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Concerns that some allied health services will be lost
The Cobar Health Council is concerned that Cobar will lose some important allied health services following recent notification from the NSW Outback Division of General Practice (ODGP) that some services will no longer be funded. Stephen Dutton, the chairman of the Cobar Health Council, said the ODGP had written to […]
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High school students learning life skills
Cobar High School students who have taken Commerce as one of their elective subjects are currently learning some very valuable life lessons. Year 9/10 Commerce teacher John Carswell said the class is currently studying a ‘Towards Independence’ unit with the assistance of a number of local businesses. He said it […]
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Local volunteer recognised for years of service to hospital
Lesley Fryer, who has been a member of the Cobar Hospital Auxiliary for more than 30 years, has been honoured with Life Membership of the United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW. Life Membership is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a UHA member. Since 1953 only a handful […]
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Junior Roosters end 27 year drought
The Cobar Roosters Under 18s created history when they claimed victory in the 2017 Barwon Darling Cup grand final on Sunday at Brewarrina. Not only did the Cobar team pull off a thrilling come from behind 24-22 win against Collarenebri in their first year playing in the Barwon Darling Cup […]
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Senseless tree vandalism forces ratepayers to bear the cost
Cobar Shire Council last week had to re-plant another new tree in the main street following a vandalism attack which occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning. Council’s head of Parks and Gardens Paul Sullivan found the damage on Thursday morning and later obtained CCTV footage from a nearby […]
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Funds to help develop CHS indigenous culture program
Cobar High School aims to promote Aboriginal culture within the school and recent donations made by Peak Gold Mine, CSA Mine and the Cobar Local Aboriginal Land Council will help to bring their ideas to fruition. The school’s Aboriginal coordinator Paige Jermyn said the Aboriginal Education Team has a number of […]
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There’s more to homelessness than sleeping rough
Cobar’s CentaCare staff have used Homelessness Week to raise local awareness of the issue which affects a number of Cobar residents. According to statistics collected by CentaCare, more than 70 people in Cobar identified themselves as homeless last year, with CentaCare Cobar’s Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) assisting 160 people last […]
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Local kids’ project aims to cut down on use of plastic bags
The Cooinda Homeschool Group, which is made up of six local families, is currently working on a Boomerang Bags project which aims to provide local shoppers with a sustainable alternative to plastic bags. The group delivered a Boomerang Box to the Burgess SUPA IGA store on Friday. A parent from […]
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Copper City Motel’s pub proposal gets the green light
Cobar Shire Council has given the green light for proposed extensions to the Copper City Motel including a change of use for the restaurant to become a pub. The development application (DA) was referred to council following the receipt of an objection to the project. Councillors at Thursday’s extraordinary meeting […]