Cobar hosted the 2021 Outback Science and Engineering Challenge yesterday with students from across the western region taking part in the annual event which aims to encourage students to take up STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects in their senior studies. Pictured are Cooinda Home School students Caleb Theakston, Joanna McClure and Isla McKervey making a hovercraft.
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