A new $60,000 shade sail was installed last week at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Council’s director of finance and community services, Kym Miller said the shade is a bit larger than they originally planned (each of the four poles on the shade weigh over one tonne each) however with […]
There’s been an excellent response from Cobar residents coming forward to be vac-cinated against COVID-19 at this week’s pop-up clinic. Run by the Western NSW Local Health District in partnership with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Cobar’s Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic gave out 315 shots of Pfizer and AstraZeneca to […]
The Rotary Club of Cobar has been working in the background during the COVID lockdown to provide support to local primary school students. Working with the Penrith Valley Rotary Club in Sydney, the Cobar club last week delivered ‘School in a Box’ packs for students at Cobar Public School and […]
Things have been quiet these past few weeks at the Ngalii early childhood service with just two to three children of essential workers attending sessions due to the COVID lockdown. This has however given Ngalii’s new director, Peta Rufos, who commenced a fortnight ago, a chance to settle into her […]
Due to the COVID lockdown, the Cobar Catholic Parish Council has had to put their plans on hold to celebrate the milestone of Fr Paul Finucane’s 40th anniversary as a priest. Fr Paul, who previously served as St Law-rence O’Toole’s parish priest from 2007 to 2010, and then returned to […]
The Cobar Shire Library staff have been labelled as “life savers” after recommencing home deliveries of books and craft items to Cobar residents of all ages. Cobar Shire Librarian Jane Siermans said with the further extension of COVID lockdown, she sought permission from Council to make contactless deliveries of library […]
The Fire and Rescue NSW Cobar Station 256 crew have issued a warning to local resi-dents about the dangers of not properly dis-posing of coals from wood heaters. The Cobar crew responded to a report of a house fire in Morrison Street at 4am on Sunday morning. Upon arrival […]
Staff and residents at the Lilliane Brady Village helped Edna Neale celebrate her 99th birthday yesterday. Staff hung a birthday banner over door, made her a cake and, along with residents, they sang Happy Birthday. Due to the COVID lockdown Edna’s family and friends were unable to visit and help […]
Jimmy Neyland rolled up his sleeve on Friday for a COVID vaccination with nurse Lisa Travis at the Cobar Health Service. Staff carried out 282 vaccinations at Friday’s clinic adding to the 151 vaccinations they administered to local residents last month. Health Service Manager Mary Urquhart reports a cross section […]
The NSW lockdown health orders have been extended a further week which also means that learning from home will continue for students in Cobar. Pictured is Leah Mitchell collecting her children’s school packs from Cobar Public School staff member Kylie Harvey last week. Schools are in daily contact with families […]
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