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Cobar High wins an Australian music award
Cobar High School Sounds & Stories has won the Excellence in Music Education category at the 2023 Art Music Awards. Sounds & Stories is a collaboration by Cobar High’s music teacher Laura Andrew and Sydney-based composer and artist Elizabeth Jigalin. Ms Andrew and Ms Jigalin were invited to attend the […]
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Cobar to be included in clinical trial
Cancer patients living in Cobar will benefit from a clinical trial to be undertaken by Macquarie University in collaboration with the Oncology Department at Dubbo Hospital, as well as the newly formed Western NSW Clinical Trial Support Unit and NSW Health. Macquarie University has received a grant of $1.2 million from Australian cancer charity […]
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Rotary donates $15,000 to the community
The Rotary Club of Cobar handed out $15,000 in donations to local and regional organisations as part of their changeover board meeting on Monday night. Among the recipients were: Macquarie Home Stay, Dubbo ($5,000), the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Dubbo Support Group ($2,500), Cobar Girl Guides ($2,500), Cobar Rural Outback […]
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Council welcomes new LBV management team
The Lilliane Brady Village once again has a full management team with the recent appointment of a Facility Manager and Clinical Care Manager. The Cobar Shire Council-owned aged care facility has been struggling to fill its management roles following the departure of its long-serving Director of Nursing, Sharon Huon, in […]
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Feral pig numbers are out of control
Farmers around the state are calling for more resources to combat a huge rise in the number of feral pigs which are destroying their properties and killing their stock. The Cobar Weekly spoke with a number of landholders across the region and all report seeing dramatic increases in pig numbers. […]
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CSA Mine’s new owners take over
MAC CEO outlines future plans for the CSA Mine The sale of Cobar’s CSA Mine from Glencore to Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC) was finalised on Friday with the mine welcoming its 5th owner in 58 years of operation. Glencore, who has owned the mine since 1999, received USD$775 million in […]