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Youthie school holiday activities wrap up with Skate School The school holiday activities officially ketball competitions are getting underway.” Other upcoming activities at the centre inwrapped up at the Cobar Youth & Commu- She said they were also hoping to get some clude a girls defence class and a trivia night nity Centre on Sunday with a Skate School organised sport happening—indoor soccer, organised by the youth council. and demo session taking place. indoor netball, indoor mixed netball, squalley- “There’s lots going on here for people of all It was one of a long list of activities ball and a squash competition, however she ages to get involved with and we’d really love ‘Youthie’ staff had organised that helped to needs help with umpires and referees to make any help with organising, especially with the keep Cobar kids busy over their summer this happen. sporting competitions,” she said. school holiday break. Cobar Shire Council’s Youth Development and Community Services Coordinator Brytt Moore said it was great to see all of the activities they offered were well attended. “The Nerf Gun Wars were the best, they kept re-booking for those,” Brytt reported. “We also offered water slides, cooking classes with Abby Fairfull, jewellery making workshops with Meike Griffiths, painting classes with Seigrid Peters, indoor soccer and basketball skill sessions and games and also training sessions with our staff member Toea Wisil, who is an Olympic sprinter. “They loved the trampoline crash mat day and had a lot of fun with fire hoses on another day. “Our staff worked hard to come up with some brilliant out of the ordinary, all-inclusive activities and it was brilliant to see they were so well received.” Brytt said it was great to see lots of kids in the centre each day, including a few kids who she noticed had stepped out of their comfort zones and had joined in activities they probably had never done before. “We had some local kids who I haven’t seen playing any team sports before joining in and learning new skills. “You can really see that it’s helping to build Ashton Hyland, Harley Swan, Hunter Hall, Isla Murray, Lenny Hill and Sam McKervey at the Youthie Skate School on Sunday. their self-confidence,” she said. Even though school has returned, Brytt said the kids are still keen to hang out at the Youthie after school. “Our drop-in arvos are well attended as it’s the “cool” place to hang out, literally!” Brytt said that during the days the centre is a bit quieter but that won’t be for very long with family playgroups set to recommence along with organised activities for seniors. “Our seniors group walk two times a week and also play table tennis. “There’s a few people using the squash courts each week and our kids and men’s bas-
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