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Lots of golfers came out of the woodwork

The first Ambrose tournament of the year was played in the Men’s Golf competition on the weekend and it was the popular Polyfabrications Day sponsored by Garry Wilkin and Polyfabrications. As is the usual case with Ambrose days it brings a few players out of the woodwork and there was […]

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Familiar face heads up Wild Dog project

Former Cobar resident Justin Schick has joined the Western Local Land Services team as the new project manager of the NSW Wild Dog Fence Extension project. Mr Schick, who is based in Dubbo, has previous project management experience working in the mining industry in Cobar. He commenced in the Western […]

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Junior players get back on the paddock

Cobar junior league teams will next month be back on the paddock playing in a modified Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition. Cobar Junior Rugby League president Simone Knight reports a 2020 competition will go ahead despite the Dubbo City and Wellington clubs both pulling out this season. The […]

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Welcome rain

The Cobar district has recorded another welcome drop of rain over the weekend, with potential for more this week. A total of 12mm was officially recorded at the Cobar Meteorological Office from a storm overnight Saturday. To the east of Cobar the Gepperts at Restdown measured 13mm which they report […]

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Local couple named Rotarians of the Year

  Cobar’s Gordon and Therese Hill have been named the Australasian Rotarians of the Year. Rotary District 9670 Governor Graeme Hooper presented the prestigious award to the Hills on Saturday. The award recognises continuous club and district activity reflecting Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self”. Gordon and Therese are both devoted […]

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Popular festival gets a second start

Following the huge success of Cobar’s Running on Empty Festival (ROEF) in 2018, all who attended (plus others who missed it) have been asking: When are we going to do it again? Festival coordinator John de Bruin announced on Friday that another ROEF festival would take place in 2022, from […]