The Cobar Shire Library staff have been labelled as “life savers” after recommencing home deliveries of books and craft items to Cobar residents of all ages. Cobar Shire Librarian Jane Siermans said with the further extension of COVID lockdown, she sought permission from Council to make contactless deliveries of library […]
The Fire and Rescue NSW Cobar Station 256 crew have issued a warning to local resi-dents about the dangers of not properly dis-posing of coals from wood heaters. The Cobar crew responded to a report of a house fire in Morrison Street at 4am on Sunday morning. Upon arrival […]
Staff and residents at the Lilliane Brady Village helped Edna Neale celebrate her 99th birthday yesterday. Staff hung a birthday banner over door, made her a cake and, along with residents, they sang Happy Birthday. Due to the COVID lockdown Edna’s family and friends were unable to visit and help […]
Jimmy Neyland rolled up his sleeve on Friday for a COVID vaccination with nurse Lisa Travis at the Cobar Health Service. Staff carried out 282 vaccinations at Friday’s clinic adding to the 151 vaccinations they administered to local residents last month. Health Service Manager Mary Urquhart reports a cross section […]
While all other sporting competitions and events have either been suspended or can-celled due to COVID-19 restrictions, golf is still permitted to be played under modified rules. Cobar Men’s Golf president Peter ‘China’ Brien reports organised golf events were able to be played in Cobar last weekend by adher-ing to […]
The NSW lockdown health orders have been extended a further week which also means that learning from home will continue for students in Cobar. Pictured is Leah Mitchell collecting her children’s school packs from Cobar Public School staff member Kylie Harvey last week. Schools are in daily contact with families […]
While the NSW Health’s website is show-ing one positive COVID case listed for Co-bar, Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the case was however de-tected in Mudgee. As of Monday night at 8pm, the Western NSW Local Health District reports Cobar has not yet recorded a positive COVID […]
With the 2021 Christie and Hood Castle-reagh League competition currently sus-pended due to NSW Health regulations, a meeting of the clubs on Monday night has produced a COVID contingency plan. Castlereagh League spokesperson Bryson Luff said three Local Government Areas were locked down last week which affected the last round […]
Landholders involved in the Professional Wild Dog Controller (PWDC) Program have recently achieved a major milestone with the 100th wild dog removed from the landscape. The program, which is coordinated by West-ern Local Land Services, has involved six PWDCs working with local landholders to control wild dogs, as well as […]
Cobar Catholic parish priest Fr Paul Finucane is currently hosting two visitors from Kenya, Alexander Wambua and Onesmus Kyalo Fr Paul called into our office last week to introduce his visitors, who are seminarians (students of theology) and preparing for the Catholic priesthood. The pair arrived in Australia in January […]
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