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Semis set up for cracker netball grand finals
This weekend’s women’s Cobar Netball Association grand finals are shaping up to be a cracker if the rest of the finals series is anything to go by. JKM Dynamic Fitness will take on Desert Peas in this weekend’s A Grade grand final after a hard-fought win over The Heat on […]
Top competitors travel to Cobar for Sheepdog Trials
The Cobar Sheepdog Trials were held over the weekend with visitors raving about the great hospitality of Cobar. Sheepdog Trial committee member Emily Miller reported that the visitors from around the country loved the laid back, caring nature of the trial. “They were also very impressed with the quality of […]
Ideal conditions for shooters with great clay target scores
Sunday’s sunny conditions were ideal for Cobar Clay Target shooters at the club’s monthly shoot with a number achieving the highest possible scores. Two juniors joined the members as 11 shooters took part in the four event program. In the first event, a 20 Target Double Barrel shoot, Tony Polack […]
Local students get a hands-on experience of working life
Cobar High School students are getting a taste of working life in various local businesses, with a number taking part in work experience. Students in Years 9, 10 and 11 have been spending some of their school hours within businesses learning different skills and experiencing what life beyond school is […]
Student recognised for local community integration
An international exchange student currently studying at Cobar High School has been named a finalist in the 2017 NSW International Student Awards. Japanese student Mizuki Shimosaka has been studying in Cobar as part of an exchange program through AFS Intercultural Programs Australia since February. Mizuki is studying Year 10 at […]
St John’s athletes compete against other regional schools
Four St John’s Primary School students travelled to Glendale last Friday to compete in the Polding Athletics Carnival. The students competed as part of the Wilcannia-Forbes team. Daniel Apaza competed in the disability category and came home with two gold and two silver medals after placing first in shot put […]
Peak wants Cobar residents to be on the lookout for kultarrs
Have you ever seen a kultarr? If so, Peak Gold Mines (PGM) wants to know about it. The mine’s environmental staff have been working for many years to help save the native endangered marsupial in the Cobar region. Peak’s senior environmental advisor Sophie Bereyne told The Cobar Weekly they work […]