Dear editor, I write because of the poorly spoken words of our town’s highest elected official, Mayor Peter Abbott, at the Anzac Day service. He chose the service as his opportunity to push controversial political opinions on Covid vaccines and facemasks that should not be associated with Anzac Day. I […]
Local pharmacist Shannon Eves has weighed in with other pharmacists around the country condemning the Federal Government’s proposed 60-day medicine dispensing policy as being unworkable. “When I heard about the Labor Government’s plan to introduce 60-day dispensing, I can honestly say I was both devastated and angry,” Shannon said in […]
Local residents Jodie Jones and Simone Rogers Porter, along with a group of 35 other female Postie Bike riders, have helped to raise $200,000 for the Wings4Kidz charity. After personally using the charity a number of times to fly with her sick grandchildren to specialist medical appointments in Sydney, […]
The Cobar Swimming Club held its end of season presentations on Friday night at the Golfie. The 2022/2023 season’s Age Champions were: 6 years—Lenny Hill, Layla Fugar and Isla Jo Murray; 7 years—Patrick Knox, Rosie George and Mollie Fitzsimmons; 8 years—Cooper Trudgett and Sophia Le Lievre; 9 years—Ryan Jiang and […]
Youth Homelessness Matters Day was recognised in Cobar last Friday as part of local Youth Week events. Youth Homelessness Matters Day aims to highlight the resilience of young people affected by homelessness. According to the Australian Government’s Department of Social Services, over 28,000 young Australians aged 12 to 24 years […]
It was a bit of a rough start for the new netball season with rain putting a dampener on the juniors games on Friday while two seniors games were forfeited on Sunday. The Junior Net.Set.Go competition kicked off on Friday afternoon with some old and new players taking part. Unfortunately […]
With the rain on the weekend, the only Men’s Golf played was on Anzac Day and even then there were only six players who turned up. Peter ‘China’ Brien blitzed the field finishing with 41 stableford points ahead of Peter ‘Ding’ Lawrence who scored 37 points. It’s pretty clear the […]
Cobar parents and carers interested in finding out more about how their kids’ diet can affect their behaviour were able to attend two nutrition information sessions in Cobar on Monday. The sessions were hosted by the Cobar Mobile Children’s Service and headed up by Functional Nutritionist Sally-Anne Kearns from Holding […]
Last year’s wooden spooners, the Cobar Camels, narrowly went down to the 2022 Western Plains Rugby Union Premiers Walgett, 22-29, on Saturday in what spectators, including many past players present, described as the best and most entertaining game of rugby seen at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval in a decade. […]
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