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Lots of interest for local art and photography competition
Cobar Arts Council had a wonderful response from local artists with more than 150 entries for this year’s Art and Photography competition and exhibition. The winners of each category were announced at the exhibition Official Opening last Wednesday night at the Cobar Railway Station. Rural artist Tanya Greenshields, who lives […]
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More rain in our local gauges
Another 6.6mm of rain on Sunday and 27.2mm up to midnight on Monday has added to our already record rainfall for the month of October. The Bureau of Meteorology reports Cobar’s total rainfall for the month of October was 210.8mm. This rainfall record well and truly beats Cobar’s previous record […]
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Community comes together to remember our lost miners
Each year one of the main events on the Festival of the Miner’s Ghost program is ‘A Night to Remember Our Lost Miners’. The event is organised by local Barry Knight and this year’s was held on Sunday night at the Services Club (after rain forced the change from the […]
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Familiar faces return for Yabbies 50th Anniversary reunion
The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club 50th/51st Reunion was held over the weekend with more than 200 people attending. Swimmers from 10 different clubs, along with current and former Cobar Yabbies and their partners and families, celebrated the club’s milestone of 51 years (as COVID forced the cancellation of […]
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Fr Paul appointed as new Chaplain for Police “Blue Family”
Cobar Catholic Church priest, Fr Paul Finucane was welcomed as a NSW Police Chaplain at an investiture service at the Cobar Police Station last Wednesday. Central North Police District Superintendent Timothy Chinn said he was pleased to be able to welcome Fr Paul to the NSW Police “Blue Family” in […]
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Cobar is one of 43 natural disaster areas across the state
Cobar Shire Council has joined 42 other Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the state that have been declared natural disaster areas due to the severe storms and flooding which began on September 14. Our shire is one of the 12 latest LGAs to be damage assessed and will now be […]
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Some class acts have been booked for the Gig on the Grass
The line-up for the Grey Mardi Gras Gig on the Grass concert this Saturday night at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval will appeal to all ages with a variety of music from different eras and genres. One of the acts on the billboard is Amitie, a popular female vocal trio from […]
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Cobar is gearing up for another big weekend
Cobar is gearing up for another big influx of visitors this weekend as we celebrate two major festivals and two sporting club reunions. Many of the visitors this weekend will be familiar faces who are planning to return “home” for what is going to be a big weekend of non-stop […]