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Local recognised in NSW nursing excellence awards
Cobar Community Health’s Child and Family Health Nurse Tarra Burke puts her heart into health and has been recognised in the 2020 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. The Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards aim to acknowledge the significant skill, passion and valued contribution nurses and midwives […]
Dream of miners memorial coming true
In just four months local Barry Knight’s dream of building a miners memorial is expected to become a reality with the ceremonial first sod turned on the project on Friday by the Minister for Western NSW Adam Marshall. Also joining Mr Marshall were Sam Farraway MLC and State Member for […]
Peak offers ongoing support to Copper City Men’s Shed
The Peak Gold Mine has recently provided another donation to the Copper City men’s Shed which enabled the committee to purchase a second fixings cupboard to help keep the shed an organised work space. Peak’s maintenance manager Mark Cesnick visited the Men’s Shed on Friday morning to see the newly […]
Cobar Shire shows off plans for a revitalised Youth Centre
A revitalised Youth and Fitness Centre headlines a list of community projects across the Cobar Shire to receive $776,294 in crucial funding from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Minister for Western NSW Adam Marshall was in Cobar last Friday to announce the financial support and said $553,794 would […]
Health Service addresses queries over VMO rights
Cobar Health Service Manager Mary Urquhart has publicly addressed growing questions from the community about Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) rights for local GPs in our new hospital. On behalf of the Cobar Health Council, Mrs Urquhart updated Cobar Shire Council at Thursday night’s Ordinary Council Meeting on the matter. In […]