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Golfie acknowledges its sporting achievers
The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club held their annual Sportsman’s Dinner on Friday night with representatives of six sporting clubs in attendance. The men’s and ladies bowlers, men’s and ladies golfers as well as the senior cricket and the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club presented reports to the dinner. […]
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High school students try their hands at a trade with TAFE
There’s plenty of success stories coming out of the TAFE NSW Vocational Preparation Automotive course currently being run at the Cobar TAFE campus. Four Cobar High School (CHS) students who commenced their Certificate II in Vocational Preparation (Automotive) course last year have since gained mechanical apprenticeships. Automotive TAFE teacher Jamie […]
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Community recognises the varied contributions of Sr Trish
The Cobar community has this past week farewelled Sr Trish Vagg who is returning to Ballarat following her retirement. A Sisters of Mercy nun, Sr Trish came to serve the St Lawrence O’Toole Catholic parish in Cobar 11 years ago. In addition to her church duties (and in the absence […]
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Khan’s partners with Cobar CWA for drought relief donation
At the recent February meeting of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) branch members were advised of two donations the group had received for their Drought Appeal in the Cobar district. One donation was from Robert Khan, Director of Khan’s SUPA IGA Supermarket with the cheque presented to president Colleen Boucher […]
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State Minister checks in on Cobar Mobile’s local services
Cobar Mobile Children’s Service (CMCS) is set to receive $437,000 in the next two years to support the delivery of playgroup services for children aged 0-3. Minister for Early Childhood Education Sarah Mitchell was in Cobar on Monday afternoon along with Nationals Candidate for Barwon Andrew Schier to hear first […]
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Local mines look to conserve water
With no end in sight to one of the worst droughts on record Cobar’s three biggest employers, CSA, Endeavor and the Peak mines, are all actively working to conserve water to ensure their operations continue. The mines have been given assurances that their allocations will remain as is until July. […]