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Year: 2020
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Work begins on laying new town water pipes
Further steps to providing better quality town drinking water have begun with network utilities specialist, Killard Infrastructure, to begin digging up the town’s old water pipes this week. The large multifunctional company is experienced in the field of network utilities and completed a similar project for Goulburn Mulwaree Council in […]
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The Golfie backs all its sporting bodies
The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club celebrated achievements over the past year on the links, greens, ovals and pools at the Club’s Sportsman’s Dinner on Saturday night. Club president Jim Goonrey said it had been another good year for the Golfie who had been well represented in 2019 in golf, […]
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New club member claims a win at CATS February triathlon
There were four new competitors for the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) Club monthly triathlon event on Sunday. Four competitors (two individuals and a team) tackled the Long Course of a 500m swim, 20km ride and 4km run while the remainder of the field completed the Short Course which […]
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Burrendong level rises after rainy week in the west
The recent widespread rain has helped to fill dams on properties and revive local gardens but it hasn’t made a significant difference to our town water storages. Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the amount of rain recorded across the shire, and across the region, was patchy. “Unfortunately […]
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Yanda Creek swells for first time in years
Parts of the Cobar district have recorded their best rain in years, filling tanks and causing the Yanda Creek to swell to levels not seen for decades. The creek flooded, cutting the Barrier Highway 15km east of Cobar on Sunday afternoon, after some areas recorded rainfall upwards of 50-100mm over […]