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Year: 2018
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Nymagee continues on winning way
Nymagee continued on their winning way beating Empire on Saturday in the senior cricket 40 Overs competition. Batting first, Nymagee made 5/173 from their 40 overs. Every batsman made a start but were unable to go on and post a big score as Empire’s bowlers bowled a tight line throughout […]
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Cobar hosts workshop to discuss regional organisations
Mayors, councillors and general managers from the Orana Regional Organisation of Councils (OROC) met in Cobar on Thursday to learn more about the NSW Government’s Joint Organisations (JOs) model. The NSW Government last year introduced legislation to allow councils to create a JO network to help drive better planning, economic […]
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Accident leaves Cobar in the dark
More than 1,200 customers in Cobar and surrounding rural areas were without power on Saturday night after a motor vehicle hit a power pole in Kurrajong Circle bringing down the pole and power lines. According to the police report, a 32 year old Cobar man lost control of his vehicle […]
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Family and friends on hand to support Brett’s relay run
Paralympic Track and Field coach and former Cobar resident, Brett Robinson, was given the honour last week of taking part in the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay when it passed through Dubbo. Brett, who is still a regular visitor to his home town, was nominated for the honour and was […]
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Malcolm’s in the middle of all the junior rugby action
The Cobar Camels Rugby Union Club is keen to get a junior competition back up and running so that Cobar players can join the Western Plains Rugby junior competition. Myshelle Gillette, a Cobar Rugby Club committee member and wife of the senior rugby club president Stephen Gillette, and their three […]
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Success as local talents tackle Tamworth music festival
Two talented local artists made a name for themselves this year at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Musician Kahlia Martin has been playing at the festival for a couple of years and this year local photographer Klae McGuinness tagged along to capture some images of her on stage. Kahlia was […]
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Small field contests annual Australia Day triathlon event
Scott Brown was the winner of the Gumnuts Gifted Male prize as the first finishing male and overall winner of the Australia Day triathlon on Friday. The annual event, organised by the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS), was a scratch race and consisted of a 300m swim, 10km ride […]