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Cr Marsden gains a lot at Country Mayors summit

A Regional and Rural Summit meeting organised by the NSW Local Government Association was held in Sydney last week for rural councils to hear various political parties’ 2023 State Election priorities. Cobar was represented by deputy mayor Jarrod Marsden who filled in for Mayor Peter Abbott. Cr Marsden said it […]

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Speedway drivers back for another lap

Almost 100 revheads, petrolheads, motorheads, car lovers, speed freaks, gas guzzlers, hoons and greasemonkeys who raced speedway at the Cobar Auto Club from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, were reunited in Cobar over the weekend. Drivers and their pit crews who raced modified production cars and fender-benders back in the […]

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Cobar bowlers win first pennants round

The Golfie bowlers beat their Nyngan opposition in the first round of the 2023 pennant bowls competition for our region played in Cobar on Sunday. Rink 3’s game was neck-and-neck with the Cobar team of Dean ‘Bogger’ McLeod, Peter ‘China’ Brien, Craig ‘Duck’ Grimmond and Don Roberts’ two point win […]

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A packed congregation welcomes new Anglican minister

After almost 20 years without a resident Anglican minister, Cobar’s St Paul’s Church was packed to capacity on Saturday morning as the community welcomed new minister, Reverend James Daymond. Church members, clergy from other local churches, community leaders and members of the wider Cobar community witnessed the commissioning of Rev’d […]