200722

ROAR to benefit from a Commonwealth bank donation

The Commonwealth Bank Cobar branch employees have donated $500 to Rural Outback Animal Rescue/Respite (ROAR) as part of the bank’s nationwide communi-ty donation program. As part of the program, the bank has pledged to donate $400,000 nationally, to recognise those organisations that make a difference to the communities in which […]

200722

Training for teens

Local teens recently attended a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training workshop that was aimed at kids aged 12-18 years. The three-hour Teen MHFA Course teaches high school students how to provide mental health first aid to their friends. The course was developed in response to research indicating that young […]

200722

Rotary donates over $13,000 to the community

The Rotary Club of Cobar has handed out $13,475 in donations to local community groups over the past year. Representatives of four groups collected $2,000 worth of donations at the club’s Changeover Dinner at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Saturday night. They included the Cobar Weekly Association (which […]

130722

Good fields for annual Bannister Day golf event

The annual Bannister Day golf event on Saturday attracted 21 players for the men’s Stableford competition and 17 players for the ladies’ Stableford game. Steve Manns was the men’s winner finishing the day with a very good score of 43 stableford points while Trudy Elder, (a Bannister family descendant) won […]

130722

Camels were light on for players

The Camel muster (pictured above apart from Tony Jacklin) for their Western Plains Rugby Union Round 10 game at Gulargambone on Saturday. Once again they were “light on” for players. Tyson Brilley, Kevin ‘Rusty’ Mitchell and Peter Payne were not passed fit to have a run. Lachie Mitchell’s soccer playing […]

130722

Holiday fun at Euabalong

Cobar Shire Council hosted a ‘School’s out blowout’ party in the south of the shire at the Euabalong Community Centre last Wednesday. The event was funded by the NSW Government in conjunction with Cobar Shire Council. The day offered locals free, fun activities and treats including inflatable rides, popcorn, fairy […]

130722

Artists on holidays

Participants in the Cobar Shire Library’s school holidays art and craft workshop on Monday morning, Ethan Jebb, Christopher Florance and Sam McKervey with Library staff member Krissy Mann. The workshop activity for 5-7 year olds was sand art with participants creating snails, caterpillars, butterflies and hot air balloon pictures to […]