Bushies and townies’ Heath, Nardine and Addison Cull, along with Shae Martin, enjoyed the Drought Breaker community party at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Friday afternoon. The party featured entertainment, water slides and inflatables fun, gourmet hamburgers and a lolly bar, face painting and giveaways. The free community event was coordinated by Cobar Shire Council with help from the Royal Flying Doctor Service and GIVIT and was funded under the Commonwealth Government Drought Assistance program.
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