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Cobar golfer and part time bowler wins at Hillston
A group of 17 Cobar lawn bowlers from the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club travelled to Hillston for their Summer Pairs competition on Saturday. From the group, Mark Fraser, Gerard Livingston and John Daly all made the semi finals playing with their team mates from Hillston. Fraser (who is more […]
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Town Hall Cinema building to get a new lease on life
The once thought to be doomed Town Hall Cinema building is set to get a new lease on life as part of Cobar Shire Council’s Town Hall Cinema Masterplan. Built by Hugh Sutherland, the building has stood in Barton Street since 1893 and for many years it played a major […]
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Cobar kids among field of 1,030 competitors
A contingent of 12 Cobar Little A’s Club athletes competed at the Little Athletics NSW Region 3 Championships in Dubbo over the weekend. Competing in the Under 10 boys age group, Joshua Gillette finished 6th in his 70m sprint, 9th in both the 100m sprint and Long Jump events and […]
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Colleen Boucher named Australia Day Citizen of the Year
Colleen Boucher was named the Citizen of the Year for 2024 at the Australia Day award ceremony on Friday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Citizen of the Year is awarded to a resident who has made an outstanding contribution to the community in a voluntary capacity while being a […]
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A footballer, horse rider and tennis volunteer win awards
This year’s Australia Day sporting awards have been won by a footballer, a horse rider and a tennis club volunteer. Brianna Watson was Cobar’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2024. The award is presented to someone who gains a high level of sporting achievement and demonstrates a significant contribution to […]
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Aust Day judges unable to pick just one winner
The judges for this year’s Australia Day awards couldn’t just pick one winner in the Community Event of the Year category and so awarded the accolade to two community events. Bands in the Bush, an outdoor music concert on September 23 at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval, and Festival of […]
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Men’s golf committee executive remains unchanged
The Cobar Men’s Golf committee held their annual general meeting recently with a good roll-up of players in attendance. All of the previous members of the executive were returned unopposed and included: Alec Fraser (club captain), Peter ‘China’ Brien (vice captain), John Martin (Hon. secretary/treasurer), Bill Fugar (handicapper) and John […]
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Mural artists create a scene that is uniquely Cobar
What does a galah, a glass jar, and Cobar all have in common? They all rhyme and all appear on the new mural at the National Australia Bank. Artists Joel Fergie (aka the Zookeeper) and Travis Vinson (aka Drapl) were in Cobar last week creating the ‘quirky’ artwork. “We were […]