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2016

This mermaid is hard to catch

Tanya Gilbert is one Mermaid that is going to be hard to catch in the hunt for championship points in this season’s women’s swimming club competition. Gilbert recorded two wins and a second place at last Sunday night’s competition swim which earned her another 17 points to add to her […]

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2016

Braith Good joins FWAS squad

Cobar Junior Rugby League footballer Braith Good joined some of the best up and coming Rugby League talent from across the NSW at Mudgee on Saturday. Braith was part of the Far West Academy of Sport (FWAS) Under 16s team to play trial matches against the CRL Western Academy and […]

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2016

Councillor Yench calls for restructure

Cr Peter Yench has called for a restructure of the Far West Initiative Advisory Committee (FWIAC) in an effort to improve the sustainability of Cobar and seven other neighbouring councils. The NSW Government’s Far West Initiative was set up in August 2015 to look at ways to improve local governance, […]

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2016

How ROAR helps

Rural Outback Animal Rescue (ROAR) has come along way since the initiative was developed by local women Leah Josephson, Wizzy Knezevic and Casey Vidot last year. Mrs Josephson told The Cobar Weekly the initiative was started in August 2015 by the three local animal lovers who wanted to make a […]

2016

Jobs cut as CBH moves to preserve Endeavor Mine life

Almost half of the Endeavor workforce was made redundant this week with further redundancies to be made in the coming months. Endeavor’s general manager Denver D’Angelo confirmed a group of 81 employees and contractors was given notice on Monday and Tuesday following parent company CBH Resources’ announcement that there would […]