Month: April 2026
Greg Prisk takes the 2026 Condo 750 bike title
Despite going into last month’s Condo 750 offroad rally ranked outside the top 30, local rider Greg Prisk finished as the overall winner of the motorbike class. The Condo 750 is a two-day offroad navigational rally for cars, motorbikes, buggies, quad bikes and side cars bringing together a host of […]
Vandalism is becoming an all too common problem
A pile of rubbish found dumped in the skate park bowl at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre on Friday morning is becoming an all too common occurrence. Cobar Shire Council general manager, Peter Vlatko, said it was disappointing to see Council spaces, like the skate park, which are maintained […]
Roosterettes open season with a nail-biter of a game
The Cobar Roosterettes opened their 2026 Castlereagh season with a nail biting 22-all draw against Warren at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. The Roosterettes however are claiming it as a win following a review of video footage from the game. An attempt at goal by Roosterettes’ Taylah Good, that […]
Roy is ready to ride to fundraise for the RFDS
Every two minutes, someone needs the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) with 36,951 Australians flown each year by their expert aeromedical teams for medical treatment. Since 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has been there for those living, working and traveling across Australia. Whether it’s a life-threatening injury, a hospital […]
Wap is gearing up to hand over the reins to his son Geoff
With the Cobar Races only a month away, horse trainer Wayne ‘Wap’ Prisk is gearing up for the local event and also preparing to hand over the training reins to his son. Wap has been training horses for 20 years and has recently been joined in the stable by his […]
Cobar representative elected to Outback Arts’ new board
Cobar Shire Councillor Lillian Simpson was re-elected to the 2026 Outback Arts board at the group’s recent annual general meeting. Outback Arts welcomed several new board members alongside the reappointment of existing members, to strengthen its leadership and ongoing commitment to the regional arts sector. The newly appointed members bring […]
Exceptional first round win for Roosters
The Cobar Roosters First Graders recorded a big 44-16 win over the Warren Bulldogs in their Castlereagh League Round 1 match at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. Under their new leadership team of coach Slade Neale and captain Nathan McAndrew, the Roosters looked fit, were exciting in attack and […]
Community turns out for GROW Day
Drummond Park was busy on Friday with people young and old enjoying themselves at Cobar’s GROW (Guiding Rural and Outback Wellbeing) Day. GROW Day, run by the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), takes place in many rural, regional and remote communities across NSW and aims to offer information about local […]