Year: 2021
First Parkrun was a hot one
It was a hot re-start for Cobar Parkrunners at the Newey on Saturday morning with all 17 participants feeling the heat. Parkrun, a free global event that has become a healthy Saturday morning habit for a number of Cobar locals, got cancelled last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkrunners […]
Australia Day triathlon attracts a good field of athletes
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squads’ (CATS) Australia Day Triathlon had a field of 17 athletes competing, either individually or as a team over the course of a 300m swim, 10km bike ride and 2km run. Visitor Luke Caldwell finished well ahead of the field with a time of 35.08 […]
Quality of sports award winners was high
The number of nominations for this year’s Australia Day sporting awards may have been down on previous years (due mainly to COVID restrictions), however the quality of this year’s winners was still very high. Simone Knight earned the Service to Sport award for her ongoing and exceptional work at Cobar […]
Travelling Rotary billboard is heading around Australia
Peter Brown, from the Caboolture Rotary Club in Queensland, is currently driving around Australia promoting the good work that Rotary Clubs do in our communities. Mr Brown, along with the Caboolture Rotary Club and various other Rotary clubs around Australia, created his vehicle to be a mobile billboard. Travelling by […]
A new dream home
The new Girl Guides Hall in Maidens Avenue was officially opened on Saturday morning by deputy mayor Peter Abbott. Cr Abbott was very impressed with the complete renovation of the former Council Ward Oval gatekeepers cottage and said he believed the Guides would be very happy in their new home. […]
A warm welcome for Cobar’s three new Australian citizens
Three Cobar residents, one of whom has been living in Cobar for almost 50 years, were naturalised as part of yesterday’s Australia Day celebrations. Elaine Jermyn, who is Scottish born, came to Australia with her family when she was 17. (Her father came out to sink the first shaft at […]
Emergency services work to avoid a potential disaster
Approximately 50 emergency services staff and support personnel worked to secure the site of a large chemical spill 55km east of Cobar on the Barrier Highway last Thursday which had the potential for very serious consequences. The highway was closed in both directions for almost 17 hours after 26 tonnes […]
Community service recognised with awards
The Australia Day awards were held yesterday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool with this year’s Australia Day ambassador and charity worker Katryna Robinson helping to hand out the awards. The Rotary Club of Cobar was recognised with the Bossie Mitchell Service to the Community Australia Day award for their […]