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Public feedback shaping pool contract

Cobar Shire Council has this week released the specifications for the new contract for the management of the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool and is expecting lots of interest. Council’s director of finance and community services, Kym Miller said the new contract has been written with community feedback taken into account. […]

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Mobile children’s services uncertain

Funding for the continuation of Cobar Mobile Children’s Services (CMCS) playgroups for bush kids is up in the air with the service unsure what will happen from next month. Four days a week the CMCS staff visit children on isolated properties catering for families on 17 stations to deliver educational […]

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Drought measures announced as DPI gives grim outlook

NSW primary producers continue to be challenged by the current seasonal conditions, with the latest NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) State Seasonal Update indicating almost all the state is now in mild to severe drought. Dry and warm conditions remained through May with only isolated areas of the North […]

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Vi’s daughters on hand for golf day

The women’s golf annual Vi McLaughlin Memorial Day Canadian game was well attended on Saturday with three of her daughters on hand to make the presentations.  The winners of this prestigious event were Robynne Morton and Narelle Green coming home with a score of 70 net. Sally Bannister and Geraldine […]

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Cobar represented at State Netball

The Cobar Netball Association’s Opens representative team competed at the 2018 Netball NSW State Championships at Garnet Adcock Park in Gosford over the weekend. While it’s the third consecutive year the Cobar Club has been represented at the championships, this year marked the 50th year of running the event since […]

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Open tournament brings in darts players from interstate

The Cobar Darts Open contested recently over three days had 35 players from Cobar, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Orange, Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Pirie and Port Augusta competing.  The Men’s Singles winner was Broken Hill visitor Raymond O’Donnell and John Nottage from Port Pirie was the runner-up. Two Cobar players, Tony […]