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Month: March 2026
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Dr is making house calls
State Member for Barwon Roy Butler has been hosting Independent Member for Wagga Wagga Dr Joe McGirr on a tour across the electorate and they called into Cobar yesterday. Mr Butler has been introducing Dr McGirr to people involved in delivering medical services across the region. Dr McGirr has a […]
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Bob’s in great form in the lead up to the Nationals
With the National AIF Swimming Carnival in Nelson Bay just 10 days away, the Cobar Yabbies are looking to be in great form, particularly club veteran, Bob Clark. Clark will be keen to defend his 2025 National title, the 50 metres handicapped freestyle event that he won last year in […]
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Blossoms add a sixth win to their tally this season
Blossoms added a sixth win to their tally in the Open Mixed Touch competition last Thursday after they accounted for Kiss My Pass 9-7 in Round 6. Sosie Barton once again led the try scoring for her undefeated Blossoms team with Sosie contributing four points to their tally with her […]
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Sophie’s another school-based trainee success story
Sophie Cain is yet another success story of Cobar High School’s school-based traineeship program. Before she completes Year 12 this year, Sophie already knows where her career will take her, and it’s here, working in Cobar. Sophie wants to be a Registered Nurse and a Nurse Practitioner. To achieve her […]
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Last Minute win
The Last Minute team lived up to their name in the Fast5 netball competition last week and grabbed a last minute, one point win over their opposition, Shooting Blanks. After trailing for most of the match, they took out the game in the final quarter after scoring a whopping 14 […]
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Encouraging health students to Go Rural to work
How do you attract doctors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, nurses and other medical staff to come to Cobar? It’s easy, you just put them all on a bus and drive them out here! That’s the thinking of the Rural Doctors Network which runs a Go Rural program (funded by the […]
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A new golf season is officially underway
Cobar Lady Golfers have officially launched their 2026 competition season, marking an exciting start to the year on the fairways. The weekend’s opening two rounds on Saturday and Sunday brought together a total of 22 members, all eager to return to competitive play after the holiday break. A field of […]
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No discussion
It wasn’t what was discussed at last week’s Council meeting that has a few locals riled up, it was what wasn’t discussed. The Newey Reserve Draft Plan of Management, listed as item 4 on the agenda, was expected to be debated and decided. Seven local residents (five of whom had […]