This Week’s News
Camels record first win of the season
After a slow start, the Cobar Camels have recorded their first win of the season in a tough match against Bourke 36-24 at home on Saturday. The Camels took on an under-strength Bourke side in Round 7 of the […]
Government fund to plug the leaks
Critical repairs and maintenance of the Albert Priest Channel to help improve water supply efficiency for Cobar and Nyngan is to be funded by the NSW Government. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the funding when he visited Cobar last week. The $2million is being provided to Bogan Shire Council […]
Tough day on the field for junior Roosters in home games
It was a tough day on the field for Cobar’s Junior League sides when the Dubbo St John’s side made the trip out to Cobar on Saturday, with all four matches in the Dubbo and District Junior League Competition resulting in wins to the St John’s sides. The Under 10s […]
Council presents a conservative budget for coming year
Cobar Shire Council was pleased to be able to present a “good” budget to ratepayers at public meeting last Wednesday night. Council’s director of corporate and community services, Kym Miller, said he’s worked out a conservative budget for 2019/2020 that has “very little risk and significant opportunities”. “There’s no reduction […]
Students creating a new Cobar sign for western side of town
Cobar High School (CHS) Stage 5 and 6 metalwork students have been working on a new ‘Cobar’ sign. Cobar Shire Council approached the school to assist with the project to create a new approach sign to the town, to be positioned beside the Barrier Highway at the western entrance to […]
Local ladies bring home the Peak Hill golf silverware
The Cobar lady golfers who made the trip to Peak Hill for the Western Districts Ladies Golf Association (WDLGA) Sandgreen Teams event on Sunday came home big winners with Sue Phillips, Narelle Kriz and Jenny Stephenson taking the title for 2019. Runners up on the day were Wan Sipasta and […]
Decades of local service
Vinnies volunteers Jean Manns (who has given over 25 years service), Ann Dunn (11 years) and Jan Johnson (20+ years) have been recognised by Vinnies for their ‘long service’ to the charitable organisation. Other long serving volunteers (not pictured) to have received long service badges include: Dawn Griffiths and Bev […]
Pumpettes reign supreme in netball grand final thriller
Pumpettes have continued their domination of the Women’s Indoor Netball competition, taking out Monday night’s grand final at the Cobar Youth and Fitness Centre. The thrilling match came right down to the wire with Pumpettes recording a 30-29 victory over Hot Shots. Gaining the upper hand in the first quarter […]
Girl Guides spreading joy in Cobar one biscuit at a time
Cobar’s Girl Guides were out and about spreading a little happiness around town last week with special deliveries of home made biscuits. The ‘Bake and Take’ activity was part of their Bringing Happiness initiative, which has been a part of the Girl Guides’ learning for a number of years. Girl […]
Major works to bring our museum into this century
With tourism a focus of the NSW Government’s funding supplied to Joint Organisations, the Great Cobar Heritage Centre will benefit from a $1.43million upgrade. Museum staff have described the funding as an “exciting opportunity” to update some of the current displays, some of which are over 30 years old. Many […]