Ron Gapps (and his wife Helen) were among the locals who took part in the Anzac Day driveway service on Saturday morning. They’d also made a wreath to pay tribute to Ron’s dad, Jimmy, who served in Egypt and New Guinea during World War II. With the traditional dawn service, march and service in Drummond Park cancelled due to the Coronavirus crisis, many locals were keen to find alternative ways to commemorate this year’s Anzac Day.
Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko praised the Cobar community for their diligence in helping to slow the spread of Coronavirus. “So far we are very fortunate that Cobar has no recorded cases,” Mr Vlatko told The Cobar Weekly on Monday. “We still need to be diligent as anyone […]
The Cobar Camels don’t look like they will be pulling on their rugby boots this season with the Cobar club pulling out of the 2020 Western Plains Rugby Union competition. Club president Jarrod Marsden said feedback from the Camels’ coaches was that they had only received a firm commitment from […]
A medical “cavalry” is on its way to Cobar to help with a COVID outbreak at the Lilli-ane Brady Village aged care facility. The nursing home, owned and managed by Cobar Shire Council, went into lockdown last week after a number of residents and staff test-ed positive to COVID. As […]