Donation
Rotary Club assists Cadets with grant funding for lighting
The Rotary Club of Cobar has assisted the Cobar Cadet Unit by providing funds to install a Solar Lighting System at the Cadet Drill Hall. Cobar Rotary Club President Tony Punzet said the club had been successful in obtaining a Rotary District Grant which the club then matched on a […]
CATS’ new season gets underway with a duathlon event
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) held their first event of the 2016/2017 season on Sunday with 15 competitors taking part in a Duathlon. Individuals and teams completed three 1.2km run legs and two 4km bike legs in a run/ride/run/ride/run format. It was the best attendance the club has […]
Donation from Great Western Hotel towards war memorial
The War memorial project in Drummond Park has received another injection of funds, this time from the Great Western […]
Volunteers band together to deliver the gift of reading
Volunteers and “more or less retirees” Ross Lane, Bill Iceton, Peter Crawford and Warren Russell of Newcastle made a large donation of books to a number of local libraries on Monday. Mr Lane was in Cobar around spring last year and said he noticed how people “do it pretty tough […]
Quilters generosity doesn’t go unnoticed
A group of Cobar sewers have gathered together out of the generosity of their hearts to make quilts for those in town who have suffered from some type of loss or tragedy. Cobar Quilt Shop owner Colleen Flynn said the group isn’t keen to advertise what they do, but recently […]
Community steps up after house fire
The Cobar community has rallied behind a local family who were recently left homeless after their house was destroyed by fire. Local paramedic Tony Cremona and his family have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the Cobar community which included the use of a furnished four bedroom home supplied by […]
Lodge donates to commemorative war wall mural project
The Cobar Lodge No 97 has donated $1,000 towards erecting a World War II commemorative wall mural at the club. Mr Punzet said the funds came from fundraising activities conducted by lodge members within the Services Club and the community. He said the Cobar Lodge No 97 members had been […]
CSA donation to assist local mothers
The Cobar District Mother’s Association (CDMA) has welcomed a donation of $1,500 from the CSA Mine that will help to cover the group’s running costs. CDMA president Kristin Camery said the sponsorship will ‘keep them going’ and go towards covering the costs of hall hire, insurance and the basic running […]