St John’s School held the finals of their Public Speaking competition at the school last Wednesday. Pictured above are Year 2’s finalists Sophia Le Lievre, Michael Rogers and Xavier Foster, whose topic was ‘Country life is better than city life’. Students in other classes were tasked with discussing the benefits/disadvantages of three day weekends, the pros and cons of shorter school days, gave their views on nets in the oceans and Kinders were required to recite a nursery rhyme. The competition’s judges were impressed with the students’ highly developed speaking skills.
St John’s School held the finals of their Public Speaking competition at the school last Wednesday. Pictured above are Year 2’s finalists Sophia Le Lievre, Michael Rogers and Xavier Foster, whose topic was ‘Country life is better than city life’. Students in other classes were tasked with discussing the benefits/disadvantages of three day weekends, the pros and cons of shorter school days, gave their views on nets in the oceans and Kinders were required to recite a nursery rhyme. The competition’s judges were impressed with the students’ highly developed speaking skills.
Cobar’s Youth Officer, Stephen Gillette, along with Cobar Youth Council members Joey Neale and Todd Polack recently attended the NSW Youth Council conference in Goulburn where representatives from youth councils from all over the state come together to discuss matters concerning youth. Stephen said it was a great three days […]
The Billagoe (Mount Drysdale) Cultural Landscape has been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, recognising its long and diverse history. The listing recognises Billagoe (Mount Drys-dale) as an important multi-layered cultural landscape illustrating the shared history of NSW and protects it for generations to come. Mount Drysdale’s owners, Shirley […]
NSW Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner, Peter McKechnie (seated at centre) was in Cobar last Thursday to present National Service Medals to members of the Far West team in recognition of their work during 2019/2020 catastrophic fire season. The recipients (standing at rear) were: Greg Martin District Officer, Inspector Craig […]
