Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Being a Showgirl is a fun experience that brings together young rural girls and wom-en and could take them through to compete at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Entries for Cobar’s annual Showgirl compe-tition are now open. Louise McKervey is coordinating this year’s Cobar Showgirl competition and is calling for […]
Consistency and a near perfect attendance has seen Murray Harland claim the bulk of the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club prizes for the 2021/2022 season. Harland was announced as the winner of the 30m, 50m and 100m handicapped events and the Overall Club Championship Point Score at the club’s […]
The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club 2021/2022 season came to an end on Tuesday night. As is tradition on the final night, the Brace Relay competition was held with the champions, John Carswell and Scott Toomey, finishing with an overall time of just 8.56 seconds off their nominated times […]