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Shooters maintain their good form
The were nine shooters in attendance for the Cobar Clay Target Club’s monthly shoot on Sunday. Shooters participated in a three event program in warm, sunny conditions. The opening event was a 20 Target Double Barrel with Robert Thompson finishing with the best score of 19/20. Jarrod Barraclough shot 18 […]
100-plus without power after mystery vehicle hits pole
More than 100 customers lost power on Sunday afternoon after a vehicle hit and significantly damaged a power pole in Woodiwiss Avenue. Essential Energy operations manager North Western, Damian Smith, said their crews were quick to respond to the incident and for […]
Carbon Farming information session draws small crowd
There was only a handful of interested locals who attended a carbon farming information session last week at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. The information session was facilitated by Cobar Shire Council in response to Cr Peter Yench’s calls for support for carbon farming in the Cobar district. Cr […]
Local brigades play an important role
Bushfire brigades play an important role in our community, especially in a shire that covers more than 44,000km², and having a group of firefighters in relatively close proximity can make all the difference in a fire emergency. NSW Rural Fire Service Superintendent Vaughn Elsworth said over time the response of […]
Senior netball competition heats up
After Cobar senior netballers played their Round 10 games in very warm conditions on Saturday, the committee made the decision to play all future games in the 2020 competition as twilight matches. At this time of the year, the netball competition is usually getting ready to wind up, however with […]
Roosters are 2020 Castlereagh champions
The Cobar Roosters Under 18s team were crowned the 2020 Christie & Hood Castlereagh Youth League champions after they notched up a thrilling 18-16 win over the Coonamble Bears on Saturday. Based on the team’s recent performances, co-coaches Jack Govett and Nathan McAndrew said they had both felt “pretty confident” […]