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Local Men’s Shed’s mateship motto may just be a life saver
Local Heinz Goldmann is grateful for the mateship he’s received from being a member of the Copper City Men’s Shed. It’s that mateship that helped to save his life. Men’s Sheds are a place to go for men who have spare time on their hands, a place where they can […]
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Two local women recognised for their volunteer efforts
Two Cobar women have this year been added to the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll which celebrates rural women who generously volunteer their time to their communities. Cobar Cadets leader Colleen Boucher and Emmdale Roadhouse proprietor Virginia Beard were this year added to the prestigious list of more than 1,000 rural […]
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Harvesters getting down to work in the Cobar Shire
The harvesters are starting to get to work around the Cobar Shire as crops that were planted earlier this year after good rain, are now starting to ripen. The Johnsons at Glenhope, east of Cobar, were among the first in the district to commence harvesting this year. They sowed 300 […]
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Two serious truck accidents in one week
Two serious truck accidents in the past week have kept local emergency services busy. Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service, Ambulance and Police assisted to extricate the driver of a truck which rolled around 60km west of Cobar in the early hours of Sunday morning. The accident occurred […]
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Triples bowls decider goes down to the wire
Gerard Livingston, Tony Brown and Bian Smith defeated Greg Reid, Alan Knight and Dave Knight in an absolute thriller of a game in the Golfie’s Triples Championship contest on Saturday. Trailing for most of the game, Livingston and Co levelled the score at 17 apiece after 21 ends. Winning the […]
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Fleet of Postie bikes stops in Cobar on fundraising mission
The Late Mail Postie Bike Ride, supporting the Wings4Kids charity, passed through Cobar last Wednesday. Riding Postie bikes, which have been described as “a lightweight that goes anywhere, does anything” the group of 55 riders this year travelled around the central western region with stops in Hargraves, Parkes, Condobolin, Cobar, […]
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