Month: July 2021
Peak donate marquees to CHS
Cobar High School Student Representative Council (SRC) recently purchased some marquees and a barbecue to help with their fundraising activities for the school. The items were purchased with a donation from Peak Gold Mines. The SRC tested them out at the Athletics Carnival last term and report they worked a […]
Lifesaving equipment now available at Shell Service Station
The Cobar Auto Port Shell Service Station now has life saving equipment available that could be used in the case of an emergency. The service station’s site manager Bec Crofts, said the life saving equipment, an AED (automated external defibrillator) was installed last week with staff receiving training in […]
New rest area on Cobar to Bourke road is now open
A new toilet block on the Kidman Way between Cobar and Bourke, which former Cobar mayor Lilliane Brady OAM cam-paigned long and hard for, is now open. The new rest area on the Kidman Way will be of benefit to locals, tourists and freight driv-ers travelling between Cobar and Bourke. […]
Roosters triumph over top of the table team
Cobar’s win over Dunedoo on Saturday has given the Roosters the psychological edge in the run up to the finals of the Chris-tie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League com-petition. While Cobar may have narrowly won the Round 13 Castlereagh match 26-20 on Satur-day at Tom Knight Memorial Oval, it didn’t […]
Roosterettes almost caused an upset
The Cobar Roosterettes went so close to causing another upset win when they took on the top of the table, Dunedoo Swanettes, in Round 13 of the Castlereagh League Tag competition on Saturday. After Dunedoo had earlier controlled the game, the Cobar side came back to level the scores to […]
Gulargambone outpoint the Camels
Gulargambone travelled with a full side including a few subs on the bench to take on the Cobar Camels in Round 11 of the Western Plains Rugby Union competition on Saturday. The visitors appeared to be in a hurry to get back on the team bus and head home as […]
Soccer players bound back on to the fields at Ward Oval
After a short break over the school holidays, soccer players once again bounded eagerly onto the fields at Ward Oval on Saturday morning. In the Mini’s competition, United’s Joshua McMillan, Joe Arnold and Logan McKenzie showed some great teamwork scoring three goals despite being low on players. Joshua McMillan and […]
Thompson wins memorial trophy again
There was a field of 17 shooters for the Beryl Jones Memorial Trophy event at the Cobar Clay Target Club on Sunday, with some visitors joining the local contestants. It was a sunny but chilly day, with a slight breeze in the air, which helped to keep the shooters alert […]