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Month: September 2018
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What Ever had to work hard for their win
After being down seven goals at half time in their Mixed Indoor Netball match last Tuesday night, Hustlers fought their way back into the game to make What Ever work hard for their eventual three point win. A big first half effort saw What Ever leading 7-3 at the first […]
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Brushstop clinches 2018 B Grade title after their 36-18 win
The bookies would have only given you short odds on minor premiers Brushstop winning the Cobar Netball Association B Grade grand final on Saturday and, as predicted, they clinched the 2018 title after easily beating Golfie Mystics 36-18. Brushstop got off to a good start and never looked back in […]
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Pumpettes celebrate long awaited grand final win
The Cobar Netball Association’s A Grade grand final on Saturday was a thriller with Pumpettes making history with their 35-28 win over minor premiers, JKM Dynamic Fitness. It was the Pumpettes team’s first Cobar Netball Association premiership win with some of their original members having played together for the past […]
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Schier has been pushing on doors
Nationals candidate for the Barwon State election Andrew Schier was in Cobar last week talking to locals. Mr Schier said while he did get a few comments that things were “a bit quiet with the drought” he was pleased to hear a number of retailers saying they were keeping busy […]
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Deighton prepares to run the distance for local charity
It’s fair to say that Chris Deighton is a bit of a larrikin however he wasn’t joking when he vowed last year that he would run from Nyngan to Cobar, all in the name of charity. In an interview with The Cobar Weekly last December Deighton said he decided to […]
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Mayor Brady’s re-election confirms a record breaking reign
It’s official—following her re-election last week for her 17th year in office, Cobar’s mayor Lilliane Brady OAM is now the longest serving female mayor in New South Wales. Cr Brady was re-elected to the top job at Cobar Shire Council’s extraordinary meeting last Thursday with Cr Peter Abbott also re-elected […]
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Peak goes contract
Aurelia Metals management has told Peak Gold Mines employees the company will be making the transition from “owner-mining” to “contract-mining”. Management held a meeting with employees onsite on Tuesday morning to detail the plans. Since Aurelia Metals’ announcement of their intention to purchase the Peak Gold Mine (PGM) in November […]