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Charity group helps purchase water for farmers in need

An online charity group, GIVIT, has delivered 200 supermarket vouchers for Cobar’s rural residents to purchase emergency drinking water. GIVIT’S NSW Drought Relief Manager Scott Barrett coordinated the delivery worth $6,000 to Cobar last week with local staff from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) helping to distribute the vouchers […]

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Running On Empty Festival brings in a big crowd

It’s hard to judge, but it’s estimated there were about 1,000 visitors here for the Festivals weekend, however it’s not hard to work out that everyone had a great time. Running On Empty Festival organisers John de Bruin and Ben Hewlett, together with their small committee, have received heaps of […]

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The Services Club’s trivia night got really U.G.L.Y.

Bek and Jaymee Manns have volunteered themselves to be the Cobar Memorial Services Club’s U.G.L.Y (Understanding Generous Likeable You) Bartenders for 2018. Each year, U.G.L.Y. Bartenders across Australia help to beat blood cancer by raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation. The Leukaemia Foundation helps more than 750 families from regional and […]