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Local women celebrate achievements

Cobar’s inspirational women: Mayor Lilliane Brady and guest speaker Catalina Florez handed out awards to two Cobar women to mark International Women’s Day, Dorothy Blacker (left) and Ann Evans (right) at a special luncheon on Monday at the Cobar
Memorial Services Club.

Around 150 locals gathered on Monday to celebrate being a woman as part of International Women’s Day.
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Cobar Hospital will not close
Cobar’s Mayor Lilliane Brady said she has been given assurances by Minister for Health Carmel Tebbutt’s office that Cobar’s Hospital will not close down.

Flood damage bill on roads may be up to $1million
A number of Cobar Shire roads remain closed due to flood damage from heavy rainfall in February . Read More

Local rain gauges fill up in a wet start to autumn

Cobar’s rain gauges have had a good start to the month, filling up with more than 15mm of rain last week.

Local seniors capture images of life through their eyes
A new photographic exhibition depicting Cobar life through the eyes of Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) residents has gone on display at Cobar Shire Council offices.

Cobar wins two against Nyngan
The 2009/2010 representative cricket season concluded last Sunday with Cobar’s 1st and 2nd Eleven teams winning the annual Shane Smith Memorial Trophy (1st’s) and Tom Cooney Trophy (2nd’s) matches against Nyngan at Nyngan.
Cobar were defending both trophies which they won last season in Cobar. Read More

Brewarrina back from ‘bowls limbo’
The 2010 pennant bowls season began on Sunday with the Brewarrina No7 side welcomed back to the competition after many years in ‘bowls limbo’..Read More

Women’s golf competition kicks off for 2010 season

The 2010 Cobar Ladies golf season kicked off on Saturday with 14 players contesting a nine hole stableford event.

Touch Challenge a winner

Shamwows’ Damian Frize eludes Untouchables’ Luke Haldoupis’ touch in Sunday’s Cobar Blues Touch Challenge at Ward Oval

The Untouchables were the winners of the Cobar Blues Touch Challenge competition on Sunday at Ward Oval..
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Cobar Scouts, Cobar Girl Guides, Cobar Preschool and the Kubby House Childcare Centre were all lucky recipients of Cobar Khan’s SUPA IGA Community Chest
donations presented by store manager Ray Dawood last Friday.

Photographer Mark Ingram, Cobar Seniors Week events coordinator John Martin,
Lilliane Brady Village staff Jess Thompson and Nickie Lloyd with residents Isla
Johnston, Pud Burgess and Ken Fishpool in front of the photographic exhibition
on display at Cobar Shire Council offices.

Teeing off on the first day of women’s golf competition for 2010 on Saturday were Julie Gibson, Angela Fryer, Robynne Morton and Narelle Green.

Friday, March 12, 2010 9:54 AM