Police have destroyed a cannabis crop worth more than $6million following a raid on a property 80km north of Cobar last week. Central North Police District Crime Manager Detective Inspector Paul Quigg said the seizure of the well established crop was the state’s largest cannabis bust by the NSW Police […]
Rainfall measuring in some cases of more than 100mm has been recorded across the western area this past week. After heavy falls last Sunday night, a second rain event started in the Cobar Shire last Wednesday with more falls recorded on Thursday, while the best results came from big storms […]
Our local medical, police and government authorities are all calling for locals to stay at home in an effort to protect everyone in the Cobar community from contracting Coronavirus. By staying at home you will protect not only yourself but also others, including our local health service workers. A […]
Cobar parents are suddenly facing a whole new world of homeschooling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While Cobar’s three schools are still open for business, parents have been encouraged to keep their children home where possible. For the past couple of weeks, Leah Le Lievre has been homeschooling […]
Locals Trudy and Ben Griffiths, and their 10 year old daughter Chloe, have just finished two weeks of home self-isolation as part of the government’s Coronavirus regulations for Australians who have recently returned from overseas. The family returned from a holiday in Singapore on March 22 and, after 14 days […]
Another sporting casualty of the Coronavirus pandemic is the Davidson Shield competition which was to have been contested between Cobar, Nyngan, Bourke and Walgett high schools next month. The annual sporting contest has a long history and for many of the school’s former students, it was a much anticipated event […]
It is with regret, due to the Coronavirus, that all Cobar ladies golf competition games have been cancelled until further notice, including Cobar’s staging of the Far West Rose Bowl that was set down for July. NSW Golf have been updating their website regularly and local golfers are advised that […]
Our Federal and State Members are hoping the government’s latest Job Keeper assistance package announced on Monday will help local employers to retain their staff. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said many towns in the west had not yet felt the health implications of the Coronavirus pandemic however all […]
The Cobar Vinnies store closed its doors on Thursday afternoon for an indefinite amount of time. Local staff were given a directive by the St Vincent de Paul Society West Region to close until further notice. “Vinnies is run solely by volunteers who are considered vulnerable for the Coronavirus. “The […]
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