Year 6 students from Cobar Public School (CPS) and St John’s School spent two days last week learning about Landcare including invasive native scrub management, erosion control and measures to prevent erosion on farms, soil types, animal handling and pest management. They also learnt about native plants and introduced species of weeds and plants. The students thoroughly enjoyed the activities and practical learning experiences provided by the Buckwaroon Landcare group. Pictured above are CPS students Sienna Campbell, Isobel Willard, Bella Lowe, Holly Watt and Eli Martin learning about soil types. ▪ Photo contributed
Year 6 students from Cobar Public School (CPS) and St John’s School spent two days last week learning about Landcare including invasive native scrub management, erosion control and measures to prevent erosion on farms, soil types, animal handling and pest management. They also learnt about native plants and introduced species of weeds and plants. The students thoroughly enjoyed the activities and practical learning experiences provided by the Buckwaroon Landcare group. Pictured above are CPS students Sienna Campbell, Isobel Willard, Bella Lowe, Holly Watt and Eli Martin learning about soil types. ▪ Photo contributed
The Nymagee Magpies and Pumpettes were the first to take the court in the new season of Cobar Netball Association’s Senior Ladies 2022 competition on Tuesday. Pumpettes finished as eventual 47-33 winners but it was a see-saw game to start with as players settled back into, what has been for […]
Cobar Public School’s assistant principal Silvana Lennon is one of the success stories to come out of the University of Newcastle’s ‘Beyond The Line’ (BTL) program which encourages teaching students to come and take a look at rural schools. “About 13 or so years ago, I participated in a BTL […]
Life-saving cancer treatment for Cobar patients is now available not so far from home with Dubbo’s highly anticipated $35 million cancer treatment centre now offi-cially opened. The Western Cancer Centre gives residents in Western NSW better access to the critical healthcare services they need. The Australian Government provided $25 million […]
