Year: 2026
Cobar gets a good report from visiting medical students
Cobar received a good report from a group of visiting medical students who were in town on Friday as part of a rural tour organised by the Rural Doctors Network (RDN). The RDN organises three Go Rural trips each year and takes university students to visit rural medical facilities and […]
Pink wins extra time thriller
The Indoor Soccer competition grand final took place last Monday night at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre with the Pink team finishing as eventual winners. The mixed competition for players 13 years plus attracted plenty of interest with four teams making up the 2025/2026 competition. Teams played 13 games […]
Stage is set for tomorrow’s battle of the Touch giants
The Battle of the Giants will take place tomorrow night in Round 9 of the Opens Mixed Touch competition at Ward Oval. The two unbeaten teams of the competition, Makos and Blossoms, will finally meet in the last game of the regular competition with the winner of this match to […]
COOSH kids to get a new, purpose-built play space
Demolition work has commenced this week on the former Kubby House Child Care building as part of an exciting project to transform the space into a dedicated facility for Cobar Outside of School Hours Care (COOSH). The project for Cobar Shire Council has been made possible with $1,317,405 funding from […]
Slippery Bananas claim the win
Bananas beat Fanta 12-8 in a high scoring match in the Juniors (9-12 years) Touch competition on Thursday at Ward Oval. Bria-June Brookman and Jason Thou Cleary both peeled away to record three tries each for Bananas. Team mate Callum Bennett touched down for a double and Jax Claus also […]
Marsden returned to lead the Western Division of Councils
Cobar’s mayor, Jarrod Marsden, who has been acting as the interim chair of the Western Division of Councils, was formally elected to the top job last week when the group met in Cobar for their annual general meeting. The annual meeting provides a platform for Local Government representatives to hear […]
Cobar player makes the State team
Cobar darts player, Tony Brown, has for the 4th time, been selected as a member of the NSW Darts Representative Team. Brown was selected for the 2026 men’s team at the NSW State Teams Trials in Foster last month and well and truly cemented his position in the state side […]
Crowdfunding—Suzuki style
The 2026 Suzuki Run fundraiser has once again raised some serious cash with organiser Graeme ‘Barto’ Barton reporting this year’s event raised over $50,000. The 7th Suzuki Run to Tilpa is done and dusted (except this year’s event wasn’t so dusty after recent rain) and thanks to the efforts of […]