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Peak’s Luke Moody has an advantage in the hunt for gold
Luke Moody will have the jump on his fellow competitors when he competes at the 2016 WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Melbourne next month. The 21 year old started his apprenticeship at Peak Gold Mines in 2013 after finishing his HSC at St Gregory’s in Campbelltown. He is now technically […]
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Peak donates new technology to local childcare centre
The Kubby House Child Care Centre recently acquired two new Apple iPads, donated by Peak Gold Mines, which will be of great help to Kubby staff. Director of Kubby House, Brytt Moore said having an iPad available in each child care room will make things a lot easier. “We will […]
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Miners chat with sports star and CEO about mental health
A group of young workers aged 18-30 at Peak Gold Mines got talking with an Australian sports star, a CEO and a local miner about good mental health practices on site at the mine last week. Batyr CEO Sam Refshauge, Australian Diamonds netballer and Baytr ambassador Sharni Layton and local […]
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Peak flags a tough year ahead at community meeting
In July 2015 Peak Gold Mines’ general manager Greg Bowkett announced that Peak “would go ahead in leaps and bounds” over the next few years. Almost one year later and after a fall in ore prices and an increase in production costs, Mr Bowkett has had to revise his forecast. […]
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ICAC staff visit Cobar as part of rural outreach program
Staff from the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the New South Wales Ombudsman’s office were in Cobar last week as part of their rural outreach program. ICAC staff conducted a number of workshops delivering corruption prevention information and techniques to various government and non-government agency staff from Cobar, […]
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2016
2016
School students test the water at the Newey Reserve
Have you wondered just how clean (or dirty) the water that we swim in at the Newey is? We will soon find out after a group of local school students undertook a range of water tests yesterday at the Newey Recreation Area as part of a field day hosted by […]
2016
Bull ride returns
The Cobar Show has added a new event to its program this year with the New Gold Bull Ride to be held. Cobar Show Society secretary Heather Christie said the plans not only add to the show but help keep a major local event going. Ms Christie said when the […]