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Staff welcomed back

February 9, 2022 tcwadmin

While there are no new additions to the staff at St John’s School this year, the school however has welcomed back teachers Roslyn Lancaster (at left) and Jessica Fugar (at right) from maternity leave, along with Gabrielle Newton (centre) who is returning to full time class teaching.

Pharmacy staff join REDFEB heart health awareness month

February 9, 2022 tcwadmin

Cobar residents are invited to get involved in REDFEB heart health awareness month to raise awareness and much-needed funds for research into heart disease. A number of local health services are wearing red this month and taking part in REDFEB including staff at The John Mitchell Pharmacy and the Cobar […]

Ready for kindergarten

February 9, 2022 tcwadmin

New Kinders Lenny Hill and Elle Quintal have started big school this week. The pair have been best buddies since birth, went to day care and then preschool together but this week they have split up with Lenny heading to Cobar Public School (he had his first day yesterday) while […]

New housing estate in the planning for old hospital site

February 9, 2022 tcwadmin

Cobar Shire Council is looking at devel-oping a new housing estate in an effort to attract more families to come and live in Cobar. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said investigations had been made into pur-chasing the now vacant site of the old Cobar Hospital on Lerida Road with the […]

More than $5M to be spent on industrial area

February 9, 2022 tcwadmin

Cobar Shire Council’s plans to upgrade the industrial area will be unveiled at com-munity consultation meetings next month. Council has been granted close to $5.5 mil-lion from the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions program to upgrade civil services (roads and stormwater) to the existing industri-al area in east Cobar. Cr […]