Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
There was a small field of eight shooters for the Cobar Clay Target Club’s shoot on Sunday. There were ideal shooting conditions for the three event program which also included after-noon tea. In the opening event, the 20 Target Double Barrel, the best score was 19/20 recorded by James Manns […]
Local families and carers who have concerns about their child’s development or behaviour were able to find out information on support and pathways open to them at two information sessions in Cobar last week. The Early Childhood Approach (ECA) sessions were presented by MacKillop Rural Early Childhood Intervention coordinators Dominique […]
Crown Lands has recently handed over the keys of a four-bedroom house to the Cobar Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) following a successful Aboriginal land claim. Staff from the Aboriginal Land Claims As-sessment Team officially handed over the property on March 2, which includes a home with a carport and […]
