Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Over the past 12 months, Western Local Land Services (Western LLS) has been testing drones to see if they can be successfully used to monitor pastures across the western region. The results of their testing will be compiled to work out if the technology is practical, useful and accurate in […]
The Cobar Roosters Junior Rugby League teams travelled to Nyngan on Saturday with their Mini players joining the Under 9s to Under 16s sides to contest Round 12 of the Dubbo and District Junior Rugby League competition. The Roosters Under 16s won their match with Nyngan 30-20 with the Coaches […]
A local commemorative service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was held at Drummond Park on Monday afternoon led by local Greg Martin. Mr Martin said he thought it only fitting that the Cobar community have the opportunity to be able to pay their respects to the Queen. Addressing the […]
