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Drive through tests for COVID in Cobar
Cobar residents can today access a drive-through COVID-19 testing service. The Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) is currently conducting the drive-through service throughout the region in an effort to stay on top of the spread of the disease. Director of Public Health Priscilla Stanley said Cobar is the ninth […]
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Police crack down on drugs in Cobar
Cobar Police have been kept busy with a number of search warrants executed in recent weeks, uncovering illegal firearms and drugs. Among the more serious items discovered was a loaded, modified firearm located when police conducted a vehicle stop on the […]
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Locals on board with Silver Tank Sound Chapel project
Local builder Shane Martin and photographer Klae McGuinness have signed on to bring music composer Georges Lentz’ idea of a Sound Chapel in Cobar into a reality. Mr Lentz first visited Cobar in 2008 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and said he instantly liked the town and its people. In […]
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Cobar benefiting from JobKeeper
With 112 businesses in Cobar currently registered for JobKeeper, Labor Senator Tim Ayers is concerned local jobs will be at risk if the Government’s scheme is withdrawn at the end of September. Senator Ayers said the JobKeeper scheme is currently supporting more than 20,000 workers in the Parkes electorate, 426 […]
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Cobar CWA holds first meeting since pandemic lockdown
The Cobar branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) held a meeting on Saturday, which was their first monthly meeting since the March COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Only a small number of the members attended which made it easy for the new COVID-19 social distancing guidelines to be adhered to. Publicity […]
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Visitor numbers to Cobar skyrocket as restrictions ease
Cobar has seen a huge influx of visitors over the past couple of weeks with many making a point of stopping to shop and support our local community. With Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announcing her state’s borders would be reopening on July 10, many caravanners and school holiday makers are […]