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Month: August 2018
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Roosterettes stage spirited fight back
The Cobar Roosterettes were well prepared for what could have been their last game of the 2018 Castlereagh League Tag season with Coach Bianka Jacobson assigning the team an extra training session last week in preparation for Saturday’s semi final showdown against Gilgandra. The Cobar side had to make do […]
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Darts championships tournament contested at the Golfie
The 2018 Cobar Darts Championships were contested at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club over the weekend. The Mixed Doubles winners were Craig Jones and Paige Coleman with Brian Sylvester and Kylie Tiffen finishing as the runners-up. Jones and Sylvester teamed up to win the Men’s Doubles title over Tony […]
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Rusty Motorbike backs up from Louth to win again at Cobar
Rusty Motorbike, winner of the recent Louth Cup (2,000 metres), backed up to win the 1,700 metres Cobar Picnic Cup on Saturday. Given a good run in third spot by Maddison Wright, the Rodney Robb, Nyngan trained Rusty Motorbike ($2.60 favourite) finished a length and a quarter in advance of […]
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Big weekend of golf is done and dusted
The Cobar Ladies Open for 2018 was done and dusted in more ways than one on the weekend with Sunday’s golf played on a glorious day which was in direct comparison to the windy, dusty conditions for Saturday’s game. The Peak Gold Mine Canadian game started off with pleasant weather […]
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Councillors reject Yench’s motions
Cr Yench received no support from his fellow councillors for his four notices of motion to last Thursday’s Cobar Shire Council Ordinary meeting. His motions about free camping and combining council services failed to receive a seconder and so were not able to be discussed. Cr Yench’s two other proposed […]
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First signs of work begin on Cobar’s new health service
Site preparation work has commenced on Cobar’s new multipurpose health service with Hutchinson Builders setting up temporary construction site fencing last Wednesday. Hutchinson Builders (or Hutchies as they are well known), have delivered over 200 health projects, and are also working on redevelopment projects at Broken Hill, Bowral and Cairns […]
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Victorian community digs deep for Cobar farming families
Eighteen Cobar families received a donation of fodder and food items from the Hamilton community in Victoria on Saturday, which is to be followed up this weekend with a large delivery of hay from the Lions Club District 201N4. Mayor Lilliane Brady said council was delighted to have received the […]
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Cobar’s top cop calls it a day after 33 years of service
After 33 years serving with the NSW Police Force, Sergeant John Bennett has decided it’s time for a career change. The much respected police officer, who’s been the boss at the Cobar Police Station for the past 17 years, worked his final shift last week. However John is not taking […]