The Cobar Races has something of a ‘colt’ following and this year’s Autumn race meeting in May is promising to be bigger and better than ever with $80,000 in prizemoney up for grabs. Cobar Miners Race Club (CMRC) president Jarrod Marsden said the total prizemoney on offer this year has […]
Cobar residents will soon have access to better medical services with a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine at Dubbo Base Hospital and work has commenced on the $35million Western Cancer Centre. Minister for Regional Health and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he is thrilled that patients across […]
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar crew were called upon to use their Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) training last week following a serious chemical spill on the Barrier Highway. Station 256 Cobar brigade captain Tony Walkinshaw said emergency services responded to a 000 call from a truck driver at approximately […]
Cobar and surrounding districts have again been blessed with more rain this month with several properties recording more than 50mm on Sunday. Officially Cobar Meteorological Office recorded 25.8mm in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday, taking the total for this month to 73.4mm, a figure not seen in Cobar for […]
In his extensive local research, historian John Collins has found that Cobar’s history just keeps repeating itself. He said stories about droughts, problems with water, doctors leaving town and the promise of a new airline have all cropped up as regular stories in our local newspapers over time. John’s been […]
With one game still remaining in the 40 Overs Cricket regular season, Nymagee have already wrapped up the minor premiership with a close win over Golf Club on weekend. By finishing on top, Nymagee go directly into the grand final with Golf Club and Empire left to fight it out […]
Barry Knight was named this year’s Australia Day Citizen of the year for his volunteer work in the community over the past year but it seems he’s been volunteering most of his life. “Barry’s contribution to Cobar during 2019 has been truly outstanding,” his nomination for this year’s Australia Day […]
St John’s School held their annual swimming carnival last Wednesday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool with Team McAuley (Gold) the winning house. Skyla Fairfull claimed the Junior Girl Champion title with Tillie Cain the Junior Girl runner-up. Aiden Hyland was the Junior Boy Champion with Talas Burke the runner-up. […]
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