Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko, mayor Peter Abbott and projects manager Carly Hunter with museum refurbishment architect Ashley Dunn (from Dunn and Hillam Architects) were proud to show off their National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards they recently won for the museum upgrade project. Dunn and Hillam’s work on […]
Barry Knight’s latest community project, a Poppy Fence on the Open Cut which honours Cobar’s men and women who served in all conflicts, was installed last week by Marty Roots and Lance Hall from Simmo Signs in Dubbo with help from Laura Barnes (Aurelia Metals). Aurelia Metals along with Manuka […]
The Great Cobar Museum is set to benefit from Round Nine of the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions program, which supports the ongoing prosperity of mining communities in NSW. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole was in Cobar on Saturday to announce The Great Cobar Museum would […]