Year: 2023
Yabbies’ Brace champs decided
Chris Powell and Lucas Hardy are the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club Brace Relay Champions for the 2022/2023 season. The Brace Relay Championship was contested last Tuesday night at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool with Powell and Hardy consistently good all night to finish with the lowest time score. […]
Fours match was a cracker-jack game
Bowlers raved about the perfect greens running fast and true on Sunday at the Golfie due to greenkeeper Stewart Simpson’s efforts. The highlight of the day was the Fours Championship game between Greg Read, David Knight, Alan Knight and Tom McKeown who took on Gerard Livingston, Bian Smith, Scott Mayne […]
Long process to re-open Endeavor
Cobar was buzzing with the news last week the Endeavor Mine would be sold after Polymetals Resources Ltd announced it had entered into a sale agreement with Orana Minerals. And while there was plenty of excited anticipation that new jobs would be created, Polymetals Executive Chairman Dave Sproule told The […]
Endeavor Mine to be sold
Polymetals Resources Ltd announced yesterday that it had entered into an agreement with Orana Minerals to purchase the Endeavor Mine, 40km north west of Cobar. Polymetals advises the completion of the sale remains subject to the satisfaction of several conditions, including their shareholder approval and relevant independent reports. Endeavor was […]
The last lot of ore has been pulled from Hera Mine
The last lot of ore was hauled to the surface of Aurelia Metals’ Hera Mine on Friday morning marking the end of an era for the Nymagee icon. Since commissioning in 2014, Hera has produced 3.2 million tonnes of ore. The final truck of ore made its way to Hera’s […]
Karen Manns wins first golf Trophy Day
Karen Manns is the Cobar Ladies’ Golf first Trophy Day winner of the year finishing with 72 net in Sunday’s Stroke competition. Manns was also the best with the short stick in B Grade with 28 putts. Fay Hardwick finished the day as the runner-up with 77 net and also […]
J&K Butchers and Phat Athletes through to touch finals
J&K Butchers and Phat Athletes have earned a week off after wins in their major semi final games in the Open Touch competition last Thursday at Ward Oval. J&K Butchers narrowly accounted for DJW Dingoes 6-5 in their A Grade semi final. Phat Athletes finished as the B Grade major […]
CHS students release a music video dedicated to miners
Students at Cobar High School have composed and recorded an original song to remember the miners who have lost their lives in the Cobar mines. The Miners Memorial Song music video has recently been released on the school’s Facebook page with the school’s music teacher, Laura Andrew, as proud as […]
Fabulous Fobs
Only one game was played in the final round of the Fast5 ordinary competition last week, and what a game it was, with Fast Fobs upsetting the previously unbeaten Mixed & Matched side, 37-34. Fast Fobs were thrilled to have exacted revenge for the one point loss they suffered at […]