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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.

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Rural Health Inquiry panel comes to Cobar

As part of a parliamentary inquiry into health outcomes and services in rural, regional and remote areas of NSW, members of the committee were in Cobar on Friday to hear first-hand issues that locals were experiencing with the health system. Chair of the Upper House Health Committee, the Hon Greg […]

2021

Getting down to business

Shadow Minister for Finance, Small Business and the Gig Economy, Daniel Mookhey MLC was in Cobar last Wednesday speaking to local business people about how they were recovering from the drought and COVID pandemic. Mr Moohkey is pictured with Wendy Robinson and Kelly Randall from Cobar Furniture One who reported […]

2021

ANZAC spirit is very much alive

Cobar RSL Sub Branch president Kain Neale said it was evident the ANZAC spirit is still very much alive and well after a good crowd turned out for the local Anzac Day commemoration events in Cobar on Sunday. In addition to a large contingent of locals marching this year, a […]

2021

Men’s Shed is a safer place

Peak Gold Mines have helped to make the Copper City Men’s Shed a much safer place with a recent donation of $1,800 which has gone towards the purchase of new PPE (personal protection equipment) for the Shed’s members. The donation has helped to purchase new earmuffs, dust masks, gloves, safety […]

2021

Author visits Cobar Library

Published author Kim Hodges (pictured above second from right) was in Cobar this week talking about how she came to write her three books. In addition to speaking to members of the Rotary Club of Cobar and students at Cobar High School, Kim also held a free Memoir Writing Workshop […]