Two new paramedics, Thomas Groth and Nichola Heagney, have joined the ranks at the Cobar Ambulance Station. Thomas, who was previously stationed at both Concord and Haberfield in Sydney, has been in Cobar since August last year while Nichola, who was last stationed in Taree, started in her new role […]
The Cobar Lady Golfers 2020 season will get underway with an Open Day free Stableford event on Sunday. This year’s program book is packed full of events right through to the end of November to challenge all players including learner days for those interested in taking up golf. Cobar lady […]
Cobar residents will soon have access to better medical services with a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine at Dubbo Base Hospital and work has commenced on the $35million Western Cancer Centre. Minister for Regional Health and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he is thrilled that patients across […]
The Cobar Races has something of a ‘colt’ following and this year’s Autumn race meeting in May is promising to be bigger and better than ever with $80,000 in prizemoney up for grabs. Cobar Miners Race Club (CMRC) president Jarrod Marsden said the total prizemoney on offer this year has […]
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar crew were called upon to use their Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) training last week following a serious chemical spill on the Barrier Highway. Station 256 Cobar brigade captain Tony Walkinshaw said emergency services responded to a 000 call from a truck driver at approximately […]
Cobar and surrounding districts have again been blessed with more rain this month with several properties recording more than 50mm on Sunday. Officially Cobar Meteorological Office recorded 25.8mm in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday, taking the total for this month to 73.4mm, a figure not seen in Cobar for […]
More than 50 years after he first started performing on stage, old rocker Issi Dye is still thoroughly entertaining his audiences. A household name and regular face on Australian television in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Issi Dye is coming to Cobar to perform two shows at the Cobar Services […]
In his extensive local research, historian John Collins has found that Cobar’s history just keeps repeating itself. He said stories about droughts, problems with water, doctors leaving town and the promise of a new airline have all cropped up as regular stories in our local newspapers over time. John’s been […]
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