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Schools tune in for story time

St John’s School joined thousands of children across Australia last Wednesday  for National Simultaneous Storytime, a celebration of reading, imagination and shared learning. St John’s enjoyed this year’s featured picture book, Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller, written by Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd and illustrated by Jake A Minton, and listened […]

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‘Cooked’ comedian coming to Cobar

Comedian Dave Hughes has never been afraid to put himself on the line for a laugh, and after a year filled with mishaps, misadventures and near-disasters, he has no shortage of material for his latest comedy show, Cooked. Hughsey is heading to Cobar next month as part of his 2026 […]

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Hooves and heels in the winner’s circle

There was a big crowd in attendance for the Cobar Miners Race Club Autumn Race Meeting on Saturday at Dalton Park racecourse. Pictured above is the WesTrac Cobar Cup presentation to this year’s winner, The Great Armada, trained by Mendooran-based Jane Clement and ridden by Gabrielle Johnston. Also pictured are […]

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Boucher Pavilion was chock-a-block with entries

The Boucher Pavilion was chock-a-block full for this year’s Cobar Show with 1,460 entries from 214 competitors, including a phenomenal 170 entries from Louisa Kleu, this year’s Most Successful Exhibitor. The Most Successful Junior Boy Exhibitor was Ashton Campbell and Leila Cavalot was the Most Successful Junior Girl Exhibitor. The […]

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COOSH kids become part of the centre’s history

The Cobar Outside Of School Hours (COOSH) kids have left their mark on what will soon be COOSH’s new home in Bourke Street. Cobar Shire Council received grant funding from the NSW Government under the Western NSW Workforce Activation Program to re-purpose the former Kubby House Childcare Centre building and […]