Cobar High School welcomed experimental jazz collective Microfiche to Cobar last week. Microfiche presented two student concerts, an improvisation workshop and a community concert. Students had the unique opportunity to experience music they had not heard before and engage with the musicians in an interactive workshop. The community concert was extremely well-received and was also the debut of the Cobar High School Taiko Ensemble. Pictured with the band are Cobar High music teacher Laura Andrew and some of the participating students. ▪ Photo contributed
Cobar High School welcomed experimental jazz collective Microfiche to Cobar last week. Microfiche presented two student concerts, an improvisation workshop and a community concert. Students had the unique opportunity to experience music they had not heard before and engage with the musicians in an interactive workshop. The community concert was extremely well-received and was also the debut of the Cobar High School Taiko Ensemble. Pictured with the band are Cobar High music teacher Laura Andrew and some of the participating students. ▪ Photo contributed
Kate Petersen from the United States made her debut as a jockey on Saturday at the Cobar Miners Race Club Pop Up race meeting. Petersen rode five of the six races on the program for Cobar trainer, Wayne ‘Wap’ Prisk, which included a win in Race 1 onboard Jawsome as […]
Cobar High School has two new faces and also two familiar ones joining the staff this year. At back are new teachers Chris Johnson and John Clarke and at front are local residents, Elsa Mitchell and Amy Thompson, who have joined the school’s Student Learning and Support team. Chris will […]
CWA Cobar Branch president Colleen Boucher attended the CWA’s State Conference last week at Royal Randwick in Sydney which celebrated 100 years of CWA. Among the guest speakers at the conference were former pro surfer Lane Beachley and Shane Fitzsimmons, the Commissioner of Resilience NSW and Deputy Secretary Emergency Management. […]
