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All one-sided netball affairs

All three of the Round 7 games of the Sen-ior Ladies Netball competition played on Tuesday night were one-sided affairs. JKM Dynamic Fitness dominated their fast-paced game with Ay-Jays Café winning 60-17; Pumpettes started slow but finished strongly to beat Gumnuts 40-26; and Nymagee Magpies got off to a great […]

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Footy Fever at St John’s School

St John’s School held their annual Footy Fever Day last week which pays tribute to a much loved former teacher, Mrs Paula Potter, who loved her footy. Students organised and ran the day. Pictured are some of the students, Aiden Hyland, Ryder Anderson, Cohen Nicholson and Talas Burke. ▪ Photo […]

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Mark Coulton appointed the Nationals’ Chief Whip

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has been appointed as the National Party’s Chief Whip. The party whip is chosen by their team to act as their team manager. Mr Coulton’s appointment comes following the recent announcement of the Coalition’s shadow ministry. Having served as a Member of Parliament for […]

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Educational Expo

The Cobar TAFE Connected Learning Centre held an Educational Expo yesterday with industry specialists and staff on hand to demonstrate their mobile training units, Virtual Reality (VR) training equipment and also provide information on the range of courses they can offer Cobar students and businesses. Pictured above are some students […]

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Fergies dream run to Louth

The Cobar Fergies biennial Tractor Run took place over the weekend coinciding with the Louth Field Day. The group of 10 tractors and their support crew travelled over and back with no dramas. The event is normally a fundraiser for the Fergies (who donate the proceeds to local groups), however […]

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History making trip passes through Cobar

Cobar residents got to witness the largest haulage of a marine vessel ever undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere last Thursday when the Pride of the Murray passed through town. The 100 tonne, 100 year old paddlesteamer was making an epic 1,750km journey from Echuca in Victoria on its way to […]