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Rain failed to dampen spirits of Cobar Country Cup players
The first Cobar Country Cup netball gala day may have got off to a soggy start on Saturday morning but it failed to dampen the spirits of players and spectators with all declaring it was a great day. Nine teams from around the region lined up at the Ward Oval […]
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Local youth worker is keen to help kids reach for the stars
Local youth worker Zanette Clements has a “reach for the stars” attitude to life and encourages local young people to believe they can do amazing things. Zanette works for Barnardos, a non-government organisation that supports vulnerable children and families. She’s the Reconnect team leader for Cobar, Nyngan and Warren as […]
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Teenage business woman named as an award finalist
There’s not too many teens who have two years business experience behind them by the time they are 14, but Cobar has one very clever local girl that does. Indy Negfeldt’s remarkable achievements with her Cathead Country brand clothing and accessories have been recognised by the Australian Women’s Small Business […]
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Heading for a record breaking year
Cobar is heading for a record breaking year with Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager, Demi Smith, predicting if the high visitor numbers continue, then this year will be one of our best on record. Reporting the visitor statistics for September to last week’s Tourism Advisory public meeting, Demi proudly said […]
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Nose-in parking suggested for the main street
Cobar Shire Councillors will tomorrow discuss a recommendation from the Local Traffic Committee to consider preparing a report to look at changing the current rear to kerb parking to nose in parking along Marshall Street. There’s pros and cons to both parking methods with advocates of reverse angle parking believing […]
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Guest speaker is Cobar’s first woman to work underground
Guest speakers at this year’s ‘Night to Remember Our Lost Miners’ event include the first woman to work underground at CSA Mine and descendants of the Great Cobar Copper Mine manager, Thomas Longworth. A Night to Remember Our Lost Miners was first introduced to Cobar’s Festival of the Miner’s Ghost […]
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A deluge of rain around the region
There was a deluge of rain across Eastern Australia last week with many parts of the Cobar Shire also getting a dumping from the heavy rain band that passed through. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, in town we had 64.8mm since 9am last Wednesday with more than half […]
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Volunteers Memorial Service
Local resident Greg Martin, who is the State Protocol Officer for the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA), attended the annual NSW Emergency Service Volunteers Memorial Service on Saturday in Sydney. The service was held at the Memorial at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair which holds the names of volunteers from the NSW […]