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Students’ final function
Cobar Public School’s Year 6 Class of 2021 celebrated their final year of primary schooling with a formal function at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club last Tuesday night
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Rotary Club of Cobar provides support to small schools
As part of an ongoing program to assist local schools during the current Covid 19 disruption to school programs, the Rotary Club of Cobar has reached out to two re-mote small schools near Cobar. Working with the Rotary Club of Penrith Valley in Sydney and the Dubbo Rotary Club, they […]
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Mitchell is Dux of the school
Year 12 student Mitchell Chaplain was named Cobar High School’s 2021 Dux of the Year collecting the school’s overall award for academic achievement. Mitchell also earned the University of Newcastle Year 12 Award for Academic Excellence; the Ampol Award for Best All Rounder in the Senior School and the Roy […]
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Cobar Shire’s new council sworn in
Cobar’s mayor Peter Abbott and deputy mayor, Jarrod Marsden, will continue in their roles for the next two years after the mayor and deputy mayor positions were uncontested at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting. Following the swearing-in of the new council of 11 last Thursday, Cr Abbott and Cr Marsden […]
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Rachael wins $15,000 joker
Rachael Davis Manns was the lucky winner of the Cobar Memorial Services Club Joker Draw on Thursday night and picked up a $15,000 cash prize. Rachael (pictured above with Services Club staff member, Therese Bradley) was thrilled with her win and plans to spend the windfall on the construction of […]
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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 […]