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Lilliane Brady Village welcomes an experienced consultant
The Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) has welcomed the arrival of experienced aged care consultant, Sherrie Boucher, to temporarily fill the role of Director of Nursing (DON). Ms Boucher is a Registered Nurse with over 20 years Aged Care Industry Management Level experience, and who specializes in education and mentoring. She […]
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Children’s author giving away a signed copy of latest book
Successful children’s book author and illustrator, M. Dane has just released his 7th book, Max and the Haunted Hotel, but just who is this M. Dane and where did he come from? Well his real name is Michael Garozzo and he grew up and went to school in Cobar! When […]
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Well deserving recipients for Australia day awards
From a list of eight worthy nominees, Nymagee resident, Matthew Nicholson, was named as the Citizen of the Year at the Australia Day awards last Thursday. In accepting the award, Matt said he was “embarrassed as there are so many people more worthy than me”. His three nominations for the […]
2023
Hera Mine to cease production
Aurelia Metals recently announced that the Hera underground mine at Nymagee is expected to cease commercial production at the end of March 2023. In their ASX Announcement, Aurelia’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Graham, said the decision was made following a re-optimization of the life of mine plan. Upon the […]
2023
Thinking about a career in security?
Cobar’s pubs and clubs desperately need licensed security officers to work in their venues. There’s currently a big need right across NSW which has been recognised by the NSW Government who are currently providing free security training as part of its NSW Jobtrainer program. The Cobar Liquor Accord is planning […]
2023
Packed crowd for Kasey Chambers
Fresh from playing at the Tamworth Country Music Festival last week, country music super star, singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, played to a packed Cobar audience at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Saturday night. Cobar was one of a long list of venues Kasey is performing at on her current […]
2023
Eyes in the skies assist RFS to fight fires
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West Team currently has the assistance of two helicopters (and their pilots) to help fight and map bushfires in the western region. Dubbed the “fire trucks of the sky”, two helicopters, a Bell 427 from NSW Helicopters and a BO105 from Airborne Fire […]
2022
Project to manage asbestos at Kaloogleguy reserve
The NSW Government will invest more than $420,000 to install a perimeter fence, gates and signs around a part of the Kaloogleguy Crown Land Reserve adjacent to the western side of the town. The work is part of a staged plan to clean-up asbestos contamination on the site. A 60-hectare […]
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Farm tour to see ripping and ponding practices first hand
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Western Local Land Services are working with Cobar farmers to help them rehydrate and revegetate their landscapes using deep ripping and ponding practices. Scott Preisig and Belinda Blake at Merrylands north west of Cobar are among the group of farmers who are taking part […]