A year after he took an interest in the sport of powerlifting, 16 year old Ethan McLeod already has a national title and now has his eye on a world title. Ethan and his mum Corinne (who is a personal trainer and who first introduced him to the sport) are […]
The Cobar Roosters Under 16s came away with a great 32-16 win over their Wellington counterparts in Round 7 of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. Jackson Muldoon crossed for three tries, Eli Martin scored a double and Will Oborn also […]
The Rotary Club of Cobar found a novel way to fundraise and held a Book Fair on Saturday. Rotary Club secretary Gordon Hill said they had a great response from the community with an estimated 1,000 books being donated and also a good response from locals buying books. The fundraiser […]
Finally, after a run of miserable weather and washed-out events, Cobar enjoyed perfect golfing conditions for the annual Cobar Men’s Golf Open on Sunday. There was a field of 56 players who came from Cobar, Nyngan, Tottenham, Brewarrina, Narromine, Singleton, Gilgandra and Murray Downs. Jay Egan has been the leading […]
Essential Energy’s mature-age apprentice, Daniel Stephens has been named as Apprentice of the Year at the recent vocational education and training (VET) 2025 Western NSW Regional Training Awards. The awards celebrate the success of local VET learners and teachers who have made outstanding contributions to their workplaces and industries. Taking […]
The Cobar Weekly newspaper is one of 26 not-for-profit organisations to share in $200,000 worth of grants from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and partner Telstra. The Weekly was successful in their application for Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program which supports projects led by grassroots not-for-profits in […]
The Castlereagh Cougars Opens side played their first game in the Peter McDonald Premiership Women’s Rugby league 9’s competition on Sunday in Wellington. The Cougars team, which is made up of three Cobar players, Kayla Hasson (team captain), Neve Carter and Taylah Good, took on Mudgee in their first outing. […]
The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA) proudly signed a Statement of Intent with the University of New England (UNE) in Cobar last week to mark the beginning of a transformative partnership for the region. MPRA’s Independent Chairperson Grace Gordon said this agreement will strengthen outcomes in community-identified projects aligned with […]
The Triples Championship bowls semi final was played on Sunday afternoon at the Golfie. Let’s start by saying it took eight ends for the ‘Young Guns’ Jay Egan, Alec Fraser and Mark Fraser to get on the board! Don Roberts, Kyle Roberts and Doug Hudson came out ‘all guns […]
Year on year Cobar residents are the biggest users of the Macquarie Home Stay (MHS) accommodation facility in Dubbo and so the Cobar community will be pleased to know plans for Stage 3 have commenced. For the past six years, MHS has been a home away from home for thousands […]
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