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Year: 2016
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Prison escapees headed for Cobar
Police believe two prisoners who escaped from an Ivanhoe Correctional Facility may be heading towards Cobar. Geoffrey Fieldsend (30) and Richard Reginald Pretty (29) were last seen at the minimum-security correctional centre in Ivanhoe about 6pm Saturday. Police are appealing for the public to not approach the two men. Following […]
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Rotary Club helps local cadet unit improve its facilities
A donation by the Rotary Club of Cobar will be of great help to the Cobar Cadet Unit on their field exercises. The Rotary Club of Cobar’s past president Gordon Hill said the club had been successful in an obtaining a Rotary District 9670 grant to purchase equipment for the […]
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Great sportsmanship displayed by all junior league teams
Cobar Junior Rugby League hosted two Round 9 games of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. The Cobar sides lined up for the Under 11s, and Under 13s matches against South Dubbo while the Cobar Under 16s didn’t get to play […]
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Lady bowlers pick up a prize at Black Opal Tournament
Two Golfie ladies bowls teams competed in the annual Black Opal Tournament in Lightning Ridge on June 24 and 25. Up against 26 teams from across the state, the Cobar side of Marlene Wynd, Glenda Peebles and Joy Josephson won the 9th place prize money. In the women’s competition back […]
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A game of missed opportunities for the Cobar Camels
The Cobar Camels travelled to Brewarrina on Saturday hoping to make amends for their 22-0 loss to Bre in the first round of Western Plains Rugby competition. Prior to Saturday’s game Brewarrina was sitting in 3rd place on the competition ladder while the Camels were back in 6th position. The […]
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Cobar netballers put in a great effort at State
The Cobar 15 years representative netball team took part in one of the largest female sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere over the weekend at the Netball NSW State Age Championships. The State Age carnival dates back to 1969 and the competition is so large now, that no single netball […]
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Youth try their hand at spinning the decks at DJ workshop
As part of a NSW Government Youth Opportunities grant, young people in Cobar last Friday got to find out first hand what it’s like to be a DJ. The DJ workshop was one of a number of youth activities run in Cobar last week. Cobar Shire Council’s special projects officer […]
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Lifetime of caring for Ward Oval recognised by Cobar Shire
Cobar Shire Council farewelled one of their longest serving employees last week when Darrell Turner retired after 44½ years of service. Mr Turner was farewelled with a staff luncheon last Thursday where he was presented with a parting gift and a plaque with a ride-on lawn mower to remind him […]