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Rotary Club named the best in the west
The Rotary Club of Cobar team was named the Orana Volunteers Team of the Year at last week’s 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards final. Volunteers from across the Orana region were recognised for their outstanding contribution to their local community at a special virtual awards ceremony last Tuesday. […]
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Pipe replacement project progressing well
Work on the replacement of the town’s corroded water pipes is going well however the job will take a bit longer than originally planned. In an effort to address problems of “dirty water” Cobar Shire Council engaged reticulation replacement specialists Killard Infrastructure to upgrade 5.7km of corroded cast iron pipes […]
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Dream of miners memorial coming true
In just four months local Barry Knight’s dream of building a miners memorial is expected to become a reality with the ceremonial first sod turned on the project on Friday by the Minister for Western NSW Adam Marshall. Also joining Mr Marshall were Sam Farraway MLC and State Member for […]
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Cobar comes to life with weekend events
Narromine-based jockey Ricky Blewitt rode a winning treble at the Cobar Picnic Races on Saturday, the first of which was on Rebecca’s Quest finishing 1.5 lengths ahead of Scarpa in Race 2, the 1,000 metres Cynend Building & Construction Class B Handicap. It was the […]
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Ram sale draws a good crowd
An excellent result was achieved at Cobar’s Annual Ram Sale last week with 100 per cent clearance of the 86 lots of White Dorpers, Dorpers and Australian White rams on offer. Landmark Russell’s livestock sales manager Lucas Scales said this year’s sale had great local support as well as keen […]
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Local news gathering boosted by grant
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton last week announced that The Cobar Weekly will receive a $12,627 grant to support employee wages, after being successful in the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program. The Cobar Weekly was one of 107 regional news outlets across the country to benefit from the […]