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Vi’s daughters on hand for golf day
The women’s golf annual Vi McLaughlin Memorial Day Canadian game was well attended on Saturday with three of her daughters on hand to make the presentations. The winners of this prestigious event were Robynne Morton and Narelle Green coming home with a score of 70 net. Sally Bannister and Geraldine […]
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Cobar represented at State Netball
The Cobar Netball Association’s Opens representative team competed at the 2018 Netball NSW State Championships at Garnet Adcock Park in Gosford over the weekend. While it’s the third consecutive year the Cobar Club has been represented at the championships, this year marked the 50th year of running the event since […]
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Open tournament brings in darts players from interstate
The Cobar Darts Open contested recently over three days had 35 players from Cobar, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Orange, Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Pirie and Port Augusta competing. The Men’s Singles winner was Broken Hill visitor Raymond O’Donnell and John Nottage from Port Pirie was the runner-up. Two Cobar players, Tony […]
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Facelift for a local favourite being given a new lease on life
The Empire Hotel dining room is now a whole lot lighter and brighter thanks to a recent facelift. Hotel owner Cindy Bryan said since the work was completed last Thursday they’ve had lots of favourable comments from their regular patrons. “Everyone is saying how great it all looks and lots […]
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Promising future for local Girl Guides as membership grows
The Girl Guides movement in Cobar is growing in popularity with nine new guides initiated into the Cobar unit last week during a special Promise Ceremony. The new recruits, who range in ages from five to teenagers, made their Girl Guide promise to do their best and live by the […]
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New child care funding package impacts still a mystery
It’s still a bit of a mystery as to what it will mean for local families with children in Family Day Care and In-Home Care when the Federal Government’s changes to child care come into effect next month. Far West Family Day Care & In Home Care Service (FWFDC) manager […]
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Library can help groups to fundraise
The Cobar Library is offering local community groups the chance to run an easy and unique fundraiser to benefit their club or group. Library manager Jane Siermans said the library currently has several boxes of surplus books and DVDs that could be used to run a book sale. “There are […]
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Queen’s Birthday honour for local volunteer
Cobar State Emergency Services (SES) Unit volunteer Gordon Hill received an Emergency Services Medal in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours List on Monday. Mr Hill has been part of the Cobar SES since 1992 where he quickly became recognised as a rescuer, trainer and assessor of exceptional skill and capability. […]