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Bull riders earn $3,000
Local tyre fitters Daniel Pagett and Chris Deighton took up the challenge to ride at the Cobar Rodeo on Saturday which resulted in a $3,000 donation for Tour de OROC.
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091025
The Dry Run aims to strengthen rural communities
In rural communities we know that tough times are easier to face when you’re not doing it alone. That’s the driving force behind The Dry Run, an initiative proudly led by NALAG (National Association for Loss and Grief) in partnership with local community organisations. It is putting that truth into […]
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Teen cadets shaped into soldiers
A group of eight cadets (from 13 to 17 years) and their Captain Colleen Boucher AAC from the Cobar Cadet Unit 221, joined 1,300 other cadets and 180 staff for seven days of training at Singleton Army Base last week. The annual training exercise included simulated weapons training, live firing, […]
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Copper City Cowboys ride at rodeo
The 2025 MAC Copper/CSA Mine adrenaline-pumping Rough Stock Rodeo attracted more than 215 entries on Saturday and, combined with an enthusiastic crowd and very warm weather, it made for a very memorable event. The Beeza Memorial Open Bareback perpetual trophy was won by Gunnedah rider Dee Heinemann with a good […]
091025
Tour de OROC welcomed to town
The first peloton of the Tour de OROC 2025 group of riders arrived in Cobar yesterday just before 3pm and were greeted by locals, including the COOSH (Cobar Outside of School Hours Care) kids at Drummond Park. The cyclists rode 130km from Nyngan to Cobar yesterday as part of their […]
011025
Heartbreak for local team in this year’s Cliffhanger
The 2025 Cliffhanger 4×4 Off Road competition is now done and dusted with the Dynamic Racing team of Matt Reitsma (driver) and James Reitsma (navigator) finishing as the overall winners. The pair finished with a total score of 3,100 points from the 29 stages of the competition, which included tough […]
011025
Cobar hosts Minister, MP and Western Division councils
NSW Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales Tara Moriarty was in Cobar on Monday for a meeting of Western Division councils. State Member for Barwon Roy Butler also joined the meeting to discuss Regional Development Trust funding. Minister Moriarty said […]
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Cobar’s Narelle Kriz wins Nyngan Ladies Open title
Cobar was well represented in Nyngan on Sunday with eight women and nine men golfers competing in the mixed Open which saw over 140 players in attendance. Narelle Kriz was the Ladies Open Champion having a scratch score of 75. While most players found the greens lightning fast (or their […]
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Local is named Orana Young Volunteer of the Year
A Cobar youth, Pearl Blackburn, was named the Orana Young Volunteer of the Year yesterday at the 2025 Orana Volunteer of the Year Awards at the Dubbo RSL Club. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are hosted by The Centre for Volunteering to help promote and support volunteering across […]
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Never done this before, but Claudine’s riding 800km anyway
The longest bike ride local Claudine Griffiths has ever done was 90km and she just completed that on Sunday. Now she plans to ride 800km next week with the Tour de OROC peloton to raise money for the Macquarie Home Stay in Dubbo. “I had a goal this year. I […]