New team members at St John’s

Safer Internet Day

Marking the 20th annual Safer Internet Day, Optus yesterday announced an expansion to its Digital Thumbprint Program to provide more opportunities for students to learn about digital safety and wellbeing.

Cobar primary students in years 3 and 4 classrooms can be among the first to experience the expanded digital educational program, focusing on kids staying safe when on games and apps, and keeping information private online.

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• The first edition of The Cobar Weekly newspaper was released on February 6, 1986.

• Youth worker Pauline Hunter was our Australia Day Citizen of the Year and Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) member David Barwood was the Young Person of the Year.

• Cobar High School PE teacher, captain of the Western Plains Zone Rugby Union team, cricketer and basketballer, Paul Cotterill, was named the Sportsperson of the Year.

• State swimmer, Stephen Place won the Junior Sportsperson Award.

Year 5 and 6 students will be able to access a program tailored to deal with cyberbullying and having respectful online relationships.

The expansion of the Optus Digital Thumbprint program offers a variety of resources for parents, teachers, and trusted adults to facilitate conversations with kids.

Primary teachers can register their classroom for free online training and gain access to quizzes, teaching resources, and interactive games.

More information is available at https:// www.digitalthumbprint.com.au/.

Cobar Shire Council

mail@cobar.nsw.gov.au

PO Box 223, COBAR, NSW, 2835

Peter Vlatko, General Manager

Office Closures

The Council Administration Office and Service NSW will be closed each day from 8am to 10am from Wednesday February 8, 2023 to Friday March 10, 2023 due to the conversion of Council’s Electronic Record Program. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Ordinary Council Meeting

5pm, Thursday February 23, 2023

Open to the public Agendas and business papers are available to the public from Friday February 17, 2023. Copies are available from the Council Administration Office or may be downloaded from website: www.cobar.nsw.gov.au/council/ council-meetings