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Cobar High School has welcomed two new staff and three other familiar faces to their school staff this year. Brittany Daymond, originally from Sydney, has previously taught in casual roles at Mudgee, Dubbo and Trangie and, at Cobar High, will teach Stage 4 Numeracy, Year 11 Work Studies and act as a relief teacher; Yvonne Ferguson from Nowra is relieving Ms Barber in the School Counselling Role; a former Student Learning Support Officer at the school since 2021, Tia Turner is now qualified as a conditional teacher, and will teach PDHPE and English; local and former Cobar High student who graduated in 2018, Jasey Bruce, has returned to the school as an administration officer; and Todd Fugar, a past student and teacher, is back in Cobar after teaching at Tweed River High School for the past nine years. Mr Fugar will be working in Learning Support and PDHPE. ▪ Photo contributed
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Cobar Shire is to benefit from more than $1.29 million invested into key community projects under Round Five of the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. NSW Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway recently visited Cobar with NSW Nationals Candidate for Barwon Annette Turner OAM to announce the funding. Mr Farraway said the announcement would cover the costs of upgrades to Ward Oval and the revitalisation of Euabalong Hall. “I am thrilled to announce that $1,292,808 will be provided to Cobar under the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund to cover the costs of upgrades to Ward Oval and the Euabalong Hall,” he said. “As part of the Ward Oval Masterplan, this funding will see six lighting towers constructed to illuminate the fields with new energyefficient lighting which will enhance the night life of the facilities and cut down energy costs. “Sports play a crucial role in the growth and development of our youth, and I am proud to see funding from the Stronger Country Communities Fund also going to the Cobar Little Athletics which will see new discus nets and shotput circles as well as synthetic grass around the long jump pit installed.” Mr Farraway also announced funding for the Euabalong community hall. “As one of the area’s only event spaces, this funding will be used to address safety issues and to make the hall a safe, appealing and functional space for local residents, the broader district and tourists. “The revitalisation of the oval and hall will provide spaces for the community to come together, foster new relationships and create memories that will last a lifetime.” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said in the past five years the Stronger Country Communities Fund had delivered more than 2,000 grassroots projects, benefitting every Local Government Area in regional NSW. “We all know how important it is for communities to have great places to come together to build social connections and boost their wellbeing through sport or community events,” Mr Toole said. “It’s the little things that make a big difference to the way we all work, live, play and do business.”
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