Local music teacher Judy Toomey helped to transport a group of local youth to Hawaii last week at the Cobar Shire Library when she offered students tips on how to play the ukulele. The classes to learn to play the iconic Hawaiian instrument were offered as part of Cobar Shire Council’s school holiday youth activities. The miniature four-string guitar embraces Hawaiian culture and it’s reported that just about anyone can learn to play it. Pictured with Judy (at far right) are students Oscar Degn, Isabella Degn, Ryan Jiang, Sophie Beer and Indigo Ryan.
Local music teacher Judy Toomey helped to transport a group of local youth to Hawaii last week at the Cobar Shire Library when she offered students tips on how to play the ukulele. The classes to learn to play the iconic Hawaiian instrument were offered as part of Cobar Shire Council’s school holiday youth activities. The miniature four-string guitar embraces Hawaiian culture and it’s reported that just about anyone can learn to play it. Pictured with Judy (at far right) are students Oscar Degn, Isabella Degn, Ryan Jiang, Sophie Beer and Indigo Ryan.
St John’s School students and staff celebrated a combined Harmony Day and Australia’s National Day of Action Against Bullying last Friday at the school. Students were invited to wear orange, a colour signifying communication, encouragement and respect. As part of the day’s activities they created a St John’s family tree, […]
The Cobar Junior Soccer competition wrapped up on Saturday morning with grand final games followed by their end of season presentations. In the Mids division, United finished as the competition winners after a hard-fought 5-3 grand final win over Liverpool. The Liverpool side played with determina-tion all game and gave […]
Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool’s new manager Jimmy Neyland reports he’s had a pretty busy first few days since the pool opened for the new swimming season on Saturday. Young pool-goers favoured the multi-purpose little pool reporting the water in the “big pool” was still a bit too cold. Pictured are […]
