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Rain affects scores and numbers
The rain may have had an effect on last Wednesday’s Ladies Golf Stroke game as thee were only seven players in attendance. The wet however didn’t worry Susan Goonrey who posted a score of 65 net for the win over her sister, Geraldine Francisco, who finished with 67 net. Ann […]
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Cobar Mermaids begin to resurface
A new season of the Mermaids swimming club competition commenced on Sunday morning at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. There was a small field of just five swimmers with Nikki Davey the winner of the first event, the 30m handicapped freestyle swim. Davey won with a time of 0.06 seconds […]
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A big night for the Cobar Roosters
It was a big night for the Cobar Roosters Senior Rugby League Club on Saturday with NRL league legend David Peachey and members of the Cobar Roosters 1968 Premiership winning team joining the club to celebrate the end of their first season in the Castlereagh Rugby League competition. Club president […]
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Local dentists sink their teeth into business ownership
Husband and wife dental team Dr Charlie Thompson and Dr Caroline Bowman have taken over as the new owners of the Cobar dental surgery, which will soon be rebranded as Thompson Family Dental. A lot has happened in the past four years since the couple moved to Cobar to work […]
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Kubby’s new director is a familiar face in our community
Kubby House Child Care Centre has welcomed a familiar face in Lauren Williams as their new director. Lauren and her family have lived in Cobar for almost six years and, in between raising her young family, she’s previously worked in community-run childcare centres in Castlemaine (Victoria), Darwin and Adelaide. “I […]
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Businesses connect over dinner for an economic snapshot
As part of NSW Small Business Month, the Cobar Business Association hosted a dinner on Thursday night which was aimed at keeping local businesses informed about how Cobar’s economy is tracking. Cobar Business Association president Sharon Harland said the idea of the dinner was to find out what opportunities are […]
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Biking psychs roll into town on a mission for men’s health
A group of Psychs on Bikes, led by Sydney psychiatrist Dr Joe Dunn, rolled into town on Friday afternoon as part of their trip from Perth to Sydney to raise awareness of rural mental health issues. Dr Joe and his Psychs on Bikes co-riders have been doing “big rides” since […]