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Countbacks decide close contests

The games were close in the women’s golf competition last week with two results having to be decided by countbacks. Fran Samios was the winner of the Stoke event last Wednesday after a countback with Wan Sipatsa. Both finished with 74 Net. In 3rd place was Daphne Cross with 76 Net […]

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Westside throws a spanner in the works

  It was a tough day out for the Cobar Roosters Club on Sunday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval with the committee scrambling to host the Dubbo Westside teams for their scheduled Tooheys Group 11 matches with depleted canteen and bar supplies after the club had been broken into earlier […]

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Maths educators from western region converge on Cobar

Cobar High School recently hosted the Virtual Maths Faculty, a gathering of mathematics teachers from schools encompassing the central western region. The 21 educators, with experience ranging from less than a year teaching to several decades in the industry, sat down and discussed all things mathematical. Virtual Maths Faculty western […]

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Council petitions NSW Government to toughen drug laws

Cobar Shire Council has petitioned the NSW Government to toughen laws to make it illegal to produce, possess, use or sell all derivatives of synthetic cannabis. Synthetic cannabis, (commonly known as Kronic, Spice, Northern Lights, K2), is reportedly being used more frequently in Cobar along with ‘ice’ and other illicit […]

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Gary takes Rotary reins

The Rotary Club of Cobar held their annual Changeover Dinner on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Pictured are some of the new committee members Margery Bereyne (international service director), Kym Miller (secretary), Gordon Hill (club service director and immediate past president), David Snelson (vice president) and […]

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Big crowd to cheer Camels in a thriller against the Bulls

Failure to convert an in-front penalty goal cost the Cobar Camels what would have been a well-deserved and crowd pleasing draw with their Western Plain Rugby Union archrivals Nyngan in last Friday’s highly entertaining and traditional ‘under-lights’ clash. Refereed by Chris Marshall at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval, the match between […]

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A dozen athletics records broken

At the recent Cobar High School athletics carnival a total of 12 records were broken, the oldest dating back to 1997. Luke Grey broke the U/15 boys high jump record which was 1.65m set by Sean Cox in 1997. Grey set the new record at 1.71m. Hannah Carroll broke three […]