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Local News
2023
Services Club is in a precarious financial situation
The Cobar Services Club will hold its annual general meeting next month with the main item on the agenda being the club’s uncertain financial situation. The club’s secretary/manager Linda Carter said in the whole time she’s held the position (10 years), the club’s financial position has always been a worry. […]
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Cobar to be included in clinical trial
Cancer patients living in Cobar will benefit from a clinical trial to be undertaken by Macquarie University in collaboration with the Oncology Department at Dubbo Hospital, as well as the newly formed Western NSW Clinical Trial Support Unit and NSW Health. Macquarie University has received a grant of $1.2 million from Australian cancer charity […]
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Council welcomes a new asset manager and an engineer
Cobar Shire Council has recently welcomed two new staff members with Brett Richards taking on the role of Asset and Facilities Manager and Niduku Wijewickrama is Council’s new Water & Sewer Engineer. Brett is tasked with compiling and registering a comprehensive list of all council assets, developing an Asset Management […]
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Cobar High’s Sounds & Stories a finalist for music awards
Cobar High School’s Sounds & Stories, a collaboration by the school’s music teacher Laura Andrew and Sydney-based composer and artist Elizabeth Jigalin, is a finalist for the Excellence in Music Education category at this year’s Art Music Awards. The annual Art Music Awards are presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with […]
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Community invited to have a bite with Tradies In Sight
Bruno Efoti visited Cobar on Friday to cook up a lamb feast for locals at the invitation of Cobar’s Wellness Coordinator Wendy Liu from the NSW Outback Division of General Practice. “Bruno from Tradies In Sight, based in Dubbo, hosted a small community event where tradies, miners or any job […]
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Rotary donates $15,000 to the community
The Rotary Club of Cobar handed out $15,000 in donations to local and regional organisations as part of their changeover board meeting on Monday night. Among the recipients were: Macquarie Home Stay, Dubbo ($5,000), the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Dubbo Support Group ($2,500), Cobar Girl Guides ($2,500), Cobar Rural Outback […]
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GIVIT brings gifts for two local children’s groups
The Road Boss Rally rolled into Cobar last week and stayed a bit longer than scheduled as wet weather hampered the cars from further journeying onto Tilpa. According to their website, a Road Boss Rally is not just a drive along dirt roads with a bunch of other cars. “It […]