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.
Year 6 students from Cobar Public School (CPS) and St John’s School spent two days last week learning about Landcare including invasive native scrub management, erosion control and measures to prevent erosion on farms, soil types, animal handling and pest management. They also learnt about native plants and introduced species […]
David Harrison hosted a SheepMaster Open Day at his Janaree property near Cobar last Tuesday with Apollo 73 (pictured above with David at centre and co-owners Gary Doyle and Mike O’Hare) being the main attraction. Apollo was purchased in November last year for a record price of $85,000 and is […]
During his presentation to the Western Division Councils of NSW 2022 Mid Term Conference in Cobar on Monday, State Member for Barwon Roy Butler announced the approval of a $65 million mining pro-ject for Peak Gold Mines. Mr Butler said Minister for Planning Antho-ny Roberts has given the approval for […]
