St Laurence O’Toole Catholic Church has welcomed a new priest to lead its congregation. Father Sabbas Assenga has been visiting Cobar since October to help cover the absence of a permanent priest at the church and was recently appointed as the resident priest. “I am known to those who come […]
When one of the contractors working at CSA Mine found out the Great Western Hotel was planning an ‘Orphans Christmas lunch’, they jumped at the opportunity to help out. Winder Controls Australia’s site superintendent Steve Andrews told The Cobar Weekly he had dinner at the Great Western last week and […]
At last week’s St John’s School’s presentations day principal Renee Matheson described 2016 as being “remarkable year” for the school. “We had our highest student enrolments in over 15 years despite a mine retrenchment,” she said. Mrs Matheson said the school was committed to “21st Century Learning” and this year […]
The dream of music composer Georges Lentz to create a Sound Chapel in Cobar could become a reality by the end of next year. Mr Lentz has been working on the project for some time and has been liaising with Mayor Lilliane Brady for a number of years to find […]
Bryan Mitchell was presented with Cobar High School’s 2016 Dux Award at the school’s end of year presentations last Wednesday. Cobar High School principal Safija Bristina presented the award to Bryan as the school’s highest ranking academic student. Ms Bristina said the school’s end of year presentations were an important […]
A special event was held at Cobar High School last week with students commemorating the school’s opening 50 years ago. School principal Safija Bristina said the event was organised to acknowledge the significant part that the students have played in the school’s history. Among the speakers was John Martin, one […]
Cobar High School student and cadet Jye Robinson was presented with The Cobar Weekly’s Young Achiever award last Saturday night. The 17 year old was nominated for the award by cadet leader Colleen Boucher. “Jye has been a member of the Cobar Cadet Unit for four and a half years […]
Local weather man Trevor Menadue will spend his last days at the Cobar Meteorological Office next week after his position was made redundant as the weather station becomes fully automated. In February this year the BOM announced there would be staff cuts to 22 field offices as part of its […]
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