The committee working to create a miners memorial in the Heritage Park have this week received a helping hand from two Central Queensland University (CQU) design students. Cobar Shire Council’s acting director of planning and environmental services Stephen Poulter said the Miners Memorial Project Committee has been meeting on a […]
This year’s Festival of the Miner’s Ghost has been declared a huge success with some of the biggest crowds ever. The Golden Dash and Peaks of Colour running events both attracted fields of more than 400 participants, while Drummond Park was packed on Saturday afternoon for the markets and other […]
Two Cobar Pony Club riders travelled to Mudgee on the weekend to compete in the Pony Clubs of Australia NSW State One Day Event Championships. Representing Zone 17, that consists of Cobar, Bourke and Tottenham, Kaila Wharton competed in the 17-25 years Advanced section on ‘Be Just’ jumping Championship Grade […]
The Cobar Camels Rugby Club held their annual general meeting on Sunday with former player and Cobar Rugby Old Boy, Mal Harris, elected as the club’s new president. For a long time in any member’s memory it was the first time the position was contested with past secretary/treasurer John Beer […]
There was a big turn out for the CATS (Cobar Athletics and Triathlon Squad) first event of the season on Sunday with 21 competitors lining up at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool for a triathlon. Two athletes attempted the long course (500m swim, 20km ride and 4km run) while the […]
Over the weekend the Cobar golf course hosted a field of 104 golfers from all over NSW for […]
The Cobar Business Association welcomed some new faces to their annual general meeting last week, three of which have joined the new committee. Rachael Hadkins was welcomed as the group’s new treasurer along with new general committee members Ellie Russell and Chris Lehmann. Sharon Harland was returned as the group’s […]
The size of the Parkes electorate (in which Cobar falls) is set to increase significantly under proposed changes to the federal electoral boundaries in NSW. Ahead of the 2016 federal election, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) last week released details of its proposed changes. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton […]
The Evans family from Tambua Station were recently presented with an Australian Century Farm and Station bronze plaque to commemorate 100 years on the land. The award was presented in Canberra last week at a ceremony at Parliament House. Six families were presented with the plaques, to symbolise their perseverance […]
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