The Rotary Club of Cobar found a novel way to fundraise and held a Book Fair on Saturday. Rotary Club secretary Gordon Hill said they had a great response from the community with an estimated 1,000 books being donated and also a good response from locals buying books. The fundraiser made $357.60 which Rotary will put towards projects in the local community. Mr Hill said they are considering donating the left over books to the Taree community who lost a lot of books in the recent floods. Pictured are Therese and Gordon Hill with Jane Siermans at the Book Fair.
The Rotary Club of Cobar found a novel way to fundraise and held a Book Fair on Saturday. Rotary Club secretary Gordon Hill said they had a great response from the community with an estimated 1,000 books being donated and also a good response from locals buying books. The fundraiser made $357.60 which Rotary will put towards projects in the local community. Mr Hill said they are considering donating the left over books to the Taree community who lost a lot of books in the recent floods. Pictured are Therese and Gordon Hill with Jane Siermans at the Book Fair.
What started as an idea of Brent Reeman’s five years ago to take his old LandCruiser for a drive through the bush and raise a few bucks for drought-stricken communities, has now become a full-blown annual fundraising event. Brent is the founder of the Long Drive for Drought, and has […]
Musician and Pin Up girl Shelley Minson will be performing at next month’s Gig on the Grass as part of this year’s Grey Mardi Gras festival. Shelley and her multi award winning musician husband Lawrie, are based in Tamworth and play a fun mix of 50s Rock ‘n’ Roll and […]
A field of 61 professional golfers were joined by 35 amateurs on the Cobar golf course over the weekend to contest the MAC Copper CSA Mine Australian Seniors Sand Greens Championships and Open Amateur Pro-Am event. The Australian PGA Senior Sand Greens Championship title came down to a three-way play […]
