Year: 2022
Empire easily account for Nymagee
Empire easily defeated Nymagee by six wickets in the Cobar & District Senior Cricket 40 Overs game at Ward Oval on Saturday. The only high point for Nymagee on the day was winning the toss! They chose to bat and it all started to unravel in the second over when […]
CBD speed limit to drop to 40km
In an effort to make Cobar’s central business district (CBD) safer for pedestrians, the speed limit for all vehicles will be reduced to 40km/hr as of tomorrow. The High Pedestrian Activity Area (HPAA) is being introduced by Transport for NSW with the support of NSW Police and Cobar Shire Council. […]
CSA Mine recognises its long serving employees
CSA Mine marked 20 years of service for 11 of its employees last week with a celebration dinner at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Wednesday November 16 was the chosen date to celebrate with seven members of the team having all started their working careers at the mine on […]
Lochy undergoes training to fight with Station 256 crew
Cobar’s Lochlan Ford was one of 227 new firefighters who graduated from the Sydney Emergency Services Academy on Friday. ‘Lochy’ is one of three new recruits that Station 256 Cobar has taken on recently and the first to complete his initial training in Sydney. Deputy Fire Captain Alex Lennon said […]
Three Cougars sides into semi finals
After the final round of the regular competition in the Western Women’s Rugby League competition was played on the weekend, three of the Castlereagh Cougars sides will advance to the semi finals this weekend. The Castlereagh Under 18s will play the Orange Vipers on Saturday in Bathurst while the Cougars […]
Cadets celebrate end of year with a formal dinner
The Cobar 221 Army Cadet Unit held their formal dining-in night on Saturday at the Services Club which included the presentation of end of year awards. The Boot prize for the Most Outstanding Junior Cadet at Annual Camp was awarded to Cadet (CDT) Brodie Kreeck. The Greenie Award for Leadership […]
Cobar club gifted another race meeting
The Cobar Miners Race Club has been gifted another ‘Pop Up’ Race Meeting just in time for Christmas. Cobar Miners Race Club president Jarrod Marsden said following on from the success of their Pop Up meeting in September, Racing NSW has granted the Cobar club another Pop Up meeting on […]
Tritton project to benefit from State Govt investment
Aeris Resources’ Tritton Mine near Hermidale is one of four projects in the Cobar region to benefit from the NSW Government’s $1.8 million investment in major global suppliers and processors of critical minerals and high-tech metals. Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Resources Paul Toole visited the mine on Saturday […]
Excellent turn out for the CATS’ November triathlon
There was an excellent turnout of 15 athletes competing at the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS) November triathlon on Sunday morning at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. They competed in three events, the Try A Tri Course (which comprised of a 200m swim, a 5km ride and a 2km […]