Local Cobar Health Service staff joined Australian Defence Force personnel to conduct pop-up COVID vaccination clinics this week at the Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre. Pictured are local nurses Ellen Eade, Kristen Williams, Tarra Burke and Karen Manns. The team vaccinated 315 residents on Monday and had a goal of […]
their fourth week of educating their children at home due to the COVID lockdown, some families are developing routines while others are ready to pull their hair out. In an effort to help, The Cobar Weekly has reached out to some “home school experts” for advice that might help to […]
Cobar High School has jumped on the virtual choir bandwagon which offers stu-dents the opportunity to continue to engage in their music studies in a fun and creative way. Music teacher Laura Andrew said virtual choirs and ensembles have become very pop-ular during COVID lockdown. “The virtual choir gives students […]
Cobar drivers are reminded to slow down and take extra care in school zones, as local schools are still open for families who need it. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said while regional NSW is still in lockdown, drivers are reminded to slow down and take extra […]
A new $60,000 shade sail was installed last week at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Council’s director of finance and community services, Kym Miller said the shade is a bit larger than they originally planned (each of the four poles on the shade weigh over one tonne each) however with […]
There’s been an excellent response from Cobar residents coming forward to be vac-cinated against COVID-19 at this week’s pop-up clinic. Run by the Western NSW Local Health District in partnership with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Cobar’s Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic gave out 315 shots of Pfizer and AstraZeneca to […]
The Rotary Club of Cobar has been working in the background during the COVID lockdown to provide support to local primary school students. Working with the Penrith Valley Rotary Club in Sydney, the Cobar club last week delivered ‘School in a Box’ packs for students at Cobar Public School and […]
Things have been quiet these past few weeks at the Ngalii early childhood service with just two to three children of essential workers attending sessions due to the COVID lockdown. This has however given Ngalii’s new director, Peta Rufos, who commenced a fortnight ago, a chance to settle into her […]
Due to the COVID lockdown, the Cobar Catholic Parish Council has had to put their plans on hold to celebrate the milestone of Fr Paul Finucane’s 40th anniversary as a priest. Fr Paul, who previously served as St Law-rence O’Toole’s parish priest from 2007 to 2010, and then returned to […]
The Cobar Shire Library staff have been labelled as “life savers” after recommencing home deliveries of books and craft items to Cobar residents of all ages. Cobar Shire Librarian Jane Siermans said with the further extension of COVID lockdown, she sought permission from Council to make contactless deliveries of library […]
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