2026

Take your marks

The Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool has new starting blocks delivered through the Community Building Partnership Program 2025, which supports community infrastructure projects that create positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes. Cobar Swimming Club’s swimmers were coached on how to use the new blocks before their weekly competition last Wednesday. The […]

2026

Cobar shooters shine at world championships

Four Cobar Clay Target Club members, Matt Schiller (from Young), club president Bryan Manns, Matt Stokes (Bourkelands) and Wayde Hawkins (Bega) pictured above, featured in the 16th International Clay Target Shooting Federation (ICTSF) World Down The Line Championships in New Zealand. The Cobar shooters were among 493 competitors from more […]

2026

Safety upgrade for pedestrians

Work to remove the pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Marshall and Bourke streets (on the Barrier Highway) was carried out last week and is part of a broader safety upgrade led by Transport for NSW. According to project documents, the crossing was earmarked for removal as part of  works […]

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Cobar Yabbies reunite at Nationals in Nelson Bay

  The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club competed at the AIF Swimming Association of Australia’s 90th Annual National Carnival at Nelson Bay on the weekend. Approximately 350 swimmers from clubs across NSW and Queensland attended. Two Cobar Yabbies, Greg Martin and Stuart Small made the final of the Skipper […]

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Local landholders’ consternation over conservation

Consternation is growing among local landholders who have received approval to clear their land but are now being hit with stop-work and rehabilitation orders. Jillian Prince, at Lachlan Downs in the south of the shire, said they had followed the required approval land clearing processes on their property as directed […]

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Cobar High students will be keeping a check on the wethers

Cobar High School’s Ag students have once again signed up for the NSW School Merino Wether Challenge, supported by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), in partnership with various stud breeder associations. The annual challenge aims to broaden students’ learning experience and is an engaging hands-on program (much different from  classroom learning) […]

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Bandits’ bowlers dismantle Cowboys

Back Door Bandits delivered a dominant performance with both bat and ball to defeat Concrete Cowboys by 64 runs in their Cobar Senior Cricket Twenty20 clash at Ward Oval on Friday night. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Bandits posted 6/127 from their 20 overs, a […]