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Council endorses nine projects for drought funding
Cobar Shire Council has endorsed nine local projects to be funded under the second round of the Australian Government’s Drought Communities Extension Programme. Council is eligible to apply for $1million in grant funding in Round 2 of the program with projects required to be completed by December 2020. Of their […]
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Winter Olympian shares his story to inspire local students
Cobar High School had a visit from Australian Olympian Alex Almoukov last week with the Biathlete talking candidly to Year 9 and 10 students about his journey to the Olympics. The visit to Cobar was part of a western area schools tours with Almoukov also talking to students in Dubbo, […]
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Australian War Memorial highlights the tale of Ted Harland
Former Nymagee resident Edward John Harland (better known as Ted) was honoured at the Last Post service at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra on Thursday. On the 75th anniversary of his death during his service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in New Guinea in World War […]
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Museum tours now look to the future
Ever wanted to see into the future? Well, now you can and at the same time you can also get a glimpse into Cobar’s past. This month the Great Cobar Heritage Centre is running guided ‘Future Tours’ of the museum explaining the planned new exhibitions and layout. These tours are […]
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Cobar’s Shell servo is one of the best
The Cobar Auto Port has been put forward for the international Best Shell Site of the Year awards. The Cobar site last week won the national title as the Shell Dealer Owned Gold Retailer of the Year in Shell’s People Make the Difference Real (PMTDR) awards. The Shell awards program […]
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Peak plans met with positive reception from meeting crowd
The information presented by Peak Gold Mines staff at their community information night last week seemed to be well received by the public. The mine held the first of its quarterly community information sessions for the year on Thursday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club with approximately 10 […]
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Donation helps continue drought work
donation of $30,665 from the St George Motorboat Club last week which will help to buy more fodder for drought-stricken local farmers. Rotary Club of Cobar secretary Gordon Hill and wife Therese head up Rotary’s Cobar Drought Relief program and were on hand at a St George Motorboat Club fundraising […]