2026

Young Roosters rule the roost at TKMO

The Cobar Roosters out-muscled the Gilgandra Panthers to record a comprehensive 54-26 victory in their Castlereagh Youth League match at home at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. The visiting Panthers struck first with a runaway try in the fourth minute, but from that point on it was the Roosters […]

2026

Hooves and heels in the winner’s circle

There was a big crowd in attendance for the Cobar Miners Race Club Autumn Race Meeting on Saturday at Dalton Park racecourse. Pictured above is the WesTrac Cobar Cup presentation to this year’s winner, The Great Armada, trained by Mendooran-based Jane Clement and ridden by Gabrielle Johnston. Also pictured are […]

200526

Boucher Pavilion was chock-a-block with entries

The Boucher Pavilion was chock-a-block full for this year’s Cobar Show with 1,460 entries from 214 competitors, including a phenomenal 170 entries from Louisa Kleu, this year’s Most Successful Exhibitor. The Most Successful Junior Boy Exhibitor was Ashton Campbell and Leila Cavalot was the Most Successful Junior Girl Exhibitor. The […]

200526

COOSH kids become part of the centre’s history

The Cobar Outside Of School Hours (COOSH) kids have left their mark on what will soon be COOSH’s new home in Bourke Street. Cobar Shire Council received grant funding from the NSW Government under the Western NSW Workforce Activation Program to re-purpose the former Kubby House Childcare Centre building and […]

200526

CATS compete in Ultra event

Five Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) members competed in the Ultra Series Backyard Ultra, No Time to Die event in Adelaide on the weekend. Athletes are required to run 6.7km per hour every hour for as long as possible. Through rain, mud and sweat Isaac Theakston and Parker Cryer ran […]

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New height record set

Six year old cattle dog, Jimbo, won back-to-back titles in the Working Dog section of the Dog High Jump at the Cobar Show on Saturday morning. Jimbo won his class again this year with a jump of 1.6m and then went on to jump 2.2m and finish as runner-up in […]

200526

Open attracts players from three states

The Cobar Darts Association hosted their annual Cobar Darts Open event with a field of 43 men and 22 ladies from NSW, Victoria and South Australia vying for over $5,000 in prizemoney. Local player and NSW State Darts team member, Tony Brown, drew another local, Ryan Hogan, as his partner […]

200526

It’s Showtime!

The 2026 Cobar Show went off with a bang on Friday and Saturday with show goers treated to two full days of events and displays. Pictured are some of the highlights captured by our photographer, including the winners of the Young Women of Cobar 2026 competition: Junior winner—Eden Cavalot and […]