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Athletics records that have stood for 16 years were broken
There were eight records broken at Cobar High School’s athletics carnival at Ward Oval last Wednesday with four of the records dating back more than 16 years. Luke Grey smashed the oldest standing record which was in the Under 16 years boys’ high jump setting a new height of 1.77 […]
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Rugby club to again celebrate ’76 and ’96 wins
The Cobar & District Rugby Union Club will mark the 40th and 20th anniversaries of their 1976 and 1996 Western Plains Rugby Premiership wins at their 2016 home game against Gulargambone (the team they beat in both grand finals) later this month. Camels’ Old Boy Peter Payne said the club […]
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CATS mark the end of a record season
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) marked the end of their very successful 2015/2016 season with a presentation night and dinner at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Friday night. Club president Zoë Harland said she was pleased to report that in the past three years the club […]
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Hatmobile returns to Cobar to inspire local women
The Hatmobile returned to Cobar last weekend, with Waltraud Reiner behind the wheel, to conduct another millinery workshop. Organised by Outback Arts, the workshop was attended by nine eager participants who spent the weekend creating millinery masterpieces. The Hatmobile, nicknamed ‘Audrey’, travels Australia packed full of millinery materials and tools […]
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CentaCare conference held in Cobar
Representatives from CentaCare Wilcannia-Forbes offices across the central west converged on Cobar on the weekend as part of a celebration of 20 years of service in the western area. The gathering, which ran from last Friday to Sunday, focused on the theme “Our team, our Culture” and was officially opened […]
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Nymagee to honour former servicemen with restored board
The community of Nymagee has received $3,000 to ensure that the contribution of local servicemen and women is appropriately honoured under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service grants programme. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton was in Nymagee last week and took the opportunity to present the Nymagee Progress Association […]
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Peak flags a tough year ahead at community meeting
In July 2015 Peak Gold Mines’ general manager Greg Bowkett announced that Peak “would go ahead in leaps and bounds” over the next few years. Almost one year later and after a fall in ore prices and an increase in production costs, Mr Bowkett has had to revise his forecast. […]