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New drought support worker keen to assist local families

Drought affected families in the Cobar district once again have access to a Rural Drought Support Worker following the recent appointment of Grace Murray in Bourke. Ms Murray was appointed under the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Rural Resilience Program to support farming communities across the Far West. DPI’s […]

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Six handicaps broken at Sunday shoot

The cooler weather on Sunday morning has helped Cobar Amateur Pistol Club shooters to perform at their best with six handicaps broken last week. Under the guidance of range officer Todd Manns, 12 shooters competed on Sunday morning at the range. Geoff Clayton, Katrina Francisco, Agnieszka Wiklendt, Helen Spencer, Jessie […]

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Nymagee claims minor premiership

Nymagee has finished as the minor premiers of the 40 Overs Senior Cricket competition after defeating Empire by five wickets on Saturday at Nymagee. Their win also saw them claim the Bert Oldfield Cup and a seat in the grand final. Once again, this season Nymagee lost the toss out […]

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Golfie acknowledges its sporting achievers

The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club held their annual Sportsman’s Dinner on Friday night with representatives of six sporting clubs in attendance. The men’s and ladies bowlers, men’s and ladies golfers as well as the senior cricket and the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club presented reports to the dinner. […]

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High school students try their hands at a trade with TAFE

There’s plenty of success stories coming out of the TAFE NSW Vocational Preparation Automotive course currently being run at the Cobar TAFE campus. Four Cobar High School (CHS) students who commenced their Certificate II in Vocational Preparation (Automotive) course last year have since gained mechanical apprenticeships. Automotive TAFE teacher Jamie […]