A discarded Tim McGraw CD was among the 80 bags of rubbish collected in a clean up by a group of Peak Gold Mines and Pybar employees last week along the Kidman Way. As part of the Clean Up Australia movement which encourages communities to clean up, fix up and […]
Childcare worker Marie Scott, a well known face to Cobar kids, has recently been welcomed to the Barnardos Cobar team. Ms Scott is Barnardos’ new Child and Family Worker and comes to the role with plenty of experience having a Certificate III and a Diploma in Early Childcare qualifications and […]
Stationery Essentials, a long held family owned and operated local business, has this week change hands with Wendy Robinson handing over to the new owner, Bill Behsman, on Monday. The stationery business (originally Pencraft and then Copper City Stationery) has been in operation in Cobar for 35 years with Wendy’s […]
The Cobar Roosters senior and junior rugby league football clubs celebrated their sport in a big way on Saturday. Five junior and two senior games, along with a mini exhibition match, were played at Tom Knight Memorial Oval with the First Grade side playing in Glory Days jerseys (remembering players […]
The Rotary Club of Cobar last weekend took delivery of another road train of fodder for drought-stricken Cobar farmers. Cobar Rotary secretary Gordon Hill said the latest delivery brings from the Gulf Horizons Foundation’s total contribution to local farmers to $130,000. “Their support has been fantastic,” Mr Hill said. Last […]
Teams from Peak Gold Mines (PGM) and CSA Mine recently joined eight other teams from mines across NSW and Queensland to test their skills at the 2019 NSW Mines Rescue Challenge. Held over three days in West Wyalong, the challenge tested crews with drills in firefighting, first aid, road crash […]
Cobar Branch members of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) held an International Day luncheon on Saturday with dishes from this year’s country of study, Papua New Guinea, featured on the menu. CWA president Colleen Boucher (pictured with members Mary Madden, Jean Poulter and Marie Hudson) said members had been learning […]
Explorer Matthew Flinders’ equipment list and a portrait of Bungaree, the first Australian to circumnavigate the continent with Flinders, are among the extraordinary items from the State Library’s collection that will be on display in Cobar today. State Librarian John Vallance said it was great that these rare pieces of […]
The Cobar Mental Health Network will farewell the group’s chairperson, Laura Ah-See from Interrelate, who announced last week she will be moving to Dubbo to further her career. The local Mental Health Network group reformed last year under the leadership of Mrs Ah-See and is made up of representatives of […]
Local businessman Chris Deighton has called upon Cobar Shire Council to provide the public with more detailed information about what the future holds for our water situation. Mr Deighton told The Cobar Weekly he has plans to substantially expand his business but said he can’t do that without knowing what’s […]
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