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First taste for the Roosters

The Cobar Roosters First Grade side had their first taste of playing in the Castlereagh Rugby League competition on Saturday with the Cobar side taking part in a knockout at Gulgong. The Roosters acquitted themselves well convincingly beating Binnaway 28-0 and put on another good show when they came up […]

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Juniors take part in big gala day

Two of Cobar’s junior rugby league teams headed to Forbes on Saturday for a big day of footy while the Under 9s played in Dubbo on Sunday. Spooner Oval and Hugh Wilson Oval in Forbes were full of mini-and-mod rugby league talent with the Forbes Junior Carnival on Saturday attracting […]

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Cobar faces on regional arts board

Cobar Arts Council president Kylie Harvey was returned as the Outback Arts board chairperson at the group’s annual general meeting. The meeting was held at Outback Arts’ new premises in Coonamble last week. Kylie, a local artist with an online following for her creations as ‘Indigo and Quince’, stood as […]

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New GM for Peak as sale completed

David Pelchen will take over as the general manager of Peak Gold Mines from next month. The announcement was made yesterday as Aurelia Metals Ltd officially took ownership of the mine. Mr Pelchen is a mining engineer with extensive operational experience in underground operations in Australia, New Zealand, China and […]

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Rodeo action returns to Cobar

With over $15,000 prizemoney on offer, the Sullivan’s Mining & Hardware Rough Stock Rodeo on Saturday attracted a quality field of 66 competitors competing in 12 events. Among the cowboys and cowgirls competing at this year’s Cobar Rodeo was five times ABCRA (Australian Bushmen’s Campdraft and Rodeo Association) Australian Champion, […]

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Medical centre extensions taking shape

The new extension to the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) is starting to take shape with the building’s frame now up. CPHCC’s practice manager Bernie Martin told The Cobar Weekly that work is progressing well on the extension to the medical centre and is on schedule. “We did a […]