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Month: May 2020
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Few gave more to Cobar than Max
Cobar was saddened by the recent passing of Max Humphries, a man who gave over 50 years of his time to the town in a way very few people have done. Sadly, the current COVID-19 restrictions on crowd gatherings meant the people of Cobar were unable to pay a fitting […]
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New format for Castlereagh in 2020
The draw for the 2020 Christie and Hood Castlereagh Rugby League competition has been finalised in a salvaged format as a result of the COVID-19 ravaged season. Each of the nine clubs will play each other once with the competition set to kick off mid July. League secretary Bryson Luff […]
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Report recommends no camp extension
An independent review has recommended that the proposed extension to the Cobar Mining Camp would not be in the public’s interest. A report to Cobar Shire Council by independent planner Robert Bisley, from City Plan in Newcastle, recommends Council does not endorse the application by Rovest Holdings P/L to build […]
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Cobar’s best have all competed at Nationals
The Cobar Weekly has called upon a local Clay Target shooter (Mister Target) to select Cobar’s Greatest Clay Target team and, with so much local talent on offer, he’s gone back through the Australian history records to select his squad. The six shooters in this squad have been selected based […]
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Water restrictions eased as dam fills
Cobar Shire Council’s announcement last week that water restrictions would be lifted completely as of June 1 has been met with trepidation by local residents rather than fanfare. Mayor Lilliane Brady announced last week that water restrictions would be completely abolished in line with Council’s draft Drought Management Plan. Cr […]
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Out in the cold
The cold weather on the weekend didn’t deter the players who braved the conditions in the Men’s Golf Stableford event on Saturday and a Par event on Sunday. Apparently the cold weather doesn’t affect Greg Clark who was in the winning circle both days. The best scores out of the […]
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From next week you’ll be able to get a beer and a facial
Excitement is brewing in Cobar after NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced last week that pubs and clubs will be able to open to more patrons. Beauty services will also be able to resume trading as of Monday. The Premier’s announcement last Friday of a relaxation of restrictions on the hospitality […]
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Weekend winter weather didn’t deter
Lady golfers were rugged up this week after winter arrived a bit early. The cold snap however didn’t deter weekend players with 14 ladies turning up for both days of competition. Wednesday’s stableford could only manage seven starters with a three-way countback determining the winner, Susan Goonrey, from Wan Sipatsa […]