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Changing of the guard as medical centre farewells Bernie
The Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) has welcomed a new practice manager, Tarun Bheemireddy, who has taken over the position from Bernie Martin. Bernie has been the practice manager for the past 12 years and finished up in the role at the end of November last year. She told […]
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Greg Martin recognised for years of service to Army Reserve
Local resident Greg Martin, a former highway patrol officer and Cobar Shire Councillor, was recently awarded the Federation Star for his 40 years service as a member of the Australian Army Reserve. Mr Martin joined the Army Reserve in Sydney while completing an apprenticeship with the NSW Railways. “My first […]
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The Yabbies just keep on swimming
recession during the school holidays, the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club members have continued to meet each Tuesday night at the pool. Club president, John Carswell is in sensational good form having won two ham prizes in the lead up to Christmas. Last week Carswell was unbeatable in the […]
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Community divided over shade structure
A lot of thought and planning has gone into the proposed new shade structure to be installed in the main street but its unique design has divided the community. Cobar Shire Council’s grants officer Brytt Moore said the structure is being funded by the Drought Communities Program which aims to […]
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Yabbies win 5th consecutive Setts Memorial Trophy
The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club retained the Setts Memorial Trophy having once again comprehensively beaten the Nyngan Splashers in the annual swimming carnival on Sunday. It’s the Cobar club’s 5th consecutive win of the event since its inception five years ago to honour the memory of past Cobar […]
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Ben plays at World All Schools Rugby 7’s competition in NZ
Local schoolboy Ben Griffiths was in Zealand last week playing with the Australian National Indigenous Youth team at the World All Schools Rugby 7’s competition in Auckland. Ben reports it was an amazing experience. The Australian side played six games which included a friendly with the Cook Islands last Wednesday […]
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Barracudas finish on top in Mixed League Tag competition
2019 competition title after finishing with a 6-1 win over Racks & Sacks in the grand final on Thursday night at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. While the final score showed it was a fairly comprehensive win for Barracudas, the teams were however locked at 0-all for the first 10 minutes […]
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Some great results at CATS’ monthly triathlon event
Despite only having a small field of nine competitors, there were some great individual results recorded at the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s monthly triathlon event on Sunday. Previous events this season have had the women on top of the podium, but Sunday’s event had the boys taking all top […]