coonamble Bowling Club. A large crowd was present as outgoing President Brian Campbell stepped down and handed the chair to Paul Colwell to elect a new President. Local business owner, past president and former rodeo rider David Burtenshaw was then elected to lead the committee and run the 2008 event. With Jane Campbell and Allan Dodd stepping down as Secretary and Treasurer respectively the positions have been combined. Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft 2008 Executive President -David Burtenshaw Vice Presidents- Paul Wheelhouse, Brad Shields, Paul Colwell, John Evans & James Connor Secretary/Treasurer- Helen Rackham Campdraft Secretary-Jim Hiscock Junior Rodeo Secretary-Michelle Shields Publicity Officer-Steven Baldwin The event will be held from 7-9 June. Further information is available at www.coonamble.org/rodeo

Text Box: This year the Moorambilla festival will continue with its program of free festival workshops in the two weeks prior on lantern making, indigenous bird sculptures, and murals for those interested, and will offer adults festival workshops on a $60 pass in Bawdy Opera, the blues, Drumming, Singing the Hallelujah chorus and other famous choral works & world music. Coonamble Shire Council provided significant operational and marketing support to the event in 2006 & 2007. At their March meeting in Gulargambone Council resolved to provide a package totaling at least $10,000 for the next three years to ensure the ongoing growth of the festival. In 2008 the event is looking to create a regional childrens choir of 85 boys, and 85 girls . There will also be a Youth project called MAXed out for High school aged participants - many of whom have been in the project prior , and some of the boys whose voices are "on the change" who will be able to use their compositional skills in this new ensemble which will use electronic media, digital images and voice and other instruments to write and perform music around the festival theme "flight and freedom".

The regional artist in residence will be Andrew Hull from Bourke who will open the festival with a concert on the Thursday night to raise money for the regional children's choir scholarship fund and the restoration of the beautiful art deco buildings in the main street - the Plaza theatre and the Monterey café. Full details available at www.moorambilla.com

Regional Arts NSW & Outback Arts Update

Sunday crowd at the 2007 HARBOUR IT Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft