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Grey Mardi Gras
2022
Some class acts have been booked for the Gig on the Grass
The line-up for the Grey Mardi Gras Gig on the Grass concert this Saturday night at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval will appeal to all ages with a variety of music from different eras and genres. One of the acts on the billboard is Amitie, a popular female vocal trio from […]
2022
Cobar is gearing up for another big weekend
Cobar is gearing up for another big influx of visitors this weekend as we celebrate two major festivals and two sporting club reunions. Many of the visitors this weekend will be familiar faces who are planning to return “home” for what is going to be a big weekend of non-stop […]
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Grey Mardi Gras funding discussed
Cobar Shire Councillors are in favour of holding another Grey Mardi Gras festival again next year. The matter was discussed at Wednesday’s April Ordinary Council Meeting with all councillors agreeing that the festival had been of great benefit to the town. Cr Jarrod Marsden however said he was wary about […]
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Grey Mardi Gras given a green light for a second year
Cobar’s inaugural Grey Mardi Gras was so good that we think we’ll do it again next year. That was the sentiment of all those present at the festival wrap-up/debriefing meeting held at the council chambers last week. Council’s project manager, Angela Shepherd, who had a hand in the running of […]
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Mardi Gras fun for all ages
Cobar’s first ever Grey Mardi Gras proved to be a huge success with locals and visitors of all ages getting into the retro spirit. Cobar Preschool (pictured above) was one of many local groups to take part in Saturday’s parade, while Friday’s dance lessons proved popular before the sold-out dinner […]
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Getting our groove on for Grey Mardi Gras
Local resident May Higgins (seated at centre) has lived through Cobar in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and has watched four more generations of her extended family grow up here. May and her family are all excited about Cobar’s inaugural Grey Mardi Gras event this weekend and dug out their […]
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Time is running out to get tickets for Grey Mardi Gras events
Gee, time sure does fly when you’re having fun! It was only last July that our Federal Member Mark Coulton was in town to announce Cobar’s Grey Mardi Gras would get a $37,500 grant to help make the event happen. And now that we’re just over a week away from […]
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