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Cobar Camels outfit surprises the Nyngan Bulls

Cobar’s Rugby Union Camels travelled to Nyngan (with five reserves) on Saturday keen to provide an improved showing against the high-flying undefeated Nyngan Bogan Bulls. In the first round of the 2026 Western Plains Zone Competition back in April, Nyngan piled on a score of more than 100+ unanswered points […]

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Celebrating 30 years of Gundabooka National Park

For the past 30 years, Gundabooka National Park has protected extraordinary landscapes and cultural heritage, and that milestone was proudly marked recently with a community celebration. Gundabooka National Park, south of Bourke, is renowned for its striking sandstone ranges, rich Aboriginal cultural heritage and diverse western NSW landscapes. For 30 […]

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Councils welcome transfer of “Red Fleet”

In a welcome move for the local government sector, the NSW Government has announced that from July next year, it will take over ownership and responsibility of the Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) mobile assets – commonly referred to as the “Red Fleet”. President of Local Government NSW, Mayor Darcy Byrne […]

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A good day to be a Roosters supporter

The Cobar Roosters sit alone and undefeated at the top of the ladder at the halfway mark in the 2026 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition. The Roosters brushed aside the Coonamble Bears at Tom Knight Memorial Oval in their First Grade Round 7 match on Saturday in what was […]

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Nymagee sure knows how to entertain

The community of Nymagee sure knows how to put on a good show and that’s what they did over the weekend with the 2026 Nymagee Gymkhana and Bikekhana and entertainer Hayley Jensen attracting a big crowd of competitors and revellers. Pictured above are some contributed photos from the event. ▪ […]

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Lila represents CHS at North West Equestrian Expo

Lila Armstrong represented Cobar High School (CHS) at the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran from May 29 to June 2. The expo is Australia’s largest high school interschool equestrian event and includes One day Eventing, Dressage, Sporting, Showjumping, Ring Events and Cross Country disciplines along with Polocrosse, a Team […]

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Fancy footwork on display

In the Cobar Junior Soccer Club’s Seniors competition on Saturday, Miami FC recorded an 8-3 victory over Celtic FC in their match with Ashton Campbell responsible for four goals for his Miami FC team. Ryan Jiang added three while Charles Mamhunze also chipped in with one goal. For Celtic FC, […]