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
Guest speakers at this year’s ‘Night to Remember Our Lost Miners’ event include the first woman to work underground at CSA Mine and descendants of the Great Cobar Copper Mine manager, Thomas Longworth. A Night to Remember Our Lost Miners was first introduced to Cobar’s Festival of the Miner’s Ghost […]
Local youth worker Zanette Clements has a “reach for the stars” attitude to life and encourages local young people to believe they can do amazing things. Zanette works for Barnardos, a non-government organisation that supports vulnerable children and families. She’s the Reconnect team leader for Cobar, Nyngan and Warren as […]
Before WesTrac handed over two new Caterpillar R2900G Underground Loaders to Aurelia Metals at Peak Gold Mines (PGM) on Friday, they took the opportunity for a photo shoot at the COBAR sign. (Pictured are WesTrac’s Mining Business Manager, Western Region NSW, Neil Roberts, Mayor Peter Abbott, PGM GM Craig Thomas, […]
