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Age is no barrier for a local artist to pursue his passion
Talented local resident Max ‘Ginty’ Howison has had a passion and talent for drawing for almost 91 years. While his work is widely known locally, Max said he has never looked to publicise or financially benefit from his incredible talent. Described by those who know him as “a very modest […]
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Aviation fuel the key to improving Cobar’s airport
Cobar Shire Council is hoping to make the Cobar Regional Airport more inviting to aviators. Council’s asset manger and manager of the airport Anil De Silva said council aims to obtain the maximum economic benefit from the airport in a sustainable manner. “Boosting turnover of aviation fuel at Cobar is […]
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Hospital auxiliary boasts some long serving volunteers
Volunteers with the Cobar Hospital Auxiliary are some of the longest serving members of any committee in Cobar. The Cobar Hospital Auxiliary committee raises funds for the hospital to provide additional equipment and services for the benefit of patients and staff that is not covered by the hospital’s budget. The […]
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Cobar’s junior netballers compete at State Age carnival
Three of Cobar’s junior netball players, Allira Hurst, Hannah Carroll and Madasan Taylor competed at the Netball NSW State Age Netball carnival at Campbelltown from July 1-3. The State Age Championships, one of the largest female sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere, was first held in 1968. This year’s event attracted […]
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Who is the typical Cobar resident?
The 2016 Australian Census data revealed the typical Australian is a 38 year old female, but who is a typical Cobarian, and how do we differ from the national average? According to this year’s Census figures, the typical Cobarian is a 35 year old male; although Aboriginal or Torres Strait […]
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Easy 50-0 win for Roosters against depleted Newtown team
The Cobar and Newtown Barwon Darling Rugby League First Grade teams had Tom Knight Memorial Oval all to themselves on Saturday after the scheduled Under 18s and League Tag matches were forfeited. Earlier in the week the Cobar Under 18s received notification from Brewarrina that their match wasn’t going to […]
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Blake Dunne wins prestigious Beryl Jones Memorial Trophy
Sunny conditions brought out 22 shooters on Sunday for the Beryl Jones Memorial Trophy Shoot at the Cobar Clay Target Club, with visitors from away among the contestants. There were also some new starters and juniors in the line up. Even though the sun was out, there was a slight […]
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2017 Ladies’ golf champions decided
The Ladies’ Golf Club Champions for 2017 were decided on Sunday when the second round of the competition was played. In A Grade the Scratch champion was Chrissy Gilligan with Janet Place the runner-up. The Net winner was Angela Fryer and the runner-up was Sally Bannister. In B Grade Ann Dunn secured […]
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Five locals tackle the tough Kokoda Track
They followed a training plan, read guide books and history books, looked at photos and videos and talked to people who have walked the Kokoda Track however five locals say none of that could fully prepare them for the experience itself. The group have just returned from walking the eight […]