Wednesday July 19, 2023
Volume 38 No. 25
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The Cobar Weekly Taking time to talk about mental health Pg 2
CHS project up for music award Pg 3
Injured bike rider flown out by RFDS Pg 6
Rotary donates $15,000 to the community
The Rotary Club of Cobar handed out director’s role. of the services it provides to the Cobar com$15,000 in donations to local and regional The vocational service director’s position munity until we are able to recruit more memorganisations as part of their changeover has been filled by retiring club president Da- bers,” Mr Hill said. board meeting on Monday night. vid Snelson. “Cobar Rotary will however continue to Among the recipients were: Macquarie Mr Hill said that the Cobar Rotary Club, like assist those in need in the community where Home Stay, Dubbo ($5,000), the Royal Flying many other local community groups, is strug- we can.” Doctor Service, Dubbo Support Group gling to attract new members. He said any interested new members will be ($2,500), Cobar Girl Guides ($2,500), Cobar “As a result, the club has had to reduce some made most welcome. Rural Outback Animal Rescue/Respite (ROAR) ($2,000) and the Copper City Men’s Shed ($1,000). Donations of $500 each will also go to the Rotary Foundation, Cobar Public School, St John’s School and Cobar High School. Returning secretary Gordon Hill said the club’s Return and Earn recycling program has been well supported by the community and has proved to be a real funding boost for the club enabling them to continue to support the Cobar community. Mr Hill commended the work done by the Cobar Girl Guides in assisting Cobar Rotary club members to sort and pack the recycled containers. “All funds raised by this program are used by the club to support local community groups,” Mr Hill said. At Monday’s changeover dinner, Geoffrey Langford, a former president, received the president’s collar from outgoing president David Snelson. Mr Hill will continue in the secretary’s role while the club’s long serving club treasurer, Julie Fairbank, has handed over her job to another club member, Molly Patton. The club’s community service director for The Rotary Club of Cobar held their changeover dinner on Monday night with Geoffrey 2023-2024 is Kerry Wilson who has taken Langford taking on the president’s collar for the year ahead. Mr Langford is pictured with club service director Therese Hill presenting donations to ROAR representative over the position from Therese Hill. Mrs Hill has now taken up the club service Sharon Snelson and Copper City Men’s Shed representative Tony Punzet. ▪ Contributed
