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Local services recognise Youth Homelessness Matters Day

Youth Homelessness Matters Day was recognised in Cobar last Friday as part of local Youth Week events. Youth Homelessness Matters Day aims to highlight the resilience of young people affected by homelessness. According to the Australian Government’s Department of Social Services, over 28,000 young Australians aged 12 to 24 years […]

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Local parents and carers find out about healthy eating

Cobar parents and carers interested in finding out more about how their kids’ diet can affect their behaviour were able to attend two nutrition information sessions in Cobar on Monday. The sessions were hosted by the Cobar Mobile Children’s Service and headed up by Functional Nutritionist Sally-Anne Kearns from Holding […]

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Firies respond to airport emergency

Fire and Rescue NSW Cobar Station 256 crew responded to an emergency at the Cobar Airport on Sunday following a report that an incoming plane was in trouble. The aircraft, which was travelling from Wagga Wagga to Queensland carrying freight, had to make an emergency landing just after 11am on […]

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Cobar volunteers win Vinnies regional sales award

The volunteers at the Cobar Vinnies store are all smiles this week after recently winning a Vinnies sales award. Vinnies Regional Manager Tanya Godden, announced the Cobar store has been recognised for achieving Outstanding Sales in Quarter 3, January to March 2023. “Cobar hasn’t fully recovered from where they were […]

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Sound Chapel short-listed for a heritage award

Cobar’s Sound Chapel has been shortlisted among 40 rich and diverse heritage projects across NSW for the 29th annual National Trust Awards. The National Trust Heritage Awards is an annual celebration of outstanding practice, awarding excellence in conservation of Aboriginal, built, natural or cultural heritage. Cobar’s Sound Chapel, by Glenn Murcutt in […]

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Exciting and fun craft workshops are now on offer

Cobar Shire Council has received a Country Arts Support Program (CASP) small grant to hold some exciting and fun craft workshops. The CASP program, administered by the Regional Arts Development Organisations,  works in partnership with Outback Arts and Create NSW to provide grants to support a creative and vibrant regional […]