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Prison escapees headed for Cobar

Police believe two prisoners who escaped from an Ivanhoe Correctional Facility may be heading towards Cobar. Geoffrey Fieldsend (30) and Richard Reginald Pretty (29) were last seen at the minimum-security correctional centre in Ivanhoe about 6pm Saturday. Police are appealing for the public to not approach the two men. Following […]

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Council petitions NSW Government to toughen drug laws

Cobar Shire Council has petitioned the NSW Government to toughen laws to make it illegal to produce, possess, use or sell all derivatives of synthetic cannabis. Synthetic cannabis, (commonly known as Kronic, Spice, Northern Lights, K2), is reportedly being used more frequently in Cobar along with ‘ice’ and other illicit […]