2024

Magpies swooped to pick up the points

G’day sports fans, this week the Reggies were up for a long drive to Baradine to find a few Yowies in the Pilliga Forrest, and while they didn’t come across any Yowies they did run into a strong team of Magpies in their third Reserve Grade match of the 2024 […]

2024

Camels will finish out the season

Despite the Cobar Camels recording their third forfeit of the 2024 Western Plains Rugby Union competition on Saturday, it’s not the end for the struggling team. Cobar & Districts Rugby Union Club president Peter Payne said it was unfortunate that the Camels have had to forfeit their last two consecutive […]

2024

Anonymous letter to the editor

The Cobar Weekly received an anonymous letter to the editor in our mailbox this week from a concerned resident. The Cobar Weekly does not publish anonymous letters. It is a condition of this publication (and most other newspapers) that letters to the editor include the writer’s name, address, daytime phone […]

2024

Roosters secure the Minor Premiership

Two weeks out from the end of the regular Castlereagh Youth League competition, the young Cobar Roosters team has already wrapped up the Minor Premiership title. A 38-18 win for the Cobar Roosters over Gulgong on Saturday at Gulgong secured them the title as no other team can overtake them […]

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Looking for a new vocation?

Any local residents who are considering running for election are encouraged to go and chat with Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko. “I think it’s important for potential candidates to fully understand what’s involved in being a councillor, what’s expected of them and what their responsibilities will be. “If […]