Cobar High School Year 11 students Stevie Toomey and Holly Marsden have this year commenced a two year school-based traineeship at the Cobar Preschool Centre. Both are studying a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care through the RTO Early Childhood Training And Resource Centre. As part of their […]
Bob Sinclair, who lives at Berangabah Station in the far south of the Cobar Shire, is smiling broadly after he received 21mm of rain last week. Bob said the widespread rain was “tremendous”. “I’m looking at my two house tanks which are full and lots of other tanks on the […]
Students from eight schools around the western region converged on the Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre yesterday to take part in the 15th annual Outback Science and Engineering Challenge. The challenge is an outreach program conducted by the University of Newcastle and involves students engaging in a number of fun […]
An auction/fundraiser night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Saturday has helped to raise $23,000 for this year’s Night for Our Farmers event. Auctioneer, Luke Scales from Landmark Russell is pictured with event organisers Sheena Geppert and Georgie Brown who were thrilled with the result from the sale […]
Brad Beetson, the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club’s new secretary/manager, comes into the role with a wealth of experience having worked in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years. Mr Beetson took over the role last Monday following the recent resignation of Demi Smith who has taken up a […]
Cobar Shire Councillors are in favour of holding another Grey Mardi Gras festival again next year. The matter was discussed at Wednesday’s April Ordinary Council Meeting with all councillors agreeing that the festival had been of great benefit to the town. Cr Jarrod Marsden however said he was wary about […]
Laura Manns spent her final day of school holiday fun learning how to make a beaded bookmark with local artist Jenny Strange last Friday at the library.
Approximately 40 cars and bikes joined the 5th annual Lighthorse Charity Run to Hermidale on Saturday to help raise around $600 for the RSL Sub Branch Cobar’s World War I monument in Drummond Park. This year’s run included an overnight stop at Canbelego on the way home and a visit […]
Demi Smith is someone who likes challenges whether that’s on the sporting field or in her career and the latest challenge she’s taken on is promoting Cobar. Demi has this week stepped into the role of Cobar Shire Council’s new tourism manager and said she’s very keen to get started. […]
Cobar’s connection to the HMAS Rankin was reiterated at this year’s Anzac Day commemorations by special guest Captain Stephen Hussey from the Australian Navy, who previously served as Lieutenant Commander of the submarine HMAS Rankin, named after Cobar-born Robert William Rankin, who fought in World War II. Captain Hussey spoke […]
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