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War Memorial in final planning stages
A vision to build a war memorial at Drummond Park that has been eight years in the planning, is about to become a reality. Local John de Bruin and his small band of helpers have been working with the RSL Sub Branch Cobar committee and Cobar Shire Council to build […]
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$250,000 urgent repairs for Cobar Pool
A recent maintenance audit on the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool has found the facility is urgently in need of $250,000 worth of repairs. Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko raised the issue at last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting as a matter of urgency. In his detailed report to councillors, […]
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Local tradie is taking on The Push-Up Challenge
Local tradie and ‘gym junkie’ Craig Fielding will join over 100,000 Aussies tomorrow as they take up the challenge to do 3,144 push-ups in three weeks as part of The Push-Up Challenge, Australia’s largest fitness-based mental health initiative. Craig told The Cobar Weekly he was motivated to join the challenge […]
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CHS students to compete in NSW Merino Wether Challenge
Cobar High School Stage 5 Agriculture students will get valuable firsthand experience in the wool industry as they take part in this year’s NSW Merino School Wether Challenge. Stage 5 Ag teacher Kym Sutton said all schools across NSW are invited to put in an expression of interest to take […]
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Free birth certificates for First Nations
Pathfinders and UNICEF Australia are partnering to provide free birth certificates to First Nations people in North West New South Wales. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cobar are invited to attend face to face sign up days where they can apply for and receive their birth certificates. The […]
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Construction of child care centre is well underway
Construction of Cobar Shire Council’s 88 place Early Learning Centre and a Multipurpose Hall at Ward Oval is now underway. Cobar Shire Council’s Project Co-Ordinator Carly Hunter met with the contractor, David Payne Constructions, on site last week and provided an update on the project. Mrs Hunter said the bulk […]
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Latest diagnostic imaging technology is now available
Cobar residents will have better access to the latest diagnostic imaging technology, with NSW’s first mobile CT imaging van officially announced by Minister for Health Ryan Park last week. CT – or computed tomography – takes detailed images of the internal organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels. The new […]
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