Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) staff members and residents’ family members got in and helped where they could at the LBV annual fete on Saturday morning. They cooked and made craft items to sell, helped to run the stalls, sold tickets in raffles and the chocolate wheel and painted faces. LBV […]
Local residents may see or hear a helicopter flying over the skies throughout the shire from next Monday which is conducting an aerial survey. The airborne survey is to help map buried geological features including possible minerals and groundwater in the Cobar–Lake Cargelligo region. The Geological Survey of New South […]
A large crowd was on hand at Cobar Airport yesterday for the official launch of a new air service for western NSW. The return of passenger air services to Cobar, Bourke, Walgett and Lightning Ridge has been made possible with $8million of funding from the State Government for the Far […]
The fourth annual Cobar Picnic Races was held on Saturday with locals enjoying the social aspect of the day. Among the drawcards this year was a visit from legendary Melbourne Cup winning jockey Jim Cassidy, who also socialised with the crowd at Friday night’s Calcutta at the Empire Hotel. Spotted […]
In a music career that spanned 50 years Keno Josephson played with, and mentored, tonnes of local musicians, many of whom will be back in Cobar next month to honour the local legend again at the Keno and Friends Tribute Show on September 7. Cobar born and bred Gary Leo […]
For its 50th anniversary present, Cobar’s museum is getting more than just a facelift, it’s getting a new life. A community party at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre will be held to mark the occasion next week. The building was erected by the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company in 1910 […]
St John’s School students last week celebrated National Literacy Week with their annual Book Fair where students and staff were encouraged to dress as their favourite character. Family and friends, as well as Cobar Preschool children, joined the St John’s students for the parade as well as open classrooms and […]
Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) was in Cobar last Thursday offering free child seat checks. RMS Road User Safety Officer Trish Wilson told The Cobar Weekly the service is an initiative of Transport for NSW. “We know there is no service like this in far western NSW so we decided […]
Drinkers at this year’s Louth Races may not have known that they would be indirectly contributing to the purchase of medical equipment. Avid can collectors for charity, Rob Collingridge and Rachael Slinger, who have been collecting locally for more than a year, were recently invited by the Louth Races committee […]
Reproductive and sexual health information, advice and services are now available to local residents through an outreach clinic conducted each month in Cobar by Family Planning NSW. Cobar patients may consult a visiting doctor or nurse about a range of subjects including: contraceptives; fertility issues; pregnancy testing and pregnancy options; […]
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