Volunteers – The Cobar Weekly

Volunteers Memorial Service

October 11, 2022 tcwadmin

Local resident Greg Martin, who is the State Protocol Officer for the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA), attended the annual NSW Emergency Service Volunteers Memorial Service on Saturday in Sydney. The service was held at the Memorial at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair which holds the names of volunteers from the NSW […]

Two local women recognised for their volunteer efforts

October 21, 2020 tcwadmin

Two Cobar women have this year been added to the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll which celebrates rural women who generously volunteer their time to their communities. Cobar Cadets leader Colleen Boucher and Emmdale Roadhouse proprietor Virginia Beard were this year added to the prestigious list of more than 1,000 rural […]

Locals join in the StormCo fun

July 17, 2019 tcwadmin

The StormCo group from Avondale is back in town this week, celebrating 21 years of school holiday visits to Cobar. The Kids Club, held at Cobar Public School, had a good turnout of 60 local children on Monday for fun activities including singing, craft, balloon workshops, face painting and storytelling. […]

Decades of local service

June 19, 2019 tcwadmin

Vinnies volunteers Jean Manns (who has given over 25 years service), Ann Dunn (11 years) and Jan Johnson (20+ years) have been recognised by Vinnies for their ‘long service’ to the charitable organisation. Other long serving volunteers (not pictured) to have received long service badges include: Dawn Griffiths and Bev […]

Show society sends out an urgent SOS

May 3, 2017 tcwadmin

Things aren’t looking too good for the Cobar Show this year if the Cobar Show Society can’t immediately recruit some more volunteers to help run this year’s event. Cobar Show Society secretary Heather Christie said with this year’s annual agricultural show just three weeks away, she’s worried that their small […]

Recruiting volunteers

May 24, 2016 tcwadmin

Cobar Rugby Union Club working bee a community effort

August 4, 2015 tcwadmin

A working bee to spruce up the Cobar Rugby Union Club on Sunday has been a real community effort with lots of locals lending a hand. Cobar Rugby Union Club member Justin Schick estimated that approximately 30-40 people over the past couple of months have volunteered to help with ongoing […]

Vinnies is actively looking for more local volunteers

June 30, 2015 tcwadmin

Staff from the St Vincent de Paul (or Vinnies) NSW State Council were in Cobar on Saturday to host an open day at the Cobar Vinnies store in an effort to recruit more volunteers. NSW State Council vice president Paul Shiel said there’s already a good band of volunteers here […]