Many local business owners are confused, uneasy and unhappy about the new COVID regulations that came into effect this week that are barring unvaccinated customers from their premises. A number have taken to using social media posts to explain how the changes to the Public Health Orders will affect their […]
The John Mitchell Pharmacy has this week joined the growing number of com-munity pharmacies who are now able to offer COVID-19 vaccines to residents. Pharmacist Elsa Norvill, who has undergone specialised training to administer the vac-cines, commenced dispensing Moderna and AstraZeneca shots yesterday. The vaccinations are free and can be […]
The Cobar Girl Guides (and a few ring-ins) had a lot of fun last Thursday taking part in an Amazing Race which had them running all over town looking for clues. During the race the teams were required to work out the cryptic clues, carry out random acts of kindness, […]
With the help of TAFE NSW, apprentice mechanic Amber Byrne recently stepped out of her comfort zone and learnt how to operate the equipment she’ll be working on. Amber, 19, is studying a Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology and plans to add heavy diesel qualifications later in her […]
The Etiwanda team had great success at their on-property White Dorper Ram Sale on Friday, selling one of their rams for a record price of $24,000. Luke Scales, Livestock Agent from Nutrien Russell, conducted the sale of 106 rams which achieved 100 per cent clearance. Luke reports they achieved a […]
There was plenty of interest shown in forming a new Youth Council with a big turn out for their first meeting last Friday. Cobar Shire Council’s new youth officer Natalie Prisk said the meeting was an incredi-ble success with lots of great ideas coming out of their brainstorming session. “We […]
Cobar VIEW Club ladies indulged in a vir-tual trip to Italy at their September luncheon meeting last Tuesday. The Empire Hotel’s function room took on the atmosphere of an Italian Café with colourful checked tablecloths, baskets of crusty loaves, olives and garlic in true Italian style. Hostess, Cindy Bryan and […]
The Rural Fire Service and local rural fire brigades are preparing for the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period, which begins next month for fire prone areas, including Cobar Shire. Rural Fire Service District Manager for the Far West area, Superintendent Vaughn Els-worth, said after enduring a number of years of […]
While snake season usually begins around October and November in Australia, the warm weather of late has brought out snakes earlier this year in Cobar with multiple sightings of snakes over the past week. Lady golfers had to contend with three snakes on the course on Saturday, two residents came […]
One local resident, who’s just been diagnosed with her fourth lot of breast cancer, is hoping that Cobar women will be proactive when it comes to their breast health care. Larissa Johnson, who’s just 33 and has recently been diagnosed for the fourth time with breast cancer, first found a […]
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