Month: September 2020
Little A’s to fold?
The Cobar Little A’s athletics club is in danger of folding if a new committee is not soon elected. Outgoing club president Tegan Gilbert said they have made two attempts to hold an annual general meeting and neither was very well attended. “At the last meeting there was only Rebecca […]
Hospital management gives assurances
Western NSW Local Health District acting chief executive Mark Spittal has defended local health services in response to recent media attention on Dubbo and Cobar’s health services. “When a person comes to one of our hospitals, they want to receive the best care, advice and support,” Mr Spittal said. “I […]
Model T Ford club visits Cobar on their outback jaunt
A group of members of the Outback Model T Ford Club passed through Cobar on Friday on their jaunt through Western NSW. The four members and their partners/friends, who hail from Junee, Parkes, Goulburn and Wellington regularly travel around Australia in their early model cars. This year they were to […]
Researcher wants to know what we know about energy
Researcher and senior lecturer from the University of Newcastle Dr Hedda Askland was in Cobar on Monday to talk to locals about what they envision our energy sources would look like in the future. Dr Askland heads up the Sustainable Energy Advocacy Coalition project which has been funded by the […]
Take a sneak peek at new TAFE Connected Learning Centre
Cobar’s new state-of-the-art TAFE NSW Connected Learning Centre (CLC) will now also include a new multi-trades workshop. Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway said the investment in this first-class education facility is a major win for Cobar and shows how the NSW Government is delivering for the region. “I can […]
Bantam Roosters book grand final berth
The Cobar Bantam Roosters were in sensational form for Sunday’s Castlereagh Rugby League Youth league elimination semi final and easily discarded their Gilgandra opposition from the competition with a 50-4 win. Sunday’s semi final was the final hurdle for the young Roosters on their way to the 2020 grand final […]