2016

Howie’s Hombres grab the Twenty/20 title

Veteran player Roger Mitchell played right through the Howie’s Hombres’ innings in Friday night’s Twenty/20 cricket grand final to ensure his team had a thrilling win over Bushies. Tom Good won the toss for Bushies in Friday’s match and elected for his side to bat first. Seasoned players Stewart Fraser […]

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2016

Roosters calling for players to commit

With just weeks until the start of the Group 11 Rugby League 2016 season, the Cobar Senior Rugby League committee is calling on all interested players to make a commitment and sign up now to play. Club secretary Jessica Claus said while they have had 20-30 players from week to […]

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2016

Three one sided darts games

In the opening round of the new 2016 darts competition last Wednesday three one sided games were played as well as one close game. RSL Outlaws got off to a great start in the new season with an 8-3 win over the Golfie Razorbacks. Golfie Spearchuckers had it mostly all […]

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2016

Locals to benefit from funding

Local children, young people and families in Cobar will benefit from a recent State Government funding announcement by Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries. Mr Humphries said his electorate would receive an extension of $5.8 million in funding for targeted early intervention and intensive programs until mid-2017. Of the $5.8 million […]

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2016

Second week of hot days forecast

Cobar residents can expect the hot temperatures to continue as a second week of 35 degrees plus weather is forecast. The late February heatwave will see temperatures up to nine degrees above average this week. Today is expected to reach 40 degrees while a top of 42 degrees is forecast […]

2016

Businesses sock it to mental health

Two local businesses, Stationery Essentials and Gumnuts Gifts & Homewares, are getting behind Batyr with their ‘One Sock Wednesday’ Cobar campaign. Stationery Essentials’ manager Wendy Robinson said all money raised in Cobar for Batyr, a social enterprise that focuses on preventative education in the area of young people’s mental health, […]