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Cancer-fighting dance event to feature a Cobar contingent
Former Cobar resident Allison Harland has gone from being a ‘Dance Mum’ to a dancer and is now set to be one of the ‘Stars of Dubbo’. Allison recently moved to Dubbo and has volunteered to represent the Western Studio of Performing Arts Cobar (WSPA Cobar) at this year’s ‘Stars […]
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Big efforts pay off
In the last Triathlon of the season, Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) members put in a big effort which resulted in some outstanding results on Sunday. Raymond Jones, who recently competed in the Combined High Schools Triathlon event, showed great improvement to better his previous Cobar Short Course time […]
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CWA donation to help local bush kids
Cobar Mobile Children’s Services (CMCS) will once again be able to offer their services to bush kids aged between four and 12 years old. A donation of $8,000 this week from the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Cobar branch to CMCS, who recently lost some of their funding, will mean they […]
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Local footy players tackle domestic violence initiative
Cobar’s Laura Ah-See has played a starring role in a Country Rugby League (CRL) short video that aims to tackle Domestic Violence (DV). Laura appears in one of the 10 Tackling Violence Program short films that are being delivered to CRL clubs across the state as part of an education […]
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Bushies win on the final ball
After finishing at the top of the table, Howie’s Hombres looked to be the favourites to take out the Twenty/20 cricket grand final on Friday night at Ward Oval. It was however Bushies’ night with the underdogs winning the match with Shane Martin hitting a four on the last ball […]
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Cobar Swimming Club gets their season back on track
After going slightly off track earlier this season with the loss of a number of committee members who had left town, the Cobar Swimming Club is once again running well under new president Dave Giurin. A donation of $2,500 from Sydney company Belle Banne has also ensured the club remains […]
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Local business puts life saving equipment in our main street
A defibrillator conveniently located in the main street will now be available in the case of an emergency for anyone to use. Main street shop owners Jacquie and Peter Huddleston, from Country Simplicity, recently purchased the life saving equipment worth over $3,000 which Mr Huddleston said anyone in the community […]
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Brewery Shield ends in a draw
The Brewery Shield cricket grand final in Dubbo on Sunday ended in a draw. The Cobar Cowboys batted first and posted a defendable total of 9/220 off their 50 overs with Clay Neale (64) and Jake Harbison (40) the pick of the Cobar batsman. Mitch Ashford had the best bowling […]