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High achieving students recognised

Cobar High School paid tribute to its high achieving students last week at the school’s end of year presentation day. Acting principal Shane Carter said many fantastic achievements had been made by students this year in both the academic and sporting fields. This year’s perpetual award winners included: 2017 Dux—Jessica […]

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Funding bonanza for community spaces

Cobar Shire Council has secured a good slice of the almost $6.5million recently awarded to the Barwon Electorate from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Council is to receive $488,340 in total with $345,280 allocated to build the next stage of the Drummond Park Adventure Playground while $142,520 will […]

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Mookhey visits Cobar on western listening tour

Labor’s spokesperson for Barwon Daniel Mookhey MLC was in Cobar yesterday as part of his week-long “listening tour” of Western NSW. In addition to speaking with Mayor Lilliane Brady yesterday Mr Mookhey also met with Broken Hill mayor Darriea Turley. During his tour Mr Mookhey was keen to speak to […]

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Miner’s Ghost is back for a big weekend

Cobar Miners Memorial committee chairman Barry Knight is hoping there will be a good roll up for the Night to Remember Miners Memorial Service this Friday night. The Cobar Weekly caught up with Mr Knight last week and the Miner’s Ghost to find out about this new event that’s been […]

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Local firies conquer the Sydney Tower

Four Cobar firefighters conquered the Sydney Tower Eye building as part of the Fire Fighters Climb for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) on Saturday. Fire & Rescue NSW Station 256 retained firefighters Khan Fugar, Alex Lennon, Pete Vardanega and Jamie Peters climbed the 1,504 stairs of the tower wearing their full […]

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Senator visits Cobar on western tour

NSW Senator Brian Burston has heard that a declining population and a loss of important medical services are high on the list of concerns for Cobar residents. Senator Burston visited Cobar on Monday  as part of a western area tour. “I’m in Cobar getting feedback as to what the issues […]