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Wettest month in years boosts spirits
Cobar and surrounding districts have again been blessed with more rain this month with several properties recording more than 50mm on Sunday. Officially Cobar Meteorological Office recorded 25.8mm in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday, taking the total for this month to 73.4mm, a figure not seen in Cobar for […]
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Painstaking project to preserve pieces of Cobar history
In his extensive local research, historian John Collins has found that Cobar’s history just keeps repeating itself. He said stories about droughts, problems with water, doctors leaving town and the promise of a new airline have all cropped up as regular stories in our local newspapers over time. John’s been […]
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Nymagee finish as minor premiers in 40 Overs comp
With one game still remaining in the 40 Overs Cricket regular season, Nymagee have already wrapped up the minor premiership with a close win over Golf Club on weekend. By finishing on top, Nymagee go directly into the grand final with Golf Club and Empire left to fight it out […]
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2020 Australia Day Citizen of the Year Barry Knight
Barry Knight was named this year’s Australia Day Citizen of the year for his volunteer work in the community over the past year but it seems he’s been volunteering most of his life. “Barry’s contribution to Cobar during 2019 has been truly outstanding,” his nomination for this year’s Australia Day […]
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McAuley wins St John’s carnival
St John’s School held their annual swimming carnival last Wednesday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool with Team McAuley (Gold) the winning house. Skyla Fairfull claimed the Junior Girl Champion title with Tillie Cain the Junior Girl runner-up. Aiden Hyland was the Junior Boy Champion with Talas Burke the runner-up. […]
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Call for more community education on safe sharps disposal
The recent discovery of a number of discarded needles on town streets and in public parks and gardens is cause for concern with one resident keen to raise a greater awareness of the problem. Conduit Street resident Glenda Mazoudier said she was horrified to come out one morning last week […]
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Wild dog control measures discussed at series of workshops
Over 100 western area landholders took the opportunity to attend one of Western Local Land Services (LLS) wild dog workshops last week, where they learnt about a number of new and innovative programs to best manage wild dogs. The workshops, which were held in Tilpa, Louth, Bourke, Fords Bridge, Wanaaring […]