Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Local Barry Knight (at left) was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year at the 2021/2022 Little Athletics NSW Awards dinner held at Ettalong on Saturday night. And while he didn’t win, Barry reckons he may have “conned” retired Australian sprinter, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (also pictured above with Barry’s son Troy, who is the Cobar Little A’s Club president) into coming out to do some coaching in the western region. The annual awards also recognise the Coach of the Year, the Official of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Centre of the Year. ▪ Photo contributed
Cobar Clay Target Club president Bryan Manns congratulating Rob Thompson on his win of the 50 Target State Night Point Score Championships title on Sunday. More results and photos in next week’s edition. ▪ Photo contributed
The long-awaited Parliamentary Inquiry into regional health was hand down last week with the committee making 44 recom-mendations to address the challenges facing the provision of health services in rural, regional and remote areas. The inquiry process has taken 21 months, which included 15 hearings involving 220 individual witnesses (one […]
With sponsorship from both CSA Mine and Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines along with in-kind support from Cobar Shire Council, this year’s Christmas Street Parade and Gala Shopping Night looks set to be another successful event. Cobar Business Association president Sharon Harland said they were thrilled to have gained the support […]
