Month: July 2020
Drive through tests for COVID in Cobar
Cobar residents can today access a drive-through COVID-19 testing service. The Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) is currently conducting the drive-through service throughout the region in an effort to stay on top of the spread of the disease. Director of Public Health Priscilla Stanley said Cobar is the ninth […]
Three close games for Roosters first outing in 2020
Round 1 of the 2020 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition finally kicked off on Saturday with the Cobar Roosters’ three teams making their first road trip to play at Gilgandra. And while the hosts may have recorded wins in all three grades, each match was close and hard fought. […]
Police crack down on drugs in Cobar
Cobar Police have been kept busy with a number of search warrants executed in recent weeks, uncovering illegal firearms and drugs. Among the more serious items discovered was a loaded, modified firearm located when police conducted a vehicle stop on the […]
Locals on board with Silver Tank Sound Chapel project
Local builder Shane Martin and photographer Klae McGuinness have signed on to bring music composer Georges Lentz’ idea of a Sound Chapel in Cobar into a reality. Mr Lentz first visited Cobar in 2008 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and said he instantly liked the town and its people. In […]