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Year: 2025
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Blossoms to meet Makos in grand final
The Blossoms will meet Makos in tomorrow night’s A Grade Mixed Open Touch grand final. The two top sides in the competition recorded wins in their elimination semi final matches last week which earned them grand final berths. Blossoms, who finished at the top of the table, had the easier […]
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Ballz n All to return to the big stage where it all began
It’s been six years since Cobar’s Ballz n All band made their debut on the Gig on the Grass big stage and they’ll be back to rev up the crowd this Saturday as part of this year’s Grey Mardi Gras entertainment. The band was created in 2019 for the purpose […]
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Cobar firefighter graduates with 168 firefighters
The NSW Minister for Emergency Services, Jihad Dib, welcomed 169 new firefighters to the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) ranks at a graduation ceremony at the Emergency Services Academy in Orchard Hills in Sydney on Friday. Among them was Fire and Rescue NSW Cobar Station 256’s newest firefighter, Emily Coleman. […]
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Gilgandra withdraws from Castlereagh
In an announcement that has shocked the entire Castlereagh League region, the Gilgandra Panthers have announced that they will not be fielding either a First Grade or Reserve Grade team in 2025! Gilgandra Rugby League Club president, Shane Byrne, has indicated that there are a number of factors that have […]
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Adventurous journey for Duke of Edinburgh Award group
Five Duke of Edinburgh participants from Cobar (Caleb Theakston, Parker Cryer, Charlotte Tonissen, Jasmine Livingston and Malcolm Gillette) recently completed the Adventurous Journey component of their award. The group attended a three day kayaking trip north of Newcastle at Myall Lake. The first day was the Practice Journey. This involved […]
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Seven games contested as new soccer season starts
Eager players bounded onto the fields at Ward Oval on Saturday morning ready for the start of a new Cobar Junior Soccer Club competition. Minis (5-7 years), Mids (8-11 years), a new Seniors (12-15 years) division and also Opens (16+ years) games were contested. In the Minis competition, the opening round match […]
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Adults and kids writing competition
Country Press NSW, the peak body representing independent regional newspapers, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year with a special writing competition. The competition is open to primary and secondary school students, and adults, living in readership areas of the Country Press NSW newspaper network. Country Press NSW president Lucie […]
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Flamenco performance was fantástica
Cobar residents were treated to a fantastic performance of Flamenco music, dancing, percussion, poetry and storytelling when the Flamenco for Everybody ensemble visited last week. Created by the Annalouise Paul Dance Theatre, the Flamenco for Everybody show has been touring Riverina and Outback NSW regional towns during March and April. […]
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Golfie welcomes bowlers to the greens
The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club’s greens were packed on the weekend with a fun Triples Tournament played on Saturday followed by a President’s Day carnival on Sunday. Saturday’s Triples Tournament had a good field of 42 bowlers with the team of Greg Reko (Hillston) and locals Allan Gardoll and […]