A project to raise funds to build memorials at the Cobar Cemetery to honour former Cobar residents Kate McKenzie and Johnny the Balt (John Kowalski) has been kicked off with a generous donation of $500 from the members of the Cobar Buffalo Lodge. Pictured above is Jill Weaving, who’s heading up the graves restoration project, with Bev and Terry Clyde from the Buffaloes last week. Details of how to make a donation to the project can be found in the committee’s advertisement on Page 16.
A project to raise funds to build memorials at the Cobar Cemetery to honour former Cobar residents Kate McKenzie and Johnny the Balt (John Kowalski) has been kicked off with a generous donation of $500 from the members of the Cobar Buffalo Lodge. Pictured above is Jill Weaving, who’s heading up the graves restoration project, with Bev and Terry Clyde from the Buffaloes last week. Details of how to make a donation to the project can be found in the committee’s advertisement on Page 16.
Cobar High School Student Representative Council (SRC) recently purchased some marquees and a barbecue to help with their fundraising activities for the school. The items were purchased with a donation from Peak Gold Mines. The SRC tested them out at the Athletics Carnival last term and report they worked a […]
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tucker Truck was in Cobar last week offering a free community barbecue lunch on Tuesday and breakfast on Wednesday morning and used the opportunity to “have a chat” with locals. In light of recent events that have impacted the local community, the RFDS was […]
A friendship made while on holidays has helped to bring a generous donation of goods and cash to Cobar for families struggling in the drought. Tracey Kelly from KT OOSH (Out of School Hours) in Rouse Hill, Sydney, met Cobar’s Huon and Gilbert families a number of years ago while […]