Month: December 2023
Council looking at more EV charging
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular on our roads with the NSW Government forecasting EV sales will increase to more than 50 per cent of all new passenger vehicles by 2031. To prepare councils for the upcoming EV transition in their region, the NSW Sustainable Councils program is supporting […]
Emma Rossi announced as our Australia Day ambassador
Media executive and former TV presenter, Emma Rossi will be Cobar’s Australia Day ambassador next month. Ms Rossi spent nearly two decades reporting for news and current affairs on national television, a job that took her overseas as a foreign correspondent, across Australia as a reporter, and into lounge rooms […]
Batting Achilles heel leads to loss
In the latest Brewery Shield competition 50-over clash, Narromine emerged victorious over Cobar by two wickets at their home ground Sunday. Cobar, winning the toss and opting to bat first, continued their troubling trend in batting, posting a modest total of 153. This total follows their recent string of low […]
King Roosters crowned as Touch winners
King Roosters held off the Concrete Cowboys to claim the winner’s glory in the A Grade Mixed Open Touch competition. Both sides scored two tries each in Thursday night’s fast-paced grand final match at Ward Oval but, with both of King Roosters’ tries scored by their female players, which are […]
Locals put on a Christmas light show
Leanne and Wayne Mackay took out the first place prize of $500 Cobar Quids in The Cobar Weekly’s 2023 Christmas Cheer competition but the couple said they didn’t enter for the money. Leanne actually didn’t even know they were entered in this year’s competition as it was Wayne who nominated […]