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CSA and Sandvik are coming to the party

The Cobar Business Association has started their Christmas celebrations early with the committee already in “party mode” after securing sponsorship for this year’s Christmas street parade. Association president Sharon Harland said they were thrilled to be partnering with Glencore CSA Mine and Sandvik this year to make the 2021 Christmas […]

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Looking pretty in pink

The staff at the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre are decked out in pink all this week in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. The centre has a donation tin on the front counter for anyone who would […]

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Council candidate Kain Neale

Kain Neale has thrown his hat in the ring and has nominated as a candidate for Cobar Shire Council at the Local Government Elections to be held in December. “I have always been interested in politics at all levels of government,” Kain said. “I think that if you vote the […]

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COVID vaccines now at pharmacy

The John Mitchell Pharmacy has this week joined the growing number of com-munity pharmacies who are now able to offer COVID-19 vaccines to residents. Pharmacist Elsa Norvill, who has undergone specialised training to administer the vac-cines, commenced dispensing Moderna and AstraZeneca shots yesterday. The vaccinations are free and can be […]

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Clinics run with military precision

There’s been an excellent response from Cobar residents coming forward to be vac-cinated against COVID-19 at this week’s pop-up clinic. Run by the Western NSW Local Health District in partnership with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Cobar’s Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic gave out 315 shots of Pfizer and AstraZeneca to […]

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Jimmy gets the jab

Jimmy Neyland rolled up his sleeve on Friday for a COVID vaccination with nurse Lisa Travis at the Cobar Health Service. Staff carried out 282 vaccinations at Friday’s clinic adding to the 151 vaccinations they administered to local residents last month. Health Service Manager Mary Urquhart reports a cross section […]

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Urgency for testing and vaccination

While the NSW Health’s website is show-ing one positive COVID case listed for Co-bar, Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the case was however de-tected in Mudgee. As of Monday night at 8pm, the Western NSW Local Health District reports Cobar has not yet recorded a positive COVID […]