A group of 30 locals attended the a community consultation meeting last Friday to put forward their ideas on the government’s proposed Far West Initiative (FWI). While the Cobar community members were not hostile with their comments, many said they were opposed to the FWI proposal, they questioned the need […]
An unseasonably cool start to spring this year has delayed the commencement of the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club’s 2016/2017 season by a week. In past years it has been traditional for the Yabbies to commence swimming after the long weekend. However as last week’s daytime temperatures only reached […]
Local motorcycle rider Greg Prisk finished at the top of his Clubman class in the 2016 NSW Offroad Championships. Prisk was part of a Cobar contingent of riders, along with Raymond White and Sam Kershaw (and former Cobar rider, Geoff Prisk, who now lives in Wagga Wagga), who competed in […]
Furniture made out of wood from pallets is helping Murdi Paarki Regional Enterprise Corporation Ltd (MPREC) participants to develop a range of construction skills. Furniture construction is one of MPREC’s Social Enterprise Programs that aims to give unemployed people skills with the aim of helping them to get a job. […]
Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries met with Cobar paramedics last Wednesday to discuss the cut to their Death and Disability Scheme. Local paramedic Anita Hodgkinson reported Mr Humphries was very impressed with the level of coverage the Cobar paramedics were getting in their protest campaign against the NSW Government’s decision […]
The NSW Rural Fire Service’s Far West Team held a farewell dinner last Wednesday for Superintendent Chris Favelle and Inspector Robyn Favelle with over 125 guests in attendance. Among those who attended the evening were Commissioner of the NSW RFS, Shane Fitzsimmons; Region West Manager, Paul Smith; the general managers, […]
The Ocean to Outback riders who were raising money for Cobar Hospital passed through Cobar last Tuesday and were greeted by a large crowd of supporters in Drummond Park. Twenty years ago members of the group had ridden from Bathurst to Broken Hill to raise money for Ronald McDonald house […]
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