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St John’s graduates of 2021
St John’s School staff, students and their families celebrated the graduation of the 2021 Year 6 students last Thursday night. The ceremony was held in St Laurence O’Toole Church and concluded with an evening meal and celebratory cupcakes to mark the end of primary school for students. The students are […]
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Cadets finish the year with a formal
The Cobar 221 Cadets held their formal Dining In night on Saturday at the Services Club with end of year awards handed out. The unit’s commanding officer, Captain Colleen Boucher (AAC), said it had been a difficult time for cadets with no face-to-face training allowed due to COVID restrictions. “This […]
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Christmas spirit is alive in Cobar
Cobar community came out in droves on Friday night to join in the pre-Christmas celebration organised by the Cobar Business Association. With sponsorship from Glencore CSA Mine, Sandvik and Cobar Shire Council, there was extra entertainment this year with the Excite Christmas Special and local band Ballz n All playing […]
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Give to the Giving Tree
The Cobar Library is inviting locals to support their Christmas Giving Tree promotion and donate a gift for a child or an adult. Library staff will wrap your gift and label it with an age appropriate tag and all presents will be donated to the Barnardos Australia charity to be […]
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When it rains, it pours, with more than 100mm recorded
Many areas of NSW have copped another deluge of rain over the past week and a good amount of it also fell in many parts around the Cobar Shire. It wasn’t however consistent, especially in the north of the shire, with 115mm recorded at Tindarey while 39mm was received in […]
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Tucker truck was welcomed
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tucker Truck was in Cobar last week offering a free community barbecue lunch on Tuesday and breakfast on Wednesday morning and used the opportunity to “have a chat” with locals. In light of recent events that have impacted the local community, the RFDS was […]
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Long service recognition
Local Bill Arnold was recently presented with a Rural Fire Service Long Service medal by RFS Far West Team District Officer, Greg Martin and congratulated on being a member of the Sandy Creek Brigade for over 50 years.
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