2022

Holiday fun comes to an end

With schools going back this week, it signaled the end of the school holidays and the end of Cobar Shire Council’s school holiday activities. Making the most of the last day of the holidays on Friday at the Cobar Shire Library were Ember McDonald, Queena Jieng and Dayna Armstrong who […]

2022

Adults only craft sessions

The Cobar Shire Library is currently running a series of adult craft sessions with a range of different craft courses being run each month. April’s session last weekend was a two day workshop to make Mosaic Coasters. Pictured are the participants, Jenny Ilett, Library staff members Joanne Miller and Krissy […]

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2022

Homelessness matters

A number of local community services collaborated to raise awareness of homelessness issues by hosting a free soup kitchen lunch in Drummond Park yesterday. They also brought in a couch representing where many young people find themselves when they are escaping family and domestic violence, a housing crisis, have inadequate […]

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Cobar’s tourism trade is booming

Cobar’s tourism trade is booming with the Cobar Visitor Information Centre (VIC) reporting already more than 2,000 visitors have called in this month. Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith said since they re-opened in December on average they’ve had about 100 visitors each day to the VIC and museum […]

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Victoria Variety Brats Bash cars call into Cobar

The Victorian-based Variety Brats Bash, a family friendly, motoring event passed through Cobar yesterday with the group of 66 adults and kids stopping for lunch at the Cobar Services Club. The group set out from Melbourne on Sunday for their 10 day Eastern Australia adventure which includes stays at Lightning […]

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Early Anzac Day service

With schools breaking up last week for the holidays, Cobar Public School held an early Anzac Day service at the school on Thursday. RSL Sub Branch Cobar president Kain Neale was the guest speaker. Mr Neale said while Anzac Day each year has a different theme, Anzac Day specifically commemorates […]