Fundraising – Page 2 – The Cobar Weekly

Library can help groups to fundraise

June 14, 2018 tcwadmin

The Cobar Library is offering local community groups the chance to run an easy and unique fundraiser to benefit their club or group. Library manager Jane Siermans said the library currently has several boxes of surplus books and DVDs that could be used to run a book sale. “There are […]

Bank staff bring fun to work to help sick children smile

April 26, 2018 tcwadmin

Cobar’s CommBank employees have invited the community to help them raise funds for the Clown Doctors during the month of April. On April 13, employees supported the Clown Doctors by dressing up as clowns and handed out gifts and lollies while collecting donations. Clown Doctors is the core program of […]

Tenacious effort by charity riders

March 21, 2018 tcwadmin

The second annual Wines2Mines charity bike ride over the weekend didn’t quite go to plan with extreme heat and strong winds making the 390km ride from Yenda to Cobar harder than it should have been. The group of eight riders were given a hero’s welcome when they arrived back in […]

Losing locks for leukaemia makes for a memorable 2018

March 7, 2018 tcwadmin

Jaymee Manns’ New Year’s resolution was to make 2018 a more memorable year by doing things that scare her. She also has a list of things to do before she turns 25, one of which is to do something for a worthy cause. Chopping her crop of long hair for […]

Big cash boost for miners memorial

February 28, 2018 tcwadmin

Cobar Shire Councillors last week voted unanimously to contribute $85,000 to the Cobar Miners Memorial Project. Chairman and instigator of the memorial project Barry Knight was hard pressed to wipe the smile off his face last Friday afternoon, a full day after the decision was made at last Thursday’s Ordinary […]

Deighton hoping to draw some attention with 130km run

December 13, 2017 tcwadmin

The Cobar Roosters Senior Football Club president Chris Deighton is definitely an attention seeker after having recently announced that he will run from Nyngan to Cobar, a distance of 130km. Deighton is planning to run the whole 130km in just one day (after next year’s footy season) with two charities, […]

Miners Memorial plan progresses

December 6, 2017 tcwadmin

Chairman of the Cobar Miners Memorial Project Barry Knight reports the Cobar community has been very generous over the past six months with donations to help see the project come to fruition. He said the committee’s major fundraiser of selling pavers (which closes at the end of this month) has […]

Two local nurses are planning to walk 98km over five days through the McDonald Ranges in the Northern Territory to raise money and awareness for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). The idea to walk the Northern Territory’s Larapinta Trek was Lisa Travis’ and she “conned” fellow Cobar Hospital nurse […]