Local News
Cadets celebrate a busy year of helping the local community
The Cobar 221 Cadets recently celebrated their 27th anniversary of operating a youth service with a formal Dining In night. Cadet Sergeant James Martin earned the Boucher Shield this year as the Highest Overall Achiever while Cadet Sergeant Brooklyn Mackay collected the Cartner Family Shield as the Most Outstanding Cadet […]
Lane Cove Council is keen to support the Cobar community
One of the most affluent councils in Australia, Lane Cove Council in Sydney, has decided to “adopt” Cobar. The council recently voted to make Cobar and their sister city council, Gunnedah, the recipients of their Christmas Drought Fundraiser. The idea to support Cobar was floated at an Extraordinary Meeting of […]
Youth Centre upgrade plans met with lukewarm enthusiasm
The plans for the upgrade of the Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre were met with lukewarm enthusiasm when they were unveiled at Cobar Shire Council’s community consultation meeting last Wednesday. With only a relatively small budget of a $1.2million grant to work with, Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said they […]
Church group helps to make Christmas brighter
The Generocity Churches Sisterhood Women hosted their 7th annual Christmas Gingerbread House making workshop on Saturday night. The workshop, which encourages women to come together to meet new people, this year had 65 women in attendance who learnt how to create a delicious gingerbread house. Generocity Church Pastor Lauren Williams […]
Cobar’s new health service is on track to open in January
Cobar’s new health service is on track to be open to the public by the end of January 2020. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard paid a visit to Cobar last week to inspect the new facility which is “all but” complete. Minister Hazzard was impressed with the Cobar’s “21st Century […]
Cobar High students put on a Spectacular performance
Seven Cobar High School students are back at school (and work) this week following their Spectacular experience in Sydney last week. The students, Jordan Warren, Holly Marsden, Lucy Scott, Georgia Boland, Bree Martin, Elly-May Hand and former Year 12 student Bella Coughlan spent the week in Sydney rehearsing and performing […]