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Council to auction off their GM … for a good cause!
Cobar Shire Council staff are planning to auction off their general manager Peter Vlatko next week. The auction is going to be a bit of fun and they are doing it for charity. The council staff are taking part in a fundraising competition with other councils in the region with […]
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Future Farmers harvest their crop
The Hermidale Future Farmers at Hermidale Public School have recently harvested their wheat crop which is estimated to fetch around $50,000. State Member for Barwon Roy Butler has been following the progress of this school project which began at the beginning of the year. “With help from the local farming […]
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Pharmacist moves to Cobar for a lifestyle change
Cobar has recently welcomed a new permanent pharmacist, Julian Lam, who has moved here looking for a lifestyle change. Mr Lam studied at Sydney University and completed his internship 13 years ago, also in Sydney at Rockdale. For the past almost eight years working in Canberra, Mr Lam’s main clients […]
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Evacuation order issued but residents elect to stay
Residents in the village of Euabalong in the south of the shire were issued with an emergency warning to evacuate by the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) last Wednesday. The NSW SES deployed a team to Euabalong last Wednesday which included members of several NSW partner agencies and Fire […]
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CBD speed limit to drop to 40km
In an effort to make Cobar’s central business district (CBD) safer for pedestrians, the speed limit for all vehicles will be reduced to 40km/hr as of tomorrow. The High Pedestrian Activity Area (HPAA) is being introduced by Transport for NSW with the support of NSW Police and Cobar Shire Council. […]
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CSA Mine recognises its long serving employees
CSA Mine marked 20 years of service for 11 of its employees last week with a celebration dinner at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Wednesday November 16 was the chosen date to celebrate with seven members of the team having all started their working careers at the mine on […]
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Lochy undergoes training to fight with Station 256 crew
Cobar’s Lochlan Ford was one of 227 new firefighters who graduated from the Sydney Emergency Services Academy on Friday. ‘Lochy’ is one of three new recruits that Station 256 Cobar has taken on recently and the first to complete his initial training in Sydney. Deputy Fire Captain Alex Lennon said […]
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Cadets celebrate end of year with a formal dinner
The Cobar 221 Army Cadet Unit held their formal dining-in night on Saturday at the Services Club which included the presentation of end of year awards. The Boot prize for the Most Outstanding Junior Cadet at Annual Camp was awarded to Cadet (CDT) Brodie Kreeck. The Greenie Award for Leadership […]