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Month: April 2020
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Buckman’s pick for our ‘greatest’ indoor soccer side
In the absence of any current local sporting events, The Cobar Weekly has invited various sports people and commentators, to provide us with their Greatest Teams Ever. Their brief was to choose a side based on anyone they had played with or had watched play in Cobar. This Indoor Soccer […]
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Goonrey picks greatest Rugby League Team
Having played 326 First Grade games for the Cobar Roosters (as well as coached Reserves and Junior teams and watched countless games at Tom Knight Memorial Oval), we called upon Jim Goonrey as someone of authority who could pick Cobar’s Greatest Rugby League Team. Jim’s rugby league career with the […]
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Local couple’s golden anniversary celebrations put on hold
Locals Judith and Werner Muhlethaler quietly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 11 only marking the occasion with the exchange of a recycled anniversary card. Daughter Krista Bowkett said unfortunately due to the current COVID-19 situation, their celebration with friends and family has been put on hold as they […]
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Local’s collection of memories immortalised in glossy book
Local well-known retired grazier Bob Chambers has recently written a book about his life for his family and friends. The book is entitled ‘While The Billy Boils’ and tells of his family life, his experiences as a young stockman in rural Victoria; and the life-changing decision to move with […]
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Police investigate a spate of vandalism
Cobar Police have identified three juveniles believed to have been involved in a theft and a number of vandalism incidents that occurred on Sunday night. Cobar Police Sergeant Chris Power said the juveniles are believed to be responsible for a number of offences that took place late on Sunday […]
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Locals encouraged to pause and remember on Anzac Day
Cobar’s Anzac Day commemoration activities have had to be cancelled this Saturday like many other Anzac Day events around the world. Due to Australian Government restrictions on gatherings during the Coronavirus pandemic, Cobar’s traditional Anzac Day dawn service, street march and mid-morning service at Drummond Park have all been cancelled. […]
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Cobar fortunate to be COVID-19 free
Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko praised the Cobar community for their diligence in helping to slow the spread of Coronavirus. “So far we are very fortunate that Cobar has no recorded cases,” Mr Vlatko told The Cobar Weekly on Monday. “We still need to be diligent as anyone […]