Cobar Netball Association president Mary Urquhart (second from left) was named this year’s Larnie Keen Club Person of the Year for her hard work and dedication to both senior and junior netball this season. Mary was presented with her award on Friday night by fellow umpire and great friend of […]
Members of the Cobar Iron Ringer Committee, Cobar Shire Council staff and local contractors involved in the Iron Ring monument build, last Wednesday met on the site where the monument is to be located (adjacent to the Barrier Highway opposite the Great Cobar Museum). The group determined which direction the […]
A lick of paint sure has made a big difference to the façade of the Grand Hotel building in the main street. Cobar Shire Council has purchased the building and painting the exterior is the first step in restoring the 1898 building to some of its former glory. The newly […]
Cobar High School Year 9 and 10 students were joined by Nyngan High School students for a job readiness workshop at the school recently. The EDGE workshop concept was developed in 2013 by former careers advisor Sharna Dawson to bridge the gap she had noticed between student participation and employers’ […]
Divas were crowned the 2024 Senior Mixed Netball champions after they accounted for Smash Ups 50-39 in Friday night’s grand final. While there was an 11 goal difference in the final margin, spectators all agreed the game appeared to be much closer. Held under lights at the Ward Oval courts […]
Cobar’s Newey Reserve was chosen to host a Federal Court native title hearing last Wednesday. Descendants of the region’s traditional owners of the Ngemba, Ngiyampaa, Wangaaypuwan and Wayilwan groups gathered to hear Justice Melissa Perry hand down a determination recognising their native title rights and interests in various parcels of […]
Local trainer Wayne Prisk has now won the two feature races for 2024 at Cobar with the same horse, Dancing In The Sky. Nyssa Burrells travelled from the southern highlands in June to win the WesTrac Cobar Cup on Dancing In The Sky and on Saturday, the Narromine-based Ricky Blewitt […]
Cobar Shire Council voters will not go to the polls for next month’s Local Government elections as our new council has already been elected. With just 12 nominations for the 12 vacant positions, the NSW Electoral Commission declared the election to be uncontested and so the 12 candidates were automatically […]
Bill Fugar collected the Curly Solomon Shield as the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club’s 2023/2024 Overall Club Point Score champion at the club’s end of season presentations on Friday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Fugar cleaned up this season and also won the 30m Cobar Bowling […]
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