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Creating awareness during National Homelessness Week

It was National Homelessness Week last week and, while we may not see people sleeping rough on the streets in Cobar, there are homeless people in our community. CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes’s Housing Support Officer, Gina Lyons said just because we can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. “There’s just not […]

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Praise for Aged Care workers

The Lilliane Brady Village staff were treated to a delicious afternoon tea on Friday in acknowledgement of Aged Care Employee Day 2021. An initiative of Leading Age Services Australia, the annual day recognises each and every team member involved in caring for the 13 million older Australians receiving home care […]

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CPS’s Dreaming Day celebrated country and culture

Cobar Public School celebrated their annual Dreaming Day at the school last week and, while COVID restrictions meant that some of the activities ran a little bit differently this year, it certainly didn’t dampen the excitement the school community has for country and culture. Dreaming or Dreamtime represents the time […]

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Lotto division one prize goes to a local

Cobar’s mystery TattsLotto division one winner has been found but it’s taken a while for Carl Young to let that all sink in. The local farmer had gone about his week as usual, without realising he had a division one winning Saturday Lotto ticket stuffed in his wallet. After reading […]

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Bucket fillers

St John’s School students and staff have become “bucket fillers” after being inspired by early childhood specialist, Carol McCloud’s book, ‘Have You Filled a Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness’. Each classroom has a bucket they can fill with tokens that represent acts of kindness, love, helping or being […]