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Mardi Gras fun for all ages
Cobar’s first ever Grey Mardi Gras proved to be a huge success with locals and visitors of all ages getting into the retro spirit. Cobar Preschool (pictured above) was one of many local groups to take part in Saturday’s parade, while Friday’s dance lessons proved popular before the sold-out dinner […]
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Former Cobar athlete achieves success at Para Nationals
Former local athlete, Alexandria Eves recently competed at the Para National Championships and finished with some great results. Eves, who now lives in Dubbo and has been working hard on her recovery from a serious car accident in 2016 which left her with head and neck injuries, competed in the […]
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GALLERY: Cobar Life in the 50s, 60s & 70s
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Strong response to RSPCA-led vaccination day in Cobar
Cats and dogs lined up for their discounted health checks, microchipping and vaccinations at Tom Knight Memorial Oval last Thursday. The event was coordinated by the newly formed NSW Central West Supporters Group for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). One of the group’s local […]
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Expanded medical centre officially opened by Coulton
Patients in Cobar and the wider district will feel the benefits of improved healthcare facilities, with the official opening yesterday of the newly upgraded Cobar Primary Health Care Centre. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he was pleased to have helped deliver a $200,000 Federal Government grant to the NSW […]
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Getting our groove on for Grey Mardi Gras
Local resident May Higgins (seated at centre) has lived through Cobar in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and has watched four more generations of her extended family grow up here. May and her family are all excited about Cobar’s inaugural Grey Mardi Gras event this weekend and dug out their […]
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Not your average bike ride: family’s educational experience
It’s not often you see a family of four riding two tandem bikes in the middle of the day on a lonely highway in the outback. Adventure Educator Andrew Hughes (who was the 2013 Tasmanian of the Year) along with his wife Nicola and their two children, Hope, 5 and […]
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Colourful characters spotted as Variety Bash visits Cobar
The Variety Brats Bash – an annual fundraiser for families and kids – overnighted in Cobar on Monday. The group of colourful and costume clad families is taking the long way from Yarra Glen in Victoria to Byron Bay (NSW) to raise money to help kids who are sick, disadvantaged […]