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Month: November 2023
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Council allocates more to LBV budget
Cobar Shire Council has allocated a further $500,000 to their 2023/2024 budget to allow for increased staffing costs at the Lilliane Brady Village retirement home. Council made the allocation increase to their Quarter 1 Budget review at the October Ordinary Council Meeting. Council’s Director of Corporate and Community Services Kylie […]
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King Roosters look like the team to beat
After four rounds of competition, the undefeated King Roosters are looking to be the team to beat in the Open Mixed Touch competition. The King Roosters scored their fourth win of the competition at the expense of Urban Strength on Thursday night at Ward Oval. Bridgette Negfeldt and Molly Carter […]
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RFW CEO visits
The Royal Far West (RFW) children’s health service CEO Jacqui Emery visited Cobar and Bourke last week to get a better understanding of how children’s services are working together. RFW’s focus is on helping 3-12 year olds who have been identified with developmental challenges and creating a pathway of care […]
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Yabbies bring home Championship Shield
The Cobar Yabbies brought home the Jim Nixon Club Championship Shield from the annual Four Ways Swim at Gosford on the weekend. The Cobar team of 18 swimmers claimed the overall points score trophy finishing the swim with a tally of 16 points, well ahead of their hosts Gosford on […]
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Peter Payne to head up the Camels for next season
Cobar Camels Rugby Union Club stalwart Peter ‘Payney’ Payne was elected as the club’s new president at their annual general meeting on Sunday night. Payney played his first game of rugby with the Cobar club at age 17 and has been actively involved both on and off the field ever […]
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CATS have had a near purr-fect start in new touch comp
Maddie Bruce contributed eight points to the CATS’ winning tally of 20 points in their win in the Opens Mixed Touch competition on Thursday night at Ward Oval. The CATS were too good for Urban Strength winning their Round 3 game last week 20-1. Bruce scored four times (female tries […]
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Green finish as champions in a dominant display
In a dominant display, Green have finished as the 2023 Cobar Junior Basketball champions after defeating Black 38-11 in their grand final game at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre last Wednesday. The win was a bit of an upset after Black had previously held the upper hand throughout the […]
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Golfie farewells two of its long serving staff members
The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club put into use all three of its function rooms on Saturday night to host a community farewell for two of the club’s long-serving staff, Chris Brown and Sandra Russell. The sibling sisters have worked a combined 75 years at the Golfie—Chris has served for […]