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Endeavor to cut operating costs
Endeavor Mine will be terminating its contract with one of their contractors, Macmahons, in an effort to reduce costs and sustain the operation. Endeavor’s general manager Denver D’Angelo announced on Monday night their contract with Macmahon would be terminated which would directly affect 40 Macmahon personnel. “Macmahon have made assurances […]
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Cobar gives a proper send-off to an icon
A crowd of almost 200 former clients, bar staff, bouncers and publicans of the New Occidental Hotel gathered on the old site on Saturday afternoon for “Last Drinks at the Occ’. With the permission of the current owners of the now vacant land on the corner of Lewis and Marshall […]
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AWU hears Peak workers’ concerns
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is concerned the protracted uncertainty of employment at Peak Gold Mines (PGM) is having a detrimental effect on the mental health and safety of their members. AWU NSW Branch vice president Ron Cowdrey and organiser Brock Skelton were in Cobar last week to meet with […]
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Rotary club pitches in to help local drought affected families
Members of the Rotary Club of Cobar are doing their bit assisting local farming families doing it tough during the current drought. Rotary Club secretary Gordon Hill said the club has been working behind the scenes over the past couple of months with local drought relief efforts including organising grocery […]
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Armistice commemoration tour takes in shire’s villages
A bus tour to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice on Sunday took in commemorative events in the shire’s villages of Euabalong, Mount Hope and Nymagee. On their first stop the bus-goers joined approximately 100 residents and visitors in Euabalong for a service in Liberty Park. Led by Heather […]
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Suicide prevention program targets locals in need of help
Local Jody McCabe has been signed up as a new project officer working on a Suicide Prevention Trial Project here in Cobar. Funded by the Primary Health Network in Western NSW, the project runs until June 2020. Jody was recently “walked through” her role by fellow senior project officers Bec […]