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Month: April 2018
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CHS on the hunt for a new principal
Cobar High School (CHS) farewelled principal Safija Bristina last week at the end of Term 1. Ms Bristina has taken up a tenure as the principal of Forbes High School. The director of Public Schools NSW, Charles Dwyer, informed the school community of the change of leadership for CHS last […]
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Nymagee’s soldiers
The Nymagee Progress Association has been working on a project that will honour their local service men and women who served in both world wars. An honour roll with 21 names from those who served in World War I and 30 more from World War II is to be officially […]
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Winners decided in Coates Hire Motocross Tri Series
The windy conditions on Saturday did not deter the 80 keen motocross riders who competed in the final round of the Coates MX Tri Series at the Cobar Auto Club. Consistency over the three rounds was the key to winning the series. Zach Snudden and Tye Henderson battled for the […]
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CATS celebrate season’s best
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) club’s celebrated the end of their 2017/2018 season on Friday night at the Golfie. It was a quiet night with a number of the award winners out of town due to the school holidays, including Scott Brown, who was the Male Triathlete of […]
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Roosters make a good showing in first Castlereagh outing
The Cobar Roosters First Grade, Under 18s and women’s League Tag teams made a good showing in their first matches of the 2018 Castlereagh Rugby League competition at Gulgong on Saturday. The Bantam Roosters kicked off the day with a hard fought 16-12 win over their Gulgong hosts which was […]
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Jacobson couldn’t put a foot wrong
Bianka Jacobson couldn’t put a foot wrong in her Mixed Indoor Soccer game last Wednesday night at the youth centre. Jacobson was unstoppable in front of the goal and netted five goals to contribute 10 points (female goals are worth double points) to her Man Chest Hair United (MCHU) team’s […]
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Horse whisperer heads off on PTSD tour to help veterans
Local horse whisperer Joe Hughes, who has a completely unique way of training horses, has headed off this week on an eastern Australian tour to help returned veterans who suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Joe runs a brumby training clinic on his property one hour from Cobar and […]
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Baldi’s employees come back for reunion
For 37 years the Baldi family owned and operated a very successful supermarket in Cobar that provided employment for more than 70 people. Many of the Baldi Supermarket’s former employees gathered for a reunion on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Reunion organiser and former employee, Janice […]