Month: May 2020
Men’s golf scores starting to improve
Nice weekend weather saw good roll-ups of men golfers on both days. Thirteen players contested a stableford event on Saturday and most players are starting to run into some form, except for the Super Vet, Max Phillips, who is having an unusual loss of from. Bill Fugar showed very good […]
Lady golfers seen soaking up the sun
Lady golfers were seen soaking up the sun last week on the course with numbers increasing due to some of the COVID-19 restrictions being relaxed. Groups of four can play together now although the one player per cart rule still stands. Sally Bannister was the Stroke competition winner on Wednesday […]
Gaps in rural health care?
A front page story in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) newspaper on Monday highlighting the gaps in rural health care has well and truly stirred up Cobar residents. The article relays the personal health experience of Cobar resident John Stingemore, and also includes comments about our declining health care […]
Firies turn to film
At Fire and Rescue NSW’s Open Days you can climb all over a firetruck, use a fire hose, watch demonstrations and meet the firemen. However in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Fire and Rescue NSW’s Open Day is different and, to protect the community and staff, […]
Combined effort to select a women’s team
Basketball was a dominant sport for many years in Cobar, particularly in the 1990s, and a number of Cobar players went on to play at representative level. Cobar women’s teams competed in the Wild West Challenge and Macquarie Conference competitions which brought them up against teams from throughout the central […]
Site revealed for construction of new TAFE connected centre
Students in Cobar will soon have access to modern digitally-enabled technologies including simulations and virtual reality experiences with the construction of a new TAFE NSW Connected Learning Centre (CLC). The project was put into motion by the NSW Government last year with the new CLC to complement and add […]