030822

A medical cavalry is on its way to LBV

A medical “cavalry” is on its way to Cobar to help with a COVID outbreak at the Lilli-ane Brady Village aged care facility. The nursing home, owned and managed by Cobar Shire Council, went into lockdown last week after a number of residents and staff test-ed positive to COVID. As […]

2022

Local artisans try mosaics

The Cobar Shire Library’s Adult Craft class this month had a good roll up of locals interested in making a mosaic tray on Saturday morning at the Library. On the agenda for next month’s craft class is a soapmaking and bathbomb workshop. ▪ Photo contributed

2022

Locals working together to preserve aboriginal heritage

Aboriginal stakeholders, landholders and Western Local Land Services (Western LLS) have been working together to pro-tect Aboriginal cultural heritage values in the Euabalong area prior to undertaking substantial weed control works. The weed control works, which were pri-marily to remove African boxthorn, mesquite and cactus, came about through the 2021-22 […]

2022

To honour those who served

Barry Knight’s latest community project, a Poppy Fence on the Open Cut which honours Cobar’s men and women who served in all conflicts, was installed last week by Marty Roots and Lance Hall from Simmo Signs in Dubbo with help from Laura Barnes (Aurelia Metals). Aurelia Metals along with Manuka […]

2022

A unique musical experience

Cobar High School welcomed experimental jazz collective Microfiche to Cobar last week. Microfiche presented two student concerts, an improvisation workshop and a community concert. Students had the unique opportunity to experience music they had not heard before and engage with the musicians in an interactive workshop. The community concert was […]

2022

Young Cobar entrepreneur shines at business awards

Young Cobar entrepreneur, Bree Martin, was among the winners of Business NSW’s 2022 Western NSW Business Awards. Bree collected a Highly Commended award in the Outstanding Young Business Leader category at the Gala Awards event at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, in Dubbo on Friday night in front of 190 business […]

200722

2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Award Dinner

Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, […]

200722

Cobar kids go Globetrotting

The Cobar Youth Council recently took a group of 18 local youth ranging in age from 12-17 on a three day excursion to Bendigo to see a Harlem Globetrotters basketball game, which combines athleticism, theatre and comedy in their style of play. The group also got to experience the Bendigo […]