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Top of the table team got toppled off

Hustlers toppled off top of the table team, The Opposition, in the Mixed Indoor Netball competition last Tuesday night at the youth centre. The match started on an even keel with the scores locked at just 3-all at the end of the first quarter. Hustlers then pulled away to have […]

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Weekend was a Twenty/20 feast

The local cricket competition was packed with Twenty/20 fixtures over the weekend. On Friday night Hombres got the win over CSA while in Saturday’s doubleheader Golfie beat Peak and Bushies won against Smashers. After being in early trouble on Friday night, Hombres were then led to victory with a knock […]

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Fashion stakes high in fun charity golf day

The golf Charity Day Ambrose on Sunday (formerly the Police Charity Day) was a huge success with 103 players (26 teams) taking part.  Run together by the local men and women golfers, the proceeds of the day including the nominations, raffle and auction, will be divided between the Cobar Public […]

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Council will go ahead with truck wash

The main discussion at last week’s Cobar Shire Council Ordinary Meeting was whether or not council should go ahead and build a new truck wash. Cr Peter Maxwell put a rescission motion to the meeting calling for council to reconsider building a new truck wash which he said had morphed […]

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National attention on a local cause

A local woman’s battle to have a law changed regarding the definition of guilt by reason of mental illness has gained national attention. Wendy Robinson has been involved in a court case spanning over 18 months to prevent her brother from inheriting from their parents’ estates after he murdered them […]

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Charity group helps purchase water for farmers in need

An online charity group, GIVIT, has delivered 200 supermarket vouchers for Cobar’s rural residents to purchase emergency drinking water. GIVIT’S NSW Drought Relief Manager Scott Barrett coordinated the delivery worth $6,000 to Cobar last week with local staff from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) helping to distribute the vouchers […]

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Running On Empty Festival brings in a big crowd

It’s hard to judge, but it’s estimated there were about 1,000 visitors here for the Festivals weekend, however it’s not hard to work out that everyone had a great time. Running On Empty Festival organisers John de Bruin and Ben Hewlett, together with their small committee, have received heaps of […]