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An early Christmas present

MAC Copper Limited (formerly Metals Acquisition Corp) CSA Mine have donated $10,000 worth of new educational toys, play equipment and resources to the Cobar Mobile Children’s Service. Service coordinator Bridget Brookman said they were very grateful to receive the donation as their budget hadn’t allowed them to replenish their toy […]

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Cobar carnival marks a milestone

  Cobar Mobile Children’s Service (CMCS) recorded a huge milestone last Thursday and threw a big Carnival-themed birthday party to celebrate their 42 years of service to the community. CMCS’s president Corey Traynor said the service had grown over the past four decades from its humble beginnings as a playgroup […]

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Local parents and carers find out about healthy eating

Cobar parents and carers interested in finding out more about how their kids’ diet can affect their behaviour were able to attend two nutrition information sessions in Cobar on Monday. The sessions were hosted by the Cobar Mobile Children’s Service and headed up by Functional Nutritionist Sally-Anne Kearns from Holding […]

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STEM fun for juniors

Cobar Mobile Children’s Service hosted a Questacon STEM session at Drummond Park yesterday which offered demonstrations as well as fun hands-on activities using water and music for 0-7 year olds.

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Learning presented in a fun way

Parents and children spent the morning with visiting kinesiologists Brendan and Gail O’Hara at the Cobar Mobile Children’s Services playgroup session on Monday. The O’Haras travel the country and, in particular to regional areas, running sound healing and early childhood workshops that aim to create and strengthen neural networks in […]

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Funding for education for rural children

Cobar Mobile Children’s Services has received $68,620 to continue their work helping isolated children experience the best possible start to their education. The grant has been awarded by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) under its Tackling Tough Times Together initiative. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton visited Cobar […]