2026

The Town Hall is on Council’s agenda

The future of Cobar’s historic Town Hall is expected to be the centre of discussion when Cobar Shire Council meets for its July Ordinary Meeting tomorrow. The Cobar Town Hall Feasibility Report will be presented to tomorrow’s Council meeting, with councillors set to consider the findings and determine the next […]

2026

Those Cobar Camels were no walkover in Bourke

The Cobar Rugby Union Camels travelled to Bourke on Saturday to take on semi-final contenders, Bourke/Brewarrina (“Bourke”) Barbarians. The Camels travelled with 24 players but were aware of the blistering pace of the opposition, and that pace was the difference between the two teams. The final score 50-21 in Bourke’s […]

Local Sport

A hard-fought win

Tim Eves (with the ball) charging into the Gilgandra Panthers defenders in Saturday’s Under 18s Youth League match at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. In a hard-fought match, the Roosters finished as 32-28 winners to take the competition points.  

2026

Win cements Roosterettes’ third place

The Cobar Roosters Rugby League Club celebrated three wins on Saturday when they hosted Gilgandra for Round 12 of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. Cobar won First Grade, 60-0, (see Page 21 for game report), the Ladies League Tag match, 28-12 and, also […]

2026

NAIDOC—Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly

A NAIDOC Week event was held at the Cobar Youth and Community Centre on Friday and celebrated this year’s theme of “50 Years of Deadly”. NAIDOC Week events are held annually across Australia as an opportunity for all Australians to learn about the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and […]

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Wyllie wins the Beryl Jones Memorial Trophy

Some classy visiting shooters were among the field of 11 competitors for the Cobar Clay Target Club’s Beryl Jones Memorial Trophy shoot on Sunday, but it was a local that claimed the main prize. Front-marker, Aaron Wyllie finished with a score of 27/30 in the Beryl Jones 30 Target Handicap […]