Social media blew up over the weekend with many locals (and former locals) offering opinions and comments about the recent temporary closure of the Cobar Vinnies store. The Cobar Weekly approached the St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) for a comment on the matter. “The St Vincent de Paul Society […]
As part of local NAIDOC Week celebrations this week, the Cobar Vinnies store held a ceremony on Monday morning to recognise local Aboriginal heritage and connections by unveiling a Traditional Custodians plaque. NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and […]
With lockdown restrictions now eased in Cobar our local Vinnies volunteers are back hard at work. The Cobar Vinnies store, which offers used clothing, accessories, books, toys, brick-a-brac, household items, sporting goods and bedding, re-opened to the public last Wednesday. Vinnies volunteer, Patti Pratt, said the store had been closed […]
As part of National Volunteer Week Vin-nies has acknowledged the invaluable con-tribution their wonderful volunteers make in the delivery of services to their communi-ties. National Volunteer Week is the largest cele-bration of volunteers and volunteerism in Aus-tralia and allows St Vincent de Paul to join with other volunteer organisations to […]
Lenny Fitton may not have been born in Cobar and while he spent the past 50 years living in a number of different towns, he has always thought of himself as a ‘Cobar boy’. “I have lots of good memories of growing up in Cobar,” he said. Lenny and his […]
Vinnies volunteers Jean Manns (who has given over 25 years service), Ann Dunn (11 years) and Jan Johnson (20+ years) have been recognised by Vinnies for their ‘long service’ to the charitable organisation. Other long serving volunteers (not pictured) to have received long service badges include: Dawn Griffiths and Bev […]
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