Local News
New Nymagee police officer keen to work with locals
Nymagee last week welcomed two new faces with police officer Constable David Bates and his wife Joanne taking up residence. Constable Bates has just transferred from his last post at Broken Hill and although he’s city born and bred, has spent most of his adult life living and working in […]
Rotary Club throws its weight behind cancer centre push
The Rotary Club of Cobar has joined with the Rotary Club of West Dubbo in a push to have an integrated Cancer Centre in Dubbo. The Cobar club is currently circulating the Dubbo club’s cancer centre petition to the Federal Government. Past President of the Rotary Club of Cobar Gordon […]
Council details its plans and budget for upcoming year
Cobar Shire Council presented a draft of its 2016/2017 Annual Operational Plan and Budget at a public meeting last Wednesday. Council advised they have a larger than usual budget for fixing and maintaining roads this year, with plans for many local roads to be re-sheeted or resealed in the coming […]
Royce and Trigger raising awareness of veterans’ PTSD
Royce Hardman and his dog Trigger are currently travelling from South Australia to Cairns raising awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) along the way. Royce developed PTSD after serving with the Australia Army in Afghanistan in 2009. Since developing the disorder, Royce has openly spoken about his struggles with alcoholism, […]
A special place to remember a much loved St John’s teacher
Students and staff of St John’s School will long be reminded of one of their favourite teachers with a lunch table at the school recently dedicated to the memory of Jan Harrison. Mrs Harrison, a teacher at the school, died suddenly in October last year with her death coming as […]