Parts of the Cobar district have recorded their best rain in years, filling tanks and causing the Yanda Creek to swell to levels not seen for decades. The creek flooded, cutting the Barrier Highway 15km east of Cobar on Sunday afternoon, after some areas recorded rainfall upwards of 50-100mm over […]
After 20-plus years working in the mining industry, local Tom Martin has made the move to work in Local Government as Cobar Shire Council’s new infrastructure manager. Tom commenced with Council in January and is responsible for the workshop, parks and gardens, airport, Council depots and waste collection. Council’s general […]
Two Twenty20 and the Cobar Cowboys representative cricket game against Nyngan were washed out on the weekend with only the 40 Over game between Golf Club and Empire going ahead on Saturday. The controversial match went down to the last over and, after what appears to be an error in […]
Calls to fires and vehicle accidents are the norm for the Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar crew however the rescue they were called to on Sunday was definitely out of the ordinary. A wounded wedge tail eagle was located on a property in Singleton Road with the owners, […]
The choice to leave town after six relatively happy years of living in Cobar was a tough decision for Stephen Poulter and his young family to make. Working as council’s manager of planning and environment and feeling like his family were very much part of the community, Stephen said the […]
Cobar High School English teacher, Nick Short, has been announced as one of 30 recipients of the Bell Shakespeare 2020 Regional Teacher Mentorships. The program provides teachers from regional, rural and remote schools with a fully-funded year-long mentorship with the Bell Shakespeare Company. Mr Short, who has been teaching for […]
Ayla Allen, who will be three in May, had a tough start in life after being diagnosed with a liver problem at just four weeks old. Ayla’s parents, Brett and Dannielle, knew something wasn’t right and took her to Cobar Hospital in June 2017 where she was promptly flown to […]
Over 100 swimmers from across the region converged in Cobar on Sunday for the 2020 Western Districts AIF Swimming Carnival with the Cobar Yabbies proving to have the fastest swimmers in the pool. The Cobar club hosted swimmers from Dubbo, Forbes, Wellington, Nyngan and Condobolin senior clubs to contest the […]
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