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New magazine aims to capture the best of Cobar community
A brand new local magazine, The Dirt on Cobar, has hit the streets to help promote the best our community has to offer. The Cobar Weekly, which produced the magazine, held an official launch function last Thursday night to celebrate the release. Magazine editor Tahnee Tomek and photographer Klae McGuinness […]
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CHS students celebrate NAIDOC Day
Cobar High School celebrated NAIDOC Day at the school on Monday with students taking part in a range of activities to mark the occasion. NAIDOC Day activities are held around the country each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The NAIDOC […]
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Public feedback shaping pool contract
Cobar Shire Council has this week released the specifications for the new contract for the management of the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool and is expecting lots of interest. Council’s director of finance and community services, Kym Miller said the new contract has been written with community feedback taken into account. […]
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Mobile children’s services uncertain
Funding for the continuation of Cobar Mobile Children’s Services (CMCS) playgroups for bush kids is up in the air with the service unsure what will happen from next month. Four days a week the CMCS staff visit children on isolated properties catering for families on 17 stations to deliver educational […]
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Dry spell puts Cobar on track for a record we don’t want
A cold snap which brought overcast conditions and freezing winds has failed to deliver any significant rainfall to Cobar, giving us one of the driest starts to the year on record. Local historian John Collins examined the weather records dating back to 1882 and found that Cobar is on track […]
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Drought measures announced as DPI gives grim outlook
NSW primary producers continue to be challenged by the current seasonal conditions, with the latest NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) State Seasonal Update indicating almost all the state is now in mild to severe drought. Dry and warm conditions remained through May with only isolated areas of the North […]
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