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Roosters roll the Magpies in a mammoth 70-0 victory
It was all one-way traffic at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday afternoon as the Cobar Roosters demolished the visiting Baradine Magpies 70-0 in Round 11 of the Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League competition. The Magpies had few answers to the rampaging Roosters attack and were soundly beaten by […]
Council to provide two sealed carparks in the CBD area
Cobar Shire Council has been successful in securing funding to seal two car parking areas within the CBD. Cobar Shire will seal both the parking area directly behind the Grand Hotel (which has entrances from both Linsley and Broomfield streets) and the vacant block next to the Town Hall Cinema […]
There were plenty of winners at this year’s Cobar Show
There was a great roll up for the 2021 Cobar Show, particularly on Friday night with lots of families turning out to see the fantastic fireworks display. This year’s show was officially opened by Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, Commissioner of Resilience Eva Halliger, with multiple wins in a variety of categories, […]
Added comfort for patients
Ongoing fundraising efforts by the Cobar Hospital Auxiliary committee has resulted in the purchase of a mobile pressure relief chair for the Cobar Health Service. The chair will offer patients with reduced mobility some extra comfort. Pictured are hospital auxiliary members Barbara Bartlett, Phyllis Budd (seated,testing out the new chair) […]
New doctor moves family to Cobar for the lifestyle
Cobar’s new doctor to town, Dr Kula Baravilala has cited “a positive lifestyle change” as her incentive for moving to Co-bar. Dr Kula moved from Cairns to Cobar last week to take up a GP’s position at the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre, along with her husband Sam, who is […]
Yabbies retain the coveted Setts Memorial Cup trophy
The Cobar Yabbies, for the sixth year running, have retained the Setts Cup Memorial Swim Trophy with another win over the Nyngan Splashers on Sunday. With the Splashers greatly outnumbered by the Cobar swimmers, it was always going to be a big ask for them to steal the trophy this […]
School bus run and Terry Clyde will retire this month
School bus driver, Terry Clyde is set to retire in a couple of weeks after having done the Wilcannia Road rural bus run for 22 and a half years. And sadly when Terry goes, so too does the bus run with Terry advising that the Transport NSW contract is not […]
Cobar’s biggest employers step up to help Kubby House
Three of Cobar’s major employers have put forward representatives to serve on the new volunteer committee for the Kubby House Child Care Centre. CSA Mine, Peak Gold Mines and Cobar Shire Council all put forward staff members to act as committee members at the centre’s annual general meeting on Saturday. […]
Bantam Roosters book grand final berth
The Cobar Bantam Roosters were in sensational form for Sunday’s Castlereagh Rugby League Youth league elimination semi final and easily discarded their Gilgandra opposition from the competition with a 50-4 win. Sunday’s semi final was the final hurdle for the young Roosters on their way to the 2020 grand final […]