2023

All over bar the shouting for the Reggies

The 2023 Castlereagh Rugby league season is all over (bar the shouting) for the Cobar Roosters Reggies team after they lost their major semi final game, 28-12, to Gilgandra on Sunday. It was a big week of training and no confusion whatsoever with the implementation of some new moves in […]

2023

Visitor numbers on par with last year

Cobar Shire Council’s Tourism Manager Demi Smith reports visitor numbers this year are looking very good and are on par with last year’s excellent figures. Demi presented the visitor statistics at last week’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting. Up until the end of July, the Visitor Information Centre and Great Cobar […]

2023

Emergency services interaction benefits the community

Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines’ emergency services staff linked up with representatives of Cobar’s various emergency services agencies at an Emergency Response meeting on site last week. Staff from NSW Ambulance, NSW Police, Fire and Rescue NSW, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service as well as the CSA Mine Rescue Service […]

2023

Team Roberts emerge as Fours game victors

Kyle Roberts, Don Roberts, Ian Prendergast and Marlene Wynd won their bowls Fours Championship game at the Golfie on Sunday morning by just two shots. They took on the United Nations team of Shane Carter, Peter ‘China’ Brien, Glenn ‘Kiwi’ Ratcliffe and John Claus, with UN starting strong until Team […]

2023

Wind farm proposed for Cobar area

Australian wind farm developer, WestWind Energy, a leading renewable energy company, has announced the proposed development of a wind farm northwest of Cobar. The newly proposed Cobar Energy Park project will feature up to 30 cutting-edge wind turbines that are set to power around 130,000 homes. WestWind Energy’s Chief Development […]