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Cobar players represent at Nations of Origin tournament
Cobar Junior Soccer Club players joined forces with Nyngan members to represent the Western Plains Amateur Soccer Association (WPASA) at the Nations of Origin ‘Football Fives’ competition in Lake Macquarie last Tuesday. The carnival was run by PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Clubs) and Football NSW and was aimed at increasing […]
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Camels turn TV stars for Fox Sports doco
A Fox Sports crew will use footage taken last week of the Cobar Camels rugby team from drones, GoPros and television cameras as part of a rugby “grass roots” sports documentary. The Fox Sports crew were in town on Friday filming at the CSA Mine, around town, and at the […]
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Camels passion just not quite enough to get them a win
The Cobar Camels travelled to Coonamble on Saturday morning for their Western Plains Rugby Round 8 clash with the Rams in cold conditions. Travelling with an entourage of Cobar Rugby Old Boys and a Fox Sports film crew (who were shadowing the players to make a documentary about “grass roots” […]
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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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Smoking is off the menu inside and out at all food venues
As of Monday, people in Cobar and around NSW will be further protected from the harmful effects of second-hand cigarette smoke with the implementation of state wide legislation that takes smoking off the menu in outdoor dining areas. The provision of the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 means smoking will be […]