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Mermaid’s practice pays off in the pool

Bianka Jacobson has been doing a few extra laps of the pool of late and that seems to have paid off for her after she dominated the Mermaids women’s swimming club’s events on Monday night. Jacobson grabbed first place in the 30 metres handicapped freestyle event after finishing within 0.28 […]

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Touch comp opens with double-header

With the first round of the new Junior Touch competition having to be rescheduled due to wet weather, a double header was played for both the junior and senior games in Round 2 last Thursday. New teams have been formed for the new season and organisers were again pleased with […]

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Yabbies bring home Western Districts trophy

The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club returned home with the 2021 Western Districts AIF swimming trophy on Sunday after the club finished as the carnival’s point score winners. Hosted this year by the Forbes Diggers Club,  the 2021 Western Districts AIF Carnival had 120 swimmers competing from six clubs […]

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Cobar Shire to elect new mayor

Following the passing of Cobar’s long-standing mayor, Lilliane Brady OAM, last week (who was still in office when she passed) Cobar Shire Council is now required to elect a new mayor. Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko said, in accordance with Local Government regulations, our current deputy mayor Peter […]

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Butler secures a review of IPTAAS

Member for Barwon Roy Butler secured a commitment from Health Minister Brad Hazzard in Parliament last week to review the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS). “The current IPTAAS subsidies of 22 cents per kilometre for private vehicle travel, and $43 per night for the first seven nights […]