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Miners Memorial plan progresses
Chairman of the Cobar Miners Memorial Project Barry Knight reports the Cobar community has been very generous over the past six months with donations to help see the project come to fruition. He said the committee’s major fundraiser of selling pavers (which closes at the end of this month) has […]
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Cobar Cadets celebrate 25 years of working with local youth
The Cobar 221 Cadets celebrated their 25th anniversary of operating a youth service over the weekend with a formal Dining In night on Saturday and a Fun Day on Sunday. The well attended Dining In event at the Services Club on Saturday night was supported by the attendance of Colonel […]
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New doctor keen to experience Cobar’s laid-back lifestyle
The Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) last week welcomed a new doctor to the surgery. Dr Afshin Farajollahi and his wife Mona recently arrived in Cobar from Queensland where Dr Afshin had been working as a GP in Rockhampton. The couple are originally from Iran where Dr Afshin did […]
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Services Club elects a new board at extraordinary meeting
The Cobar Services Club has elected a new board, headed up by returned serviceman Bryan Sylvester, at the club’s extraordinary meeting last Wednesday. The extraordinary meeting had been called due to the resignation of the nine new board members who were elected at the club’s annual general meeting on October […]
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Concerns container deposit scheme isn’t ready for rollout
Labor MP Daniel Mookhey is concerned far western NSW residents have been forgotten in regards to the new container deposit scheme (CDS). Mr Mookhey said to date, no collection points have been announced for the far west and only two collection points have been announced in western NSW – Wellington […]
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Christmas competition is as simple as coming up with Plan B
Determined to do their bit to reduce drink driving in Cobar, managers from the local pubs, clubs and bottle shops have joined forces to promote the Plan B Don’t Drink and Drive campaign. The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club, Cobar Services Club, Empire Hotel, Grand Hotel and the Great Western […]
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Local artist exhibits her works from far west residency
Local artist Sharron Ohlsen’s work is currently on show in Broken Hill as part of the Lakebed art exhibition inspired by Lake Mungo. The exhibition, which is a body of work arising from five artists’ residency at the World Heritage site, was officially opened on Friday night at the Broken […]
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Local student recognised for science passion with award
Cobar High School Year 11 student Julieanna Barrett was presented with a Victor Chang School Science Award at Dubbo College Senior Campus last week. Julieanna was one of 34 students from the Dubbo and Orange region to be presented with their award by Dr Ralph Patrick from the Victor Chang […]
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