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PP Night delivers lots of laughs for charity

  The PP Organisation’s Variety Night on Saturday at the Services Club raised just over $7,200 which will go towards needy, local families. The night of hilarious and irreverent entertainment included an array of local ‘talent’ along with guest appearances by the visiting HMAS Rankin sailors who were in Cobar […]

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Local Freemasons open up to public

For many years the Freemasonry organisation has been shrouded in secrets and mystery however that’s all now starting to change. All across NSW and the ACT on Saturday the doors to the Lodges of local Freemasonry organisations were thrown open to the public with inquisitive visitors given tours and information […]

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What an U.G.L.Y. bunch!

Clubs and pubs across Cobar have their bartenders labelling themselves as U.G.L.Y. for six weeks across October and November in support of the Leukaemia Foundation. Among the locals taking part are the bar staff from the Services Club and the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club who are each holding a […]

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CWA celebrates 90 years

The Cobar Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Cobar branch with a luncheon on Saturday at the Services Club.  According to the Cobar branch publicity officer Kay Corbett, the branch was first formed on October 5, 1926 with a meeting […]

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Residents asked about council’s future

A group of 30 locals attended the a community consultation meeting last Friday to put forward their ideas on the government’s proposed Far West Initiative (FWI). While the Cobar community members were not hostile with their comments, many said they were opposed to the FWI proposal, they questioned the need […]

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$7.75million windfall for water project

Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries delivered a $7.75million cheque to Cobar Shire Council last Wednesday to help pay for the replacement of the Cobar Water Treatment Plant. Mr Humphries said the funding was made available through the NSW Government’s Regional Water and Waste Water Program. “$110million has been provided by […]

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Former students reunite for school milestone

More than 160 former students, teachers, staff, principals and deputies celebrated Cobar High School’s 50 years milestone on Saturday. Reunion organiser and immediate past principal, Sue Francisco, who had a 34 year association with the school before she retired as principal at the end of last term, said Saturday night’s […]

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Local election results to be finalised today

Janine Lea-Barrett is currently the front runner after the first preference votes were counted on Saturday for Cobar’s 2016 local government election. As of yesterday and before the second count of preferences was finalised, Mrs Lea-Barrett looked certain of gaining one of the 12 positions on Cobar Shire Council having […]