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Roosters U12s claim a big win over Parkes
The Cobar Roosters Under 12s had a big 32-4 win over Parkes Marist in the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition on Saturday. The win was a bonus after their six hour round trip to Dubbo to play their Round 4 match. Tries for Cobar were scored by Jacob […]
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Focus on developing netball skills
Numbers were a bit light on for the Junior Netball competition on Friday (perhaps it was the cold and threat of rain that kept some players away) so developing skills became the focus for their coordinators. The Junior competition had enough players for three teams and so they played 10 […]
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Yabbies have been left high and dry
The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club had another successful season but it was one that was unfortunately cut short by COVID-19 restrictions which forced the early closure of the pool. COVID-19 restrictions also delayed this season’s presentations which were finally held last night. With a near-perfect attendance record and […]
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Local news gathering boosted by grant
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton last week announced that The Cobar Weekly will receive a $12,627 grant to support employee wages, after being successful in the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program. The Cobar Weekly was one of 107 regional news outlets across the country to benefit from the […]
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Wild dog baiting to commence
Western Local Land Services is set to undertake its aerial baiting program for the control of wild dogs in the western region. The program includes the use of 1080 (pronounced ‘ten eighty’) poison baits which are to be applied at the rate of 10 baits per kilometre. The program will […]
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Midwife support available at home for Cobar mums-to-be
While local women may not be able to deliver their babies in Cobar, they are able to access the support services of a local midwife to help them throughout their pregnancy. Rachael Collingridge is a community midwife who said it’s a privilege to be able to support women and their […]