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Help for drought affected farmers comes from our sister city
Another delivery of donated hay was to have arrived in Cobar last Wednesday however heavy rain interfered with its arrival. Cobar Shire Council’s administration officer Brytt Moore, who has been helping coordinate the delivery of drought donations to Cobar, said Cobar was chosen as a recipient of the $45,000 worth […]
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Pistol club members are proving they are top shots
It was another successful event at the Cobar Amateur Pistol Club on Sunday morning with 12 participants attending with six shooters breaking their handicaps. To receive a new handicap, a participant’s off pistol and current handicap needs to add up to a total of 600 or more points. A formula […]
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Community send-off for much loved duo
Dr Deon Heyns and his wife Ingrid, a local nurse, were farewelled by the Cobar community on Sunday. The pair will work their last shifts this Friday and attend more farewell functions this week with Cobar Primary Health Care and Cobar Hospital staff before packing up and heading to […]
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Yabbies hold on to Setts’ trophy
The Nyngan Splashers may have been talking the talk last week, but it seems they couldn’t walk the walk (or technically, swim the swim) when they arrived in Cobar on Sunday morning. The Nyngan team last week vowed they had a team good enough to take the Setts Memorial Trophy […]
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Local woman joins Leadership Muster in Canberra
Local woman Laura Ah-See was in Canberra last week participating in the National Rural Women’s Coalition (NRWC) Leadership Muster. The NRWC is funded by the Federal Government through the Office for Women and works to support and grow vibrant rural, regional and remote communities. The Women’s Leadership Muster is a […]
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Newey Plan of Management progresses
Cobar Shire Councillors voted last week that council commence the process to have the Newey Reserve reclassified as a park. A report to last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting from council’s environmental supervisor Melissa Gunn advised, under the Crown Land Management Act 2016, categorisation of the Newey Reserve was required to […]
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Pumpettes’ winning combination
The Pumpettes women’s netball team capped off a sensational year with their third netball grand final win on Monday night. The team’s winning combination has claimed two Indoor competition titles this year along with their 2018 Cobar Netball Association A Grade grand final win of the outdoor competition in September. […]
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Storms knock out the power for hours
Storm damage to Essential Energy’s main and secondary power lines into Cobar knocked out the power to more than 2,600 homes and businesses last Tuesday night. The power went out in Cobar at 5.14pm and, for many customers, it wasn’t restored until 1am Wednesday, while a group of 68 customers […]