Cobar Public School was buzzing on Monday when local beekeeper, Lil Garbutt, called in to speak to the students about bees. Lil and her husband Mick run Garbamir Honey, a small family-owned apiary here in Cobar. The students had been learning about bees at the school and one of the […]
Parkrun will continue in Cobar after the event was cancelled earlier this month due to a lack of volunteers willing to take on official roles. Cobar’s Parkrun event is part of a global community movement that encourages people to get out and get active and walk or run 5km each […]
This year’s winners of The Cobar Weekly/Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines/Cobar Powerhouse Christmas Cheer Competition shared in $1,250 worth of Cobar Quids. First prize of $500 Cobar Quids went to Dale Evans whose display at 13 Morrison Street was a big hit with our staff, Girl Guides and the Lilliane Brady […]
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar captain, Tony Walkinshaw, has stepped down from his role as he makes the move to West Wyalong to take up a new position. Tony has been the Cobar brigade’s captain for the past four years taking over the role from former brigade captain, […]
Cobar Public School held their end of year presentations yesterday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Among the award winners were Noah Armstrong and Lauren O’Sullivan who collected the school’s AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group) 2022 Awards for Recognition of an Indigenous Students Achievement in Sport. ▪ Photo contributed
Collecting perpetual awards at St John’s School end of year presentations on Friday were back row: Clair Cousins (Beth Townsend Trophy for All Round Sports Person); Taylah Wyllie and Skyla Fairfull (who shared the Beverly Anderson Cultural Award for Performing Arts); Hannah Trudgett (School Citizenship Award); front row: Braydee Murrell […]
For the first time ever in Cobar High School’s history, two Year 12 students in one year have been named Dux of the School. Joseph Neale and Braydee Mackay topped the same number of subjects and had equal assessments scores this year. ▪ Contributed
Cobar Shire Council has been crowned the Merriest Christmas Council Champion of 2022 after they raised a whopping $12,000 in a Christmas T-Shirt Day fundraiser last week. Cobar Shire Council’s Human Resources Manager Summer Patterson, who helped to coordinate the fundraiser challenge, said she was thrilled with the total that […]
With the temperature a very pleasant 21 degrees on Friday for the Cobar Business Association’s annual Christmas Street Parade & Gala Shopping Night, it most definitely was “lovely weather for a sleigh ride together” on the Garford Fire Engine for Santa, Mrs Claus, their grand-elf Sofia and her dad Deputy […]
A workshop to make earrings inspired by locally produced metals, copper and silver, was held on Saturday with the backing of the Country Arts Support Program (CASP). The workshop, headed up by Meike Griffiths who owns local business, the Audacious Design Co, showed the 10 participants how to work with […]
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