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Chemical incident for local miners
The Department of Industry Mine Safety Investigation Unit is investigating a serious safety incident at the now-closed Manuka Silver Mine, 80km south of Cobar. The Mine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) is looking into circumstances surrounding workers’ exposure to hazardous chemicals during a manual acid-leaching gold extraction process that occurred at […]
Local animal rescue organisation celebrates first birthday
ROAR (Rural Outback Animal Respite/Rescue) is about to celebrate its first birthday. Since the volunteer run rescue service began 12 months ago, 95 dogs have been saved and Cobar Shire Council’s rate of euthanasing dogs has dropped to just five per cent of surrendered dogs. (Only six aggressive dogs who […]
Understanding autism the focus of local forum for families
After Sarah Bovey’s three year old son, Patrick, was diagnosed with severe autism earlier this year it prompted her to reach out and talk to other parents who might be experiencing the same things as her family. “While researching for answers and information, to better understand my son, I realised […]