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Afternoon Update: Tasering of 95-year-old woman under investigation; Stan Grant steps down; and falling for a sex worker

Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident at her Cooma aged care home

The Guardian - AU

Officer's job under review, homicide squad called in, as police pledge robust review into elderly taser incident

The use of a taser against 95-year-old Clare Nowland raises concerns about restraint and the use of force in aged care facilities, advocates say, as homicide squad investigators are called in to investigate.

ABC News

$NSW police allegedly Taser 95-year-old woman with dementia, leaving her with fractured skull$

NSW police allegedly Taser 95-year-old woman with dementia, leaving her with fractured skull

The woman was taken to Cooma district hospital and family say they do not expect her to survive as police launch internal investigation

The Guardian - AU

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Cooma's Torah Bright welcomes her second son

And his name is adorable.

The Canberra Times

95yo great-grandmother in hospital after being tasered by police at Cooma aged care home

The elderly woman is in a critical condition after an altercation with police, who had been called to the Cooma aged care facility by staff.

ABC News

95yo woman injured during altercation with police at aged care facility

She was taken to Cooma District Hospital where her condition is being monitored.

The Canberra Times

Police seek public assistance in locating man missing from Cooma

Police and family hold serious concerns for his welfare.

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How Cooma clothing company Birdsnest is combating landfill

Birdsnest Rehatched is an online collection of "like-new" Birdsnest pieces that have been contributed by its customers.

The Canberra Times

Snowy Mountains artist Nick Batson embraces country pride community and 'finds a life' in Cooma

Nick has faced many challenges in his life including drug addiction, homophobia, and being diagnosed with HIV, but says he's "found a life" and a community in the Snowy Mountains town.

ABC News

Cooma 'gay prison' podcasters call for government apology for entrapment, persecution of homosexual men

They uncovered a shameful secret in the history of persecution of homosexuality in Australia, now the producers of The Greatest Menace podcast are pressing for a formal apology from the NSW government.

ABC News

To the top of Mt Kosciuszko in heels: just part of Paulina's colourful life

Pauline Taffa ran the Taffa's store in Cooma for 61 years. She now lives in Canberra, close to family

The Canberra Times

Country music legend and a rising star headline Cooma's national busking championships

Thousands of spectators are expected for the grand final in Cooma Centennial Park on November 26

The Canberra Times

Questions raised over lack of investigation into Cooma's burst water tank during Black Summer bushfires

As much of NSW's south-east burned during the night of January 4, 2020, an unexpected flood inundated dozens of homes when a water tank in north Cooma burst..

ABC News

Buildings evacuated as flash flood hits Cooma

The SES have launched an appeal for volunteers to help fill sandbags

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Apartheid-era South African flag removed from Cooma display after years of backlash

A NSW council will replace the "offensive" flag after years of community backlash and pleas from South African officials, as advocates question why it took so long.

The Canberra Times

'Unbelievable': Spring chill brings surprise snowfall to ACT region

A burst of cold air across the region turned rain into snowfall for parts of the ACT, Snowy Mountains and Southern Tablelands.

ABC News

South African apartheid-era flag still flying in NSW town of Cooma, sparking controversy

Cooma's Mayor says the flag offers a historical lesson and should stay where it is, but that argument is not washing with a South African writer or officials from her country. Locals, meanwhile, are also at odds on the issue.

The Canberra Times

The Cooma Pie Index shows Canberrans are shrugging off the pandemic

Business is booming as the tourists return to the ski slopes

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The Canberra Times

Birdsnest spreads its wings, opening boutique accommodation in Cooma

The accommodation is in renovated 1860s terraces on the original main street of Cooma

The Guardian - AU

Big chill: frosty Friday weather for Australia’s east with parts of NSW dipping below zero

Coldest temperatures recorded near Cooma and Bega at -8C as Southern Ocean cold front moves across country

ABC News

Ukrainian war refugees in Australia face with bureaucratic hurdles to humanitarian visas

The 19-year-old and her family are happy to be safe but have no way to pay almost $2,000 for medical examinations to get temporary humanitarian visas.

The Guardian - AU

‘Shame and betrayal’: giving light to rural NSW’s dark LGBTQ+ chapter

People who grew up around Cooma hope the hidden incarceration of gay men exposed in The Greatest Menace podcast will be more widely acknowledged

The Canberra Times

Man charged following fatal crash near Cooma

The man was given conditional bail and will appear in Cooma Local Court in May.

AAP

Man charged over fatal car pile-up

NSW Police have charged a man with multiple offences after a four-car crash outside the regional town of Cooma.

The Canberra Times

Man dead after four vehicle incident near Cooma

A 53 year-old man died at the scene when his Toyota Rav 4 collided with another vehicle about 5km west of Cooma.

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