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Community partners

The Regional Australia Bank handed out $46,364 to a large number of local community groups last Tuesday at the Services Club as part of their Community Partnerships program. The bank’s donation program is going from strength to strength each year, particularly in Cobar, with $4,000 more handed out this year […]

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New Aussies welcomed

Four new Australian citizens were welcomed on National Citizenship Day last Tuesday at Cobar Shire Council’s Naturalisation Ceremony in Drummond Park. Mayor Lilliane Brady OAM officiated over the Naturalisation of Mohammad Hossain (Bangladesh); Julieta McMillan (Philippines), Carrie Ann Martin (Northern Britain); and Sharon Devereux (from New Zealand). There was a […]

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Fun at the bazaar

Sideshow alley was popular again this year at the St John’s School bazaar with school parent Lauren Lamond kept busy on the plaster stall. The school’s biggest fundraiser was held on Friday night in the school grounds and was very well attended.  

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Business fundamentals

A group of 20 locals attended the Cobar Business Association’s Business Fundamentals and Grow Your Business workshops last Thursday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Facilitated by HR consultant Simone Fletcher, who was part of the Australia and New Zealand McKinsey Top 300 Young Business Leaders program in 2018, […]

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Cobar’s best businesses

Cobar’s best businesses were recognised at the Cobar Business Association’s biennial Great Cobar Business Awards ceremony held at Cobar Bowling & Golf Club last Friday. KML Industries (main picture) took out the major award for Excellence in Business. Other winners (pictured right) included Face Contracting, who were named Cobar’s Employer […]