Year: 2018
Tourism team tells of tremendous tasks to promote Cobar
Local business and tourism operators were given the opportunity to find out how the Cobar Visitor Information Centre and the Cobar Museum works during ‘A Night at the Museum’ information night last Wednesday. Tourism staff members spoke about their roles and how they greet and encourage visitors to stop, stay […]
Memorial funds cap off years of work
It’s taken four long years of fundraising and petitioning for funds, but Barry Knight’s hard work to build a Miners Memorial is now about to become a reality. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced funding for the project last week to the tune of $349,777 and called in last […]
Men’s Golf Club Champions determined
The Men’s Golf Club Championships were contested over two days on the weekend with Jacob Ryan well out in front of the rest of the field to claim the A Grade title. Ryan finished with a score of 207 from the two days of 27 holes Stroke competitions. Alec Fraser […]
Grey Mardi Gras is an attention grabber
An idea that came up in a Cobar Shire Council workshop, the Grey Mardi Gras, is already getting plenty of attention. Cr Bob Sinclair’s idea for a unique festival for Cobar is also getting plenty of funding with Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton visiting last week to hand over […]
Rob Thompson wins his first Beryl Jones trophy shoot
Overcast, cool conditions brought out 28 shooters on Sunday for the annual Beryl Jones Memorial Trophy Shoot at the Cobar Clay Target Club. There were a lot of visitors among the contestants along with some new starters and juniors. It was a dull day with a slight chill to the […]
Lead changes five times in thrilling First Grade game
The lead changed five times in the Castlereagh Rugby League First Grade game between the Cobar Roosters and the Coonamble Bears on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval making for a thriller of a match. The Bears held out a final desperate attempt to score by the Roosters to claim […]
Kamikaze crowned Squalleyball kings
The stage was well and truly set for an exiting showdown in the Squalleyball grand final on Thursday night at the youth centre. The competition’s two top teams, Kamikaze Pilots and BNB, both of which are former competition champions, went head to head last week with Kamikaze Pilots coming out […]