Month: August 2023
Kym Miller’s long list of accomplishments recognised
Cobar Shire Council staff, former staff, members of the community and visitors from Bourke Shire Council, gathered at the Empire Hotel on Friday afternoon to farewell Council’s long serving Director of Finance & Community Services, Kym Miller. In his 11½ years with Council, Mr Miller was responsible for taking Council […]
Cobar Camels’ 65th reunion was well celebrated
While the Cobar Camels may have already bowed out of the 2023 Western Plains Rugby Union competition due to a lack of players, they did however manage to scrape up a team on Saturday to play the Nyngan Bulls as part of the Cobar club’s 65th Reunion celebrations. A couple […]
$1.7M in funding
Cobar Shire Council has been allocated more than $1.7 million from the latest round of the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program. The allocation for each funding recipient takes into consideration factors such as population and road length in each local area. In comparison with neighbouring shires, Bourke […]
Roosters Reggies score first win
Round 3 of the Castlereagh Reserve Grade Rugby League competition was in full swing on Saturday with the Cobar Roosters Misfits, who were sitting on the bottom of the ladder, receiving a promotion after they beat the Dunedoo Swans 34-22. The Cobar team started the game with only 12 players […]
Roosters 13s celebrate another victory
The Cobar Junior Rugby League Under 13’s team celebrated a win in Dubbo on Saturday in Round 11 of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League Competition. The Cobar Roosters won the high scoring game, 40-34, over Dubbo Macquarie. Rowdy Barton (2), Aiden Hyland (2), Billy George, Cohan Nicholson and […]
Inter Mine golf day attracts big field of 138
The 2023 Cobar Inter Mine Golf Challenge was played on Saturday with 46 teams (138 players) taking part. The weekend kicked off on Friday night with a ‘Meet and Greet’ barbecue and refreshments at the Golfie as an acknowledgement to the sponsors for their generosity in supplying the wonderful prizes […]