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Close battle in women’s golf comp

The scores were close in last Wednesday’s Ladies Golf Stableford game which attracted 14 players.  Wan Sipatsa managed a win with 35 points closely followed by Sally Bannister (34), Geraldine Francisco and Fran Samios (both 33) and Fay Hardwick on 32 points. The Nearest the Pin prize on the 7th […]

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Lots of golfers came out of the woodwork

The first Ambrose tournament of the year was played in the Men’s Golf competition on the weekend and it was the popular Polyfabrications Day sponsored by Garry Wilkin and Polyfabrications. As is the usual case with Ambrose days it brings a few players out of the woodwork and there was […]

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Bush footy lives on

While most other NSW country rugby league competitions have decided to pull the pin on the Covid-19 affected 2020 rugby league season, the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League will be kicking off their competition next month. A Castlereagh League meeting conducted in Gilgandra on Sunday endorsed a competition which will […]

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Familiar face heads up Wild Dog project

Former Cobar resident Justin Schick has joined the Western Local Land Services team as the new project manager of the NSW Wild Dog Fence Extension project. Mr Schick, who is based in Dubbo, has previous project management experience working in the mining industry in Cobar. He commenced in the Western […]

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Camels to linger longer in limbo

The Cobar Camels will be required to linger a bit longer in limbo with plans for a Western Plains Rugby 2020 season still yet to be decided. Club president Jarrod Marsden said while the NSW Government last week gave the clearance for community sport to return on July 1, there […]

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Junior players get back on the paddock

Cobar junior league teams will next month be back on the paddock playing in a modified Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition. Cobar Junior Rugby League president Simone Knight reports a 2020 competition will go ahead despite the Dubbo City and Wellington clubs both pulling out this season. The […]

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Welcome rain

The Cobar district has recorded another welcome drop of rain over the weekend, with potential for more this week. A total of 12mm was officially recorded at the Cobar Meteorological Office from a storm overnight Saturday. To the east of Cobar the Gepperts at Restdown measured 13mm which they report […]

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Local couple named Rotarians of the Year

  Cobar’s Gordon and Therese Hill have been named the Australasian Rotarians of the Year. Rotary District 9670 Governor Graeme Hooper presented the prestigious award to the Hills on Saturday. The award recognises continuous club and district activity reflecting Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self”. Gordon and Therese are both devoted […]