Ron Gapps (and his wife Helen) were among the locals who took part in the Anzac Day driveway service on Saturday morning. They’d also made a wreath to pay tribute to Ron’s dad, Jimmy, who served in Egypt and New Guinea during World War II. With the traditional dawn service, march and service in Drummond Park cancelled due to the Coronavirus crisis, many locals were keen to find alternative ways to commemorate this year’s Anzac Day.
Locals Trudy and Ben Griffiths, and their 10 year old daughter Chloe, have just finished two weeks of home self-isolation as part of the government’s Coronavirus regulations for Australians who have recently returned from overseas. The family returned from a holiday in Singapore on March 22 and, after 14 days […]
Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko praised the Cobar community for their diligence in helping to slow the spread of Coronavirus. “So far we are very fortunate that Cobar has no recorded cases,” Mr Vlatko told The Cobar Weekly on Monday. “We still need to be diligent as anyone […]
Sullivan’s Mining and Hardware Cobar Branch is doing their bit to keep our community to remain COVID safe by donating hand sanitiser to local schools and community groups. Cobar branch manager Jamie Allen dropped off 10 cases of sanitiser to Cobar High School on Monday and followed it up with […]