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Year: 2018
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Very close netball competition
Two very close games were played in the senior netball competition on Saturday with both the winning sides finishing with 38 points. Golfie Mystics beat Brush Stop 38-34 in their game and JKM Dynamic Fitness won their match 38-33 over ENDivas. It was a nail bitter of a game between […]
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Wade’s works liven up the library walls
Cobar Shire & TAFE Library is currently hosting an extensive collection of artworks by local artist Thelma Wade. A well-known resident, Thelma was born and bred in Cobar, and has been painting and drawing since childhood. “Growing up all I ever wanted was paints. We didn’t get many Christmas presents, […]
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Tensions flare at packed council meeting
Tensions flared at last Thursday night’s packed council meeting with Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko forced to call on councillors and members of the gallery to show respect to the meeting chamber. The public gallery was full with more than 50 people, including many local business owners, there […]
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Camels give Pumas a good run for their money
The Cobar Camels gave the top of the table Warren Pumas a good run for their money on Saturday in Round 9 of the Western Plains Rugby Union competition with the final margin just 15 points in Warren’s favour. Warren, who were comfortably sitting in second place on the competition […]
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Junior Roosters win spirited game 16-14 against Gulgong
The Cobar Roosters Under 18s Castlereagh Rugby League match against Gulgong at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday was a spirited game which the Roosters narrowly won 16-14. The match eventually boiled over in the second half and resulted in two Cobar players and one from Gulgong being sent to […]
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Impressive wins for Roosters Under 10s and Under 11s
The Cobar club hosted South Dubbo and Wellington teams for Round 8 of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition on Saturday. The Under 10s, 11s and 12s played their matches at Tom Knight Memorial Oval while the Under 14s and 16s games were played at the Camels’ Ailsa […]
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Big weekend on ladies golfing calendar
There were some weary lady golfers after the Club Championships were played on the weekend with 27 holes contested each day. The 2018 A Grade Scratch winner was Jenny Stephenson while Chrissy Gilligan was the runner-up and the Nett winner was Narelle Kriz with Julie Livingston the runner-up. The B […]
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Pumpettes convincingly win netball grand final
A height advantage and years of playing together helped the Pumpettes to a convincing win in the Women’s Indoor Netball grand final on Monday night at the youth centre. The Pumpettes finished as big winners, 42-21 over Cobar Connections. With their Goal Shooter Emma Barton in sensational shooting form contributing […]