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Giving back to the locals

Six local groups have benefited from the latest round of funding from the Khan’s SUPA IGA Community Chest program. Khan’s SUPA IGA Marshall Street store manager, Matt Carey (pictured above at far right), handed out cheques totaling $2,200 last week. Among the donations were: $300 each to the Copper City […]

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Artists exhibit in the outback

selection of specially curated artworks drawn from the Outback Arts 10th annual Outback Archies art competition held in 2020, are currently on display at the Cobar Shire Library. The exhibition show-cases artwork by 20 artists from the far-flung corners of regional NSW, stretching from Bourke and as far as Broken […]

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Kubby’s mums day

The Kubby House Childcare Centre invited mums, grandmothers, carers (and dads) to go along to the centre on Friday to join the children in a range of Mother’s Day craft activities it included making pasta necklaces which Halle Egan, Stef Stone, Wynter Chaplain (obscured), Kaiah and Anita Atuau, Riki Santos […]

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Guides try a new experience

The Cobar Girl Guides had a training session with the Roosterettes women’s League Tag team last week. Girl Guide leader Louise McKervey said some of the Guides had never played any sport so was a great way to give them some experience and also to meet new women in the […]

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Western NSW PHN staff all working towards zero suicide

Cobar’s Suicide Prevention Care Coordinator, Jody McCabe, was invited to present at the 2021 Western NSW Regional Suicide Prevention Forum in Dubbo last week. ‘The Suicide Prevention Forum to Harness Global Knowledge and Local Insights to De-liver Practical Solutions’ brought together community members and suicide prevention specialists with a focus […]

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Naoko keeps Cobar track record intact

Nine year old chestnut mare, Naoko, maintained a perfect record at the Cobar Miners Race Club track when winning the WesTrac Cobar Cup on Saturday for Dubbo trainer Connie Greig. Over 1,700 metres, Naoko has won in succession the 2020 Cobar Cup, 2020 Cobar Picnic Cup and 2021 Cobar Cup. […]

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Learning to be vocal about violence

Voice Against Violence workshop facilitator and former professional Australian rugby league footballer, Alan Tongue with Cobar High School students Katie Nicholson, Ashlie McLaughlin and Molly Broughton with Molly Carter and Toby Greenwood behind at the workshop at the school last week.