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Local students get a hands-on experience of working life
Cobar High School students are getting a taste of working life in various local businesses, with a number taking part in work experience. Students in Years 9, 10 and 11 have been spending some of their school hours within businesses learning different skills and experiencing what life beyond school is […]
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Student recognised for local community integration
An international exchange student currently studying at Cobar High School has been named a finalist in the 2017 NSW International Student Awards. Japanese student Mizuki Shimosaka has been studying in Cobar as part of an exchange program through AFS Intercultural Programs Australia since February. Mizuki is studying Year 10 at […]
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Peak wants Cobar residents to be on the lookout for kultarrs
Have you ever seen a kultarr? If so, Peak Gold Mines (PGM) wants to know about it. The mine’s environmental staff have been working for many years to help save the native endangered marsupial in the Cobar region. Peak’s senior environmental advisor Sophie Bereyne told The Cobar Weekly they work […]
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CHS welcomes new teachers with varied backgrounds
Cobar High School has recently welcomed two new teachers to their staff. TAS teacher (Technological and Applied Studies) Nick Collins moved to Cobar a couple of weeks ago from Condobolin with his wife and two young children. “We are finding Cobar very welcoming and friendly which is what we hoped […]
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Medical centre welcomes new mental health program
Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) has welcomed a mental health “checkup” service that aims to screen patients for anxiety and depression. Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) has partnered with Black Dog Institute to roll out the new service. The Black Dog StepCare in General Practice program is […]
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Bank hands out over $30,000 to local community groups
The Regional Australia Bank handed out a total of $33,997.87 to more than 30 local sporting and community groups last week as part of its Community Partnership Program. The Cobar Preschool Association collected $4,209, Cobar Junior Rugby League $3,551, Auto Club of Cobar $2,070 and the Copper City Men’s Shed […]