The 2025 Cliffhanger Off Road Event, which features tough winch courses, long navigation stages and fast creek runs for 4×4 racing, was held at Mt Gap Station north of Cobar last week. The event has been running for more than 20 years and attracts competitors from around Australia to test their vehicles and their four wheel driving skills in some very unforgiving terrain. Pictured is one of the teams competing in a winch challenge up a steep, rocky hill.
See this week’s edition for a report on how the local 50seven Automotive team went this year!
Peak Gold Mines staff had a double celebration yesterday to mark the 21st anniversary of the New Cobar Decline and the commencement of the Aurelia Metals’ operations at Great Cobar. The joint occasion was marked with a morning tea at the Great Cobar Museum, which was the former Great Cobar […]
A field of 61 professional golfers were joined by 35 amateurs on the Cobar golf course over the weekend to contest the MAC Copper CSA Mine Australian Seniors Sand Greens Championships and Open Amateur Pro-Am event. The Australian PGA Senior Sand Greens Championship title came down to a three-way play […]
The annual Townies v Bushies grudge-match golf day was held on Saturday and the Townies, well led by captain Michael Bannister, won the day with a final score of 233, beating the Bushies by 13 shots. Since the event was first run 22 years ago, the Bushies have won over […]