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Harvesters getting down to work in the Cobar Shire
The harvesters are starting to get to work around the Cobar Shire as crops that were planted earlier this year after good rain, are now starting to ripen. The Johnsons at Glenhope, east of Cobar, were among the first in the district to commence harvesting this year. They sowed 300 […]
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Two serious truck accidents in one week
Two serious truck accidents in the past week have kept local emergency services busy. Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service, Ambulance and Police assisted to extricate the driver of a truck which rolled around 60km west of Cobar in the early hours of Sunday morning. The accident occurred […]
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Triples bowls decider goes down to the wire
Gerard Livingston, Tony Brown and Bian Smith defeated Greg Reid, Alan Knight and Dave Knight in an absolute thriller of a game in the Golfie’s Triples Championship contest on Saturday. Trailing for most of the game, Livingston and Co levelled the score at 17 apiece after 21 ends. Winning the […]
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Fleet of Postie bikes stops in Cobar on fundraising mission
The Late Mail Postie Bike Ride, supporting the Wings4Kids charity, passed through Cobar last Wednesday. Riding Postie bikes, which have been described as “a lightweight that goes anywhere, does anything” the group of 55 riders this year travelled around the central western region with stops in Hargraves, Parkes, Condobolin, Cobar, […]
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100-plus without power after mystery vehicle hits pole
More than 100 customers lost power on Sunday afternoon after a vehicle hit and significantly damaged a power pole in Woodiwiss Avenue. Essential Energy operations manager North Western, Damian Smith, said their crews were quick to respond to the incident and for […]
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Carbon Farming information session draws small crowd
There was only a handful of interested locals who attended a carbon farming information session last week at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. The information session was facilitated by Cobar Shire Council in response to Cr Peter Yench’s calls for support for carbon farming in the Cobar district. Cr […]
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Local brigades play an important role
Bushfire brigades play an important role in our community, especially in a shire that covers more than 44,000km², and having a group of firefighters in relatively close proximity can make all the difference in a fire emergency. NSW Rural Fire Service Superintendent Vaughn Elsworth said over time the response of […]
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