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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. […]
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Grand final game was the upset of the season
You had to be careful and not blink or you would have missed the first goal scored in the Mixed Indoor Soccer grand final last Wednesday night at the youth centre. Marc Cummins found the back of the net within 20 seconds of the kick off to give his Never […]
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Businesses band together to call for free camping action
Local businessman Geoff McGuinness has recently canvassed other local businesses and found that many, like him, are “feeling the pinch” from missing out on the lucrative trade brought into town by free campers. Mr McGuinness said while free campers are still coming to Cobar they aren’t arriving in the same […]
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Angel pilot helps give local family wings for medical services
A local mother who has had cause to use the services of Angel Flight to gain access to medical treatment for two of her children cannot speak more highly of the service. Angela Cox and her seven year old daughter Phoenix hitched a ride with Angel Flight pilot Neville Page […]
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Empire continues to dominate in darts
The Empire Hotel’s darts team, the Empire Barflies, have continued their dominance of the local darts competition with another win last week over Golfie Spearchuckers. The Empire Barflies had a convincing 9-2 win. In the other games played last week Western 180s narrowly beat Grand Slams 6-5; RSL Outlaws had […]