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Power outage as another storm rips through Cobar

Cobar residents sweltered on Sunday afternoon after many homes and businesses were left without power for more than an hour. Storm activity in the area on Sunday afternoon just before 4pm included a number of lightning strikes, one of which hit Essential Energy’s power lines approximately 55km east of Cobar. […]

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Company fined for worker’s death

PJL Pty Ltd has been fined $225,000 over the death of a worker at its Cobar workshop in 2014. A 30 year old diesel mechanic suffered fatal injuries when working at the company’s mechanical and engineering workshop in Cobar on May 16, 2014. The man was crushed when a load […]

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Local business to offer revolutionary EMDR therapy

Since starting her AWI Consulting business in 2010, psychologist Angela Webb has worked hard to ensure that country residents have the same access to mental health services as their city counterparts. “AWI Consulting and Psychology strives to provide rural and remote communities with a professional service by passionate registered mental […]

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Cobar cleans up after a massive storm

Cobar residents were still cleaning up yesterday after a severe storm on Monday night dumped 10mm of rain on the town in just four minutes. The storm that directly hit Cobar just after 7pm on Monday brought with it torrential rain (20mm in total) and recorded wind gusts of 98km […]

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Year 12s look to future after HSC

The nervous wait for HSC exam results for Cobar High School students is over with this year’s results released last Thursay. A number of Cobar High School’s Year 12 class of 2016 told The Cobar Weekly they were pleased with their results, with many saying they felt they had got […]