2022

Finalist for Young Achiever award

Aurelia Metals’ Peak Gold Mines’ employee Laura Barnes (pictured above at work with her father Kevin Barnes) is one of two Aurelia Metals employees who have been shortlisted as finalists for the 2022 NSW Mining Industry & Suppliers Awards in the Young Achiever of the Year category. See article on […]

2022

Ford dealer returns for ROEF2022

Ted King, a former Cobar resident who was a local consultant on some of the stunts shot in Cobar for the Running On Empty movie, was back on the weekend for ROEF2022, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the movie’s release. Ted, who was the local Ford dealer at the […]

2022

Cobar was all revved up for ROEF2022

Organisers blown away with success of ROEF2022 If success can be measured in compli-ments, thank yous, attendance and memo-rable experiences, then the Running On Empty Festival (ROEF2022) held in Cobar over the past week was most definitely a success! Festival organiser, John de Bruin, said over-all he was really happy […]

2022

Netball’s best of the season

  The major award winners from the Cobar Netball Association’s presentations on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club: A Grade Best & Fairest joint winners—Sosie Barton and Neve Carter (Neve also won the A Grade Sportsmanship award); Club Person of the Year—Joanne Carter; B Grade Best & […]

2022

Trying a new technique

The Cobar Shire Library’s monthly art and craft classes for adults offer locals the opportunity to learn different creative techniques and skills. The September class on Saturday at the library showed participants how to paint pour onto pots and canvases. Pictured above are workshop participants Teresa Oh, Bev Ellison, Natalia […]