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Grant for The Weekly to help narrow great digital divide

The Cobar Weekly newspaper is one of 26 not-for-profit organisations to share in $200,000 worth of grants from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and partner Telstra. The Weekly was successful in their application for Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program which supports projects led by grassroots not-for-profits in […]

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Cougars join Peter McDonald comp

The Castlereagh Cougars Opens side played their first game in the Peter McDonald Premiership Women’s Rugby league 9’s competition on Sunday in Wellington. The Cougars team, which is made up of three Cobar players, Kayla Hasson (team captain), Neve Carter and Taylah Good, took on Mudgee in their first outing. […]

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A momentous day for the Murdi Paaki region

The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA) proudly signed a Statement of Intent with the University of New England (UNE) in Cobar last week to mark the beginning of a transformative partnership for the region. MPRA’s Independent Chairperson Grace Gordon said this agreement will strengthen outcomes in community-identified projects aligned with […]

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Plans for Stage 3 at Home Stay

Year on year Cobar residents are the biggest users of the Macquarie Home Stay (MHS) accommodation facility in Dubbo and so the Cobar community will be pleased to know plans for Stage 3 have commenced. For the past six years, MHS has been a home away from home for thousands […]

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Domestic violence awareness

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes hosted a community event to raise awareness of domestic and family violence at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre on Friday. Staff from CatholicCare, along with staff from the Women’s Domestic Violence Advocacy Service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Interrelate were on hand to provide information about […]

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Production is underway at Endeavor

Polymetals Resources announced on Monday that commercial production is now underway at its Endeavor silver zinc mine. Polymetals Executive Chairman Dave Sproule said their redevelopment activities to bring the Endeavor Mine back to life over the past nine months at a modest cost have been both challenging and rewarding for […]

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Girls tackle teams make history

It was a big day for the Cobar Junior Rugby League Club on Saturday with their Under 15s and Under 13s girls tackle teams making their debuts in Dubbo, and the Under 6s and Under 8s joined the 10s and 12s sides for away games in Warren. The Roosters Under […]