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Good showing from locals in festival show and shine
Cobar local Tanya Gilbert took out the People’s Choice award at the 2018 Dust Bowl Fuel Burners Show n’ Shine event on Saturday with her 1956 Holden FJ Ute, affectionately known as ‘Poison Ivy’. The Show n’ Shine was the feature event of the inaugural Running On Empty Festival program […]
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National attention on a local cause
A local woman’s battle to have a law changed regarding the definition of guilt by reason of mental illness has gained national attention. Wendy Robinson has been involved in a court case spanning over 18 months to prevent her brother from inheriting from their parents’ estates after he murdered them […]
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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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Cobar High School’s student leaders for 2019 inducted
Cobar High School recently inducted their new school captains Sandie Mitchell and Zoe Carter as the school’s leaders for the year ahead. At the school’s Term 2 Awards Ceremony last Tuesday at the school, four students received Principal’s Awards. Year 7 student Elly-May Hand received the Principal’s Award for Visual […]
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Live stream gives the public more access to council
Local residents can tune in tomorrow to watch Cobar Shire Council’s October Ordinary Meeting live from the comfort of their loungerooms. Or if tomorrow afternoon doesn’t suit and you’d still like to catch up with what went on at the meeting, you can log into council’s website over the weekend […]
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Success for Peak mines rescue team at Victoria competition
The Peak Gold Mine’s (PGM) Emergency Rescue team recently competed in the Victorian Mines Rescue competition, held at Fosterville Gold Mine in Bendigo, finishing first in three events and third overall in the competition. The PGM team conducted themselves with a high level of team work and outstanding individual skills […]
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Simulated plane crash tests airport emergency procedures
A crashed plane, injuries, a missing passenger and fire—it all reads like the script of an action movie but that was the scene which greeted local emergency services at Cobar Airport on Saturday. Thankfully it was all just a mock emergency exercise to test and develop the skills of the […]