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Pubs and clubs have been shut down
With the closure of Cobar’s pubs and clubs this week more than 60 locals are set to lose their jobs. From midday on Monday all pubs, clubs, restaurants, casinos, cinemas and indoor sporting venues (including gyms) across the country shut down indefinitely after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new […]
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Tough times bring out the best in people
Tough times can bring out the best in people and it’s good to see that there’s a number of local residents who are kindly offering help to our elderly residents during the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic. Riki Schaumkell posted a notice last week of an offer to help her […]
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Council offers free water packs
Despite recent rain, Cobar Shire Council will continue to enforce our current water restrictions. Council has produced water information packages to assist the community in becoming more water conscientious and to further raise awareness about the current continuing drought. The packs include: a three-minute shower timer, colouring-in […]
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Retailers get expert tips and ideas on how to revamp
Many local retail businesses were looking forward to celebrating Cobar’s second annual Grey Mardi Gras festival next month and the financial boost it would bring to their businesses. Window and shop decorations had been purchased or purpose-built, extra merchandise had been ordered and retailers were also planning their 50s, 60s […]
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Rotary’s drought relief topped up with a $6,000 donation
The Rotary Club of Cobar’s Drought Relief Project fund received a top up with a $6,000 donation from the Mt Waverley Rotary Club in Melbourne last week. Mt Waverley club president Beth Merkus and fellow club member Loretta Crew travelled to Cobar to deliver the donation to the Cobar club […]
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Coronavirus causes cancellations
Australian Government this week to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have had wide-reaching effects which has caused the cancellation of a number of Cobar’s social and sporting events. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s directive to ban non-essential mass gatherings of 500 or more people means many events […]
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Breastscreen Van visits literally saving local ladies lives
Having been diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago, Pam Sikora is strong advocate for breast screening, which is how her cancer was first detected. “I recommend the breast screen to anybody and scanning for younger women. “It’s basically a thing you have to have nowdays,” Pam said. Results have […]
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Owner’s retirement not the end for much loved business
After 13 years of operating the Cobar Quilt Shop, owner Colleen Flynn has decided it’s time to hang up her quilts and retire. What started a hobby to fill in her time very quickly blossomed into a thriving business. “When Sarah my daughter, left home I found I needed something […]