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Month: March 2020
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Pubs and clubs have been shut down
With the closure of Cobar’s pubs and clubs this week more than 60 locals are set to lose their jobs. From midday on Monday all pubs, clubs, restaurants, casinos, cinemas and indoor sporting venues (including gyms) across the country shut down indefinitely after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new […]
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Swimming club’s best of the season
The Cobar Swimming Club held their last swim for the season followed by a barbecue and presentations last Wednesday night at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. The first of the perpetual trophies went to Indirose Saunders who took home the KML Junior Club Person award. The Tom Knight Encouragement Award […]
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Darts season is over before it begins
The new Darts season had barely gotten underway before it was called off due to the announcement on Monday that their playing venues (pubs and clubs) would be closing due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The games however went ahead last week with Golfie Gophers the biggest winners of the week […]
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Golfers adhere to social distancing rules on the course
The numbers of participants were low in all games of the Ladies Golf competitions played last week with only four players turning up for last Wednesday’s Stroke event. After her two wins the previous week, Wan Sipatsa chalked up another win on Wednesday finishing with a score of 70 net. […]
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Tough times bring out the best in people
Tough times can bring out the best in people and it’s good to see that there’s a number of local residents who are kindly offering help to our elderly residents during the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic. Riki Schaumkell posted a notice last week of an offer to help her […]
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Council offers free water packs
Despite recent rain, Cobar Shire Council will continue to enforce our current water restrictions. Council has produced water information packages to assist the community in becoming more water conscientious and to further raise awareness about the current continuing drought. The packs include: a three-minute shower timer, colouring-in […]
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A new key to the business portal
Central NSW Business HQ Business Connect Adviser Daniel Fisher was in Cobar last week to help local businesses to navigate a new way to access the Business Portal. From the end of the month, businesses will no longer be able to use AUSkey to access the government’s online services such […]