Local weather man Trevor Menadue will spend his last days at the Cobar Meteorological Office next week after his position was made redundant as the weather station becomes fully automated. In February this year the BOM announced there would be staff cuts to 22 field offices as part of its […]
Renee Matheson and Amie Hill’s contributions to netball have been recognised by the Office of Sport’s Western Region with the pair receiving Sporting Spirit Volunteer Awards. State Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries said the awards aim to recognise the hard work and dedication of the region’s sport volunteers and were […]
Cobar Swimming Club members recently competed at swimming carnivals in Warren and Mudgee with many returning with some new personal best (PB) times. Brothers Jair and Jared Apaza, and Jacob and Noah Lynch along with Raymond Jones competed at Warren on Sunday. Jair finished 2nd in his 11 years and […]
Bright, sunny and very warm conditions attracted 34 competitors for this year’s Cobar Clary Target Club’s Christmas Novelty shoot on Saturday. Competitors travelled from Bourke, Nyngan, Brewarrina and Tamworth to vie for the renowned excellent meat tray trophies, the challenge of unusual events, and also to experience the club’s wonderful […]
A fantastic turn out of 25 Yabbies helped the Cobar Senior Men’s Swimming Club to retain the Setts Cup on Sunday when they came up against the Nyngan Splashers club in the now annual swimming event. Held to honour the memory of former Cobar Yabbies club president, Ian Settree, this […]
The Cobar Australian Army Cadet unit enjoyed a night out at the Cobar Memorial Services club on Saturday night where the year’s awards were also presented. Mayor Lilliane Brady; RSL sub-branch president Ben Hewlett; and Battallion Commander Major (ACC) Chris Boucher all attended the evening and gave speeches to the […]
Peak Gold Mines has teamed up with a number of local businesses to recover some important local mining artefacts which were last week delivered to the museum. Two smelter metal convertors standing a bit over two metres high and weighing approximately eight and 10 tonnes, as well as two large […]
Work commenced on Monday on a $17.1 million project to replace twin pipelines carrying water from Nyngan to Cobar, which will improve the reliability and efficiency of the water supply to the local community. Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries, said he was pleased to see the project get underway. “The […]
The Cobar State Emergency Services (SES) Unit responded to reports of damage following a strong willy willy whirlwind last Wednesday afternoon. Cobar SES Local Controller Gordon Hill said at about 1.30pm the whirlwind struck several properties along the southern side of Louth Road. The strong winds caused a shed in […]
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