It’s been a big weekend of activities in Cobar with the Grey Mardi Gras, Festival of the Miners Ghost and Cobar Yabbies 50th Reunion activities all taking place. Pictured in main photo above are Graeme and Emma Barton, who were part of the Coath Family group who won the best entry in Saturday’s street parade; above right is Abby Fairfull, Karen Lennon, Bridgette Mackay and Emily Miller at the Stomp, Jive & Bump Dinner Dance on Friday night at the Services Club; centre right are Matilda McIver, Lucy Scott and Jordan Warren at the Gig on the Grass on Saturday night at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval; and bottom right are Mr and Miss Mardi Gras, Shaun and Toni Morse from Mudgee. See more photos from the Grey Mardi Gras dinner dance and street parade on Page 2, the Gig on the Grass and Festival of the Miner’s Ghost Mining and Trade Expo on Page 23.
Australian Navy Commodore Ray Leggatt joined the local community to commemorate Anzac Day this year. After leading the street march on Monday, Commodore Leggatt was invited to give an address at the service that followed in Drummond Park. Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought […]
Cobar Parkrun welcomed a few extra participants on Saturday morning with the weekly event being combined with Cobar Mental Health and Wellness Hub’s World Suicide Prevention Day Walk. Cobar’s Wellness Coordinator Wendy Liu said the event, which was supported on Satur-day by the Generocity Church and Interrelate, is held to […]
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 […]