2024

Roosters will be hard to beat

The Cobar Roosters Under 18s will host Gulgong for the Castlereagh Youth League grand final on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. On paper, the Cobar side, who finished as the minor premiers this season, will be hard to beat. They have only recorded one loss this season and that […]

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Busy agenda for tourism meeting

Cobar’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting last Thursday at the Services Club had a big agenda to work through. Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith presented the latest tourism statistics and reported that July has been our busiest month this year. A total of 3,823 people have visited the Visitors Information Centre […]

2024

Stage is set for big day of rugby league

The stage is set for a huge day of rugby league in Cobar this Saturday as the Cobar Roosters host four grand final games of the Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League competition. Cobar teams will feature in two of the four grand finals with the Roosters First Graders taking […]

2024

A legacy to Larnie

Cobar Netball Association president Mary Urquhart (second from left) was named this year’s Larnie Keen Club Person of the Year for her hard work and dedication to both senior and junior netball this season. Mary was presented with her award on Friday night by fellow umpire and great friend of […]

2024

Getting the placement right

Members of the Cobar Iron Ringer Committee, Cobar Shire Council staff and local contractors involved in the Iron Ring monument build, last Wednesday met on the site where the monument is to be located (adjacent to the Barrier Highway opposite the Great Cobar Museum). The group determined which direction the […]

2024

Grand is looking grand again

A lick of paint sure has made a big difference to the façade of the Grand Hotel building in the main street. Cobar Shire Council has purchased the building and painting the exterior is the first step in restoring the 1898 building to some of its former glory. The newly […]

2024

Newey hosts Federal Court native title hearing

Cobar’s Newey Reserve was chosen to host a Federal Court native title hearing last Wednesday. Descendants of the region’s traditional owners of the Ngemba, Ngiyampaa, Wangaaypuwan and Wayilwan groups gathered to hear Justice Melissa Perry hand down a determination recognising their native title rights and interests in various parcels of […]