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Cobar Shire hosts 2023 Western Division conference

Cobar Shire Council last week hosted the 2023 Western Division Councils of NSW annual general meeting and conference. The annual meeting provides a platform for Local Government representatives to hear from and meet with various Ministers (including the new Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoenig) and representatives from a range […]

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Roosters’ Reggies rebound to win

      After a long season for the Castlereagh Reserve Graders who had played four games in four weeks, last week’s much needed bye was welcomed ahead of this week’s long bus trip to Gulgong for the final round of the ordinary competition. The hosts didn’t take long to […]

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Junior Roosters through to semi finals

A win by the Cobar Roosters Under 10s on Saturday will now see them progress to this week’s semi finals of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition. Like their senior league counterparts, the Cobar Under 10s side finished third in their age division, with St Johns Blue claiming […]

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Divine intervention for some golfers

After a lot of the men golfers played in the 27 holes mixed foursomes on Saturday (see Ladies’ Golf report on opposite page), there was however only a field of 11 men  for the Four-Ball-Worst-Ball competition on Sunday. The winning pairing of Jason Foster and Chris Powell finished the day […]

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Top priced ram sells for $5,000

The top priced ram sold for $5,000 at the Nutrien Russell Cobar Annual Ram Sale last week while the second top priced lot went for just under, at $4,900. Nutrien’s Emily Mosely reported both rams were 15-month old Dorpers bred by Nick and Mel Paggett at Winrae Dorpers in Bundarra […]

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Cobar High wins an Australian music award

Cobar High School Sounds & Stories has won the Excellence in Music Education category at the 2023 Art Music Awards. Sounds & Stories is a collaboration by Cobar High’s music teacher Laura Andrew and Sydney-based composer and artist Elizabeth Jigalin. Ms Andrew and Ms Jigalin were invited to attend the […]