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Fire prompts warning from captain

A fire at a home in Bradley Street on Saturday morning has prompted Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar Brigade Captain Alex Lennon to issue a reminder to the public about heater safety. Captain Lennon reported his crew responded to the fire at 10.50am on Saturday morning. He said […]

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Show on track to return next year

The annual Cobar Show is on track to return next year. Next year’s annual agricultural show was discussed at the Cobar Show Society’s annual general meeting on Monday night at the Great Western Hotel. Newly elected co-secretary Bec Everett said Cobar Shire Council reports the construction schedule of the new […]

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Gulgong Terriers are still the top dogs

Taking the crow out of the Roosters at Tom Knight Memorial Oval is widely acknowledged as one of the more difficult assignments in the Castlereagh League competition but the Gulgong Bull Terriers managed to do that on Saturday to claim a 34-20 victory. The long road trip from Gulgong to […]

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Marie McManus memorial golf day

The wet weather put a stop to the mid week game in the Ladies’ Golf competition last Wednesday but there were some brave ladies who faced the misty, cold and windy conditions on the weekend. The annual Marie McManus Memorial Day Stableford was played on Sunday with Robynne Morton winning […]

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Great bowls games played in Championships

The Championship Bowls Singles match played last Monday at the Golfie between veteran bowler Alan Knight and relative new comer to the championship scene, Alec Fraser, started strong for Fraser who led the way for the first eight ends. Then Knight rallied to reign him in bringing the scores to […]

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Opportunity for local basketballers

The Cobar basketball community had a rare opportunity come up last week when an ex-Oceanic basketball referee, Rex Baldwin, called in at the Youthie during his camping trip. Youthie staff member Louise McKervey said Rex was keen to know Cobar’s basketball status. “When we told him that it was growing […]

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Visa changes may hurt Cobar business

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Labor Government’s attack on backpackers is terrible news for the Parkes electorate’s communities and local economy. Mr Coulton said with Labor increasing the cost of the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa by $130 to $640 from July 1, it makes it  the […]