Cobar’s annual Festival of the Miners Ghost (FOMG) is still more than two months away, however organisers have already made the decision to cancel this year’s event. Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith said the decision was made last week as the future looks uncertain due to COVID-19 restrictions. “It was […]
Narromine-based jockey Ricky Blewitt rode a winning treble at the Cobar Picnic Races on Saturday, the first of which was on Rebecca’s Quest finishing 1.5 lengths ahead of Scarpa in Race 2, the 1,000 metres Cynend Building & Construction Class B Handicap. It was the […]
Lenny Fitton may not have been born in Cobar and while he spent the past 50 years living in a number of different towns, he has always thought of himself as a ‘Cobar boy’. “I have lots of good memories of growing up in Cobar,” he said. Lenny and his […]
An excellent result was achieved at Cobar’s Annual Ram Sale last week with 100 per cent clearance of the 86 lots of White Dorpers, Dorpers and Australian White rams on offer. Landmark Russell’s livestock sales manager Lucas Scales said this year’s sale had great local support as well as keen […]
Residents in the nearby village of Murrin Bridge lined up for testing at a mobile COVID-19 testing station on Monday. The community of approximately 70 people, which is currently undergoing a 14 day lockdown period, were offered the testing following a visit by a person from a Melbourne hot spot […]
The Great Western Hotel, which has for many years operated as a family hotel, is currently excluding minors due to a dispute with their licence. The pub’s licensee Rachel Warren was put on notice last Wednesday following an audit inspection by police where it was discovered the hotel’s licence, which […]
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton last week announced that The Cobar Weekly will receive a $12,627 grant to support employee wages, after being successful in the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program. The Cobar Weekly was one of 107 regional news outlets across the country to benefit from the […]
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