Month: August 2020
VIEW Club adapts so meetings continue
Social distancing was no problem for members who attended the August VIEW Club meeting last Tuesday at the Empire Hotel. Good food, combined with light entertainment, ensured an enjoyable and relaxing day for those ladies able to attend. Club Delegate Kate Winders reported to the meeting that the 60 Years […]
Roosters play out a grinding 16-all draw
It’s been said before that Cobar Roosters rugby league teams are hard to beat at home and that was again the case when the previously unbeaten top of the table Gilgandra First Grade visited on Saturday. The Round 6 match of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh Rugby League competition was […]
Diversity key for Essential Energy’s longest employee
You’d think a person would get bored after working for 47 years in the same field, however that hasn’t been the case for local Robert ‘Bob’ De Jong, who is currently Essential Energy’s longest serving employee. Since he started his apprenticeship as […]
Local photographer shortlisted in prestigious competition
A photo of a bullrider taken at last year’s Cobar Rodeo by local photographer Klae McGuinness has finished in the top 30 in the Mono Awards, a prestigious Australia and New Zealand Black and White photo competition. While Klae’s rodeo photo hasn’t won him any prizes, it will be part […]
Roosterettes thrilled the big crowd with a comeback win
After trailing by 12 points at half time, the Cobar Roosterettes fought their way back to record a 30-26 win over Gilgandra to thrill the big crowd at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. Gilgandra had narrowly beaten the Roosterettes 25-24 in their Round 1 game at Gilgandra five weeks […]