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 in 2006 include a 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: 21st November ‘Outback Arts AGM’ Nyngan 22nd November ‘Central NSW Tourism AGM’ Acacia Motor Lodge, Coonabarabran 23rd November Business Action Group & Streets Ahead Xmas Party, Golf Club ,6pm 28th November Coonamble Rodeo Association AGM Coonamble Bowling Club 7pm 29th November ‘two eight two eight’ committee meeting 5pm 1st December ‘Gulargambone Flying Ahead Main Street Xmas Party’ Click here for details Do you have a public meeting you would like listed in this newsletter? Let us know ! Text Box: Below are the new email addresses for the Coonamble Times Newspaper. The previous bigpond address is no longer operating. Editor: editor@coonambletimes.com.au Advertising: advertising@coonambletimes.com.au The Fax (02) 6822 1471 and Phone: (02) 6822 1911 remain unchanged. Text Box: Links Text Box: The Coonamble Shire tourism task force is an initiative of Coonamble Shire Council Text Box: Come-by-Chance Races 30th September 2006 Text Box: XXX Text Box: In the Past Text Box: CGRC President Roley Green makes a presentation to Anthony Azzopardi and ‘Spring Moneyshot’ after the track record was broken at the Rooty Hill RSL Greyhound Carnival on 29th September 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 Tourism Australia: www.tourism.australia.com two eight two eight: http://web.mac.com/gulargambone2828 Regional Events Live: www.regionaleventslive.com.au Text Box: Industry Happenings Text Box: Headlines from the October Coonamble Times 10 years ago– October 1996: The 1996 Western Sandfly Supercross and Country Music Spectacular will be held on the 19th October a the Coonamble Showground-A potent mix of high performance motorcycle racing and country music 16th October– Community hostile over proposed changes to the Coonamble Hospital including bed consolidation. 23rd October– Coonamble Feedlot and Beef Marketing Co-op AGM at RSL Club President of the Coonamble Country Music Festival, Mick McCormick claims that local support is crucial for the success of the Coonamble Country Music Festival planned for 8-9 November as a potential tourism drawcard. 25th October– St Pats Hall renovations complete. Community concert marks the event. 31st October– Coonamble Amateur Theatrical Society presenting ‘Ma Baker’s Tonic’ 20 years ago– October 1986: 1st October– Staff reduced by four at Coonamble Railway Station. 10th October-The Drifters in concert at the RSL club, $10 a ticket. Controversy in Gulargambone with concern by residents over new planter boxes in street. Quambone Cinema Group screening “Out of Africa’. For bookings phone Quambone 7 Family History evening and Red cross book launch of ‘Silverleaf’ by Joan McKenzie 50 years ago— October 1956: 9th October 1956-An estimated crowd of 1000 watched the annual rodeo. The committee expressed their gratitude and stated that the gate had taken a record £167. On Sunday night it was reported to the committee that horses were blocking the Dubbo Road and investigations showed that some irresponsible person had opened the gate at the showground and let the horses loose. Men on horses, bikes and cars were on the scene and by midnight all but seven horses had been returned. Coonamble champion Johnny Lundholm was unfortunate in receiving a bad fall during the chasing of the horses. He received injuries to his wrist and knee. He was unable to compete. CAMPDRAFT: 1st J. McLeish on Quicksilver, 2nd M. Boss on Saltbush. BULLOCK RIDE: 1st P. Burtenshaw, 2nd B. Harris, 3rd, W. Campbell. BRONC RIDE: 1st J. Hutchens, 2nd J. Madsen Courtesy of the Coonamble Times & Coonamble Archives Text Box: Coonamble Times contact details have changed!