2023

Frasers finish in front in Foursomes

Cobar’s men golfers contested the annual Foursomes Championships over 27 holes on Saturday. The favorites, the two Fraser boys, Alec and Mark, were going to be a hard combination to beat if they played up to their ability. And they did with the boys beating their old man, Stewart Fraser, […]

2023

Feral pig numbers are out of control

Farmers around the state are calling for more resources to combat a huge rise in the number of feral pigs which are destroying their properties and killing their stock. The Cobar Weekly spoke with a number of landholders across the region and all report seeing dramatic increases in pig numbers. […]

2023

Passing on a traditional family skill

When your surname literally translates to papermaker (or more correctly paper mill), local library staff member, Natalia Papierniak (who is of Polish origin) was well qualified to lead Cobar Shire Council’s Book Binding workshop on Sunday. The Book Binding workshop at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre on Sunday was […]

2023

Bantams bow out of the competition

The Cobar Roosters Under 18s side have bowed out of the Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League  Youth League competition after they were narrowly beaten by Binnaway in their semi final match at Binnaway on Sunday. The match was close from start to finish with Binnaway eventually finishing as 30-26 […]