John de Bruin was named Citizen of the Year for 2018 at this year’s Australia Day awards ceremony held on Saturday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Locals and visitors descended on the pool in hot conditions to see awards handed out to the Young Citizen of the Year—Hannah Kriz; […]
A convoy of 47 trucks of Western Australian Farmers Across Borders volunteers carrying 3,000 tonnes of feed linked up with 30 more trucks organised by the Victorian Lions Club’s Need for Feed project in Cobar on Australia Day. The group brought some much needed assistance (and also some hope) to […]
The Australia Day Weekend featured two Twenty20 games of cricket that started on Friday night with the Bushies taking on Tilpa. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Tilpa went on the post a competitive total of 5/162 from their 20 overs. The McClure bothers, Fred (42) and James […]
The worsening drought and a failed water pump on the pipeline that carries water to our town has prompted Cobar Shire Council to impose tougher water restrictions on its residents. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the Cobar Water Board has asked the council and the mines to start looking […]
NSW Rural Fire Service District Officer Greg Martin handed over the keys of a “new” truck to Canbelego Brigade captain Paul Geppert last week. The second-hand tanker will replace the brigade’s Toyota Landcruiser which had serviced the brigade well for 29 years. Mr Martin said the tanker will enable the […]
The Cobar Triathlon & Athletics Squad (CATS) kicked off the new year in a big way with record times and record attendance at their triathlon event on January 13. With 20 competitors (three teams and 11 individuals), it was the biggest field for the club this season which also included […]
While many sporting clubs have taken a break over the holiday period, the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club has continued with their regular swims. Last Tuesday’s 30 metres handicapped freestyle event was won by Jason Toomey who finished spot on his nominated time. Bill Fugar won the 50m swim […]
Bushies and Hombres recorded wins in the two Twenty/20 cricket matches played in the local competition on Saturday at Ward Oval. Bushies, with 2/156 defeated CSA 92 on Saturday afternoon in the heat. Batting first, Bushies’ openers Jade Buckman and Alec Fraser put on 94 runs for the first wicket […]
The Cobar Auto Club held their 2018 end of season presentations on Saturday at the Empire Hotel with trophies handed out to the Overall winners along with their Flat Track and Motocross Tri Series champions. The club’s Overall Champions for the season were: High Power 50s and 65cc 7-U9 Years—Billy […]
The Bossie Mitchell Services to the Community award has received the most nominations in this year’s Australia Day awards with 14 names put forward to the judging panel. The ‘Community Event of the Year’ category also polled well this year with nine local events including the Running On Empty Festival, […]
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