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Baldi’s employees come back for reunion
For 37 years the Baldi family owned and operated a very successful supermarket in Cobar that provided employment for more than 70 people. Many of the Baldi Supermarket’s former employees gathered for a reunion on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Reunion organiser and former employee, Janice […]
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Horse whisperer heads off on PTSD tour to help veterans
Local horse whisperer Joe Hughes, who has a completely unique way of training horses, has headed off this week on an eastern Australian tour to help returned veterans who suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Joe runs a brumby training clinic on his property one hour from Cobar and […]
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Locals learn the tips to make their own race headwear
Cobar Shire Council is offering locals the opportunity to learn some millinery skills as part of their series of free Crafternoon events. The first of two local millinery workshops was held on Saturday morning at the Cobar Library with Leah Le Lievre from Millinery Darling sharing with participants lots of […]
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Program connects Cobar students with mentors online
An online program that connects students to mentors from all around Australia is currently underway at Cobar High School. The MyRoad program, aimed at female students in Years 10-12, helps them to find out about the world of work, the kinds of jobs that are available and the educational pathways […]
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Cobar faces on regional arts board
Cobar Arts Council president Kylie Harvey was returned as the Outback Arts board chairperson at the group’s annual general meeting. The meeting was held at Outback Arts’ new premises in Coonamble last week. Kylie, a local artist with an online following for her creations as ‘Indigo and Quince’, stood as […]
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Classic cars roll through town on their way to rally in SA
Cobar has been a staging post for a group of members of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club of Australia from the eastern states on their way to the 2018 Federal Rally in Clare, South Australia. The Cobar Weekly caught up with some of the members of a group of 15 people […]
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New GM for Peak as sale completed
David Pelchen will take over as the general manager of Peak Gold Mines from next month. The announcement was made yesterday as Aurelia Metals Ltd officially took ownership of the mine. Mr Pelchen is a mining engineer with extensive operational experience in underground operations in Australia, New Zealand, China and […]
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Rodeo action returns to Cobar
With over $15,000 prizemoney on offer, the Sullivan’s Mining & Hardware Rough Stock Rodeo on Saturday attracted a quality field of 66 competitors competing in 12 events. Among the cowboys and cowgirls competing at this year’s Cobar Rodeo was five times ABCRA (Australian Bushmen’s Campdraft and Rodeo Association) Australian Champion, […]
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Medical centre extensions taking shape
The new extension to the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) is starting to take shape with the building’s frame now up. CPHCC’s practice manager Bernie Martin told The Cobar Weekly that work is progressing well on the extension to the medical centre and is on schedule. “We did a […]