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Help is at hand for LBV

Among those providing care for the residents at the Lilliane Brady Village (which is currently in lockdown due to a COVID outbreak) is Enrolled Nurse Kathleen Newman (helping out from the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre), NSW Health Registered Nurse Judith Manning from Wellington and Lilliane Brady Village staff member […]

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Community support for local STEM students

Generous community support will help a group of Cobar High School students to compete at the Science and Engineering Challenge Regional Championships in New-castle. Funding from the Peak Gold Mine and the Rotary Club of Cobar, along with the NSW Department of Education (Regional Industry Education Partnerships program), will help […]

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Cobar Netball Association supports Bravery Buddies

Cobar Netball Association members last week donned specially tie-dyed socks (made by club member Hayley Walker in each team’s colours) in support of the Bravery Buddies fundraiser which supports children impacted by medical related hair loss from cancer treatment or alopecia. Pictured above are the Pumpettes and Ay-Jays Café teams […]

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Patient comfort

Cobar Health Service staff Karen Manns and Brenda Fugar with one of two new recliners that have been donated to the hospital by the Cobar Hospital Auxiliary for the comfort of patients. ▪ Photo contributed

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Regional Australia Bank donates $48,000 to community

The Cobar community has benefited from a donation of more than $48,000 from the Regional Australia Bank as part of this year’s Community Partnership Program. A large group of recipients from Cobar’s local sporting, community and charity organi-sations were presented with their donations last Tuesday night at the Services Club. […]

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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 […]