200520
200520
200520
Men’s golf scores starting to improve
Nice weekend weather saw good roll-ups of men golfers on both days. Thirteen players contested a stableford event on Saturday and most players are starting to run into some form, except for the Super Vet, Max Phillips, who is having an unusual loss of from. Bill Fugar showed very good […]
200520
Lady golfers seen soaking up the sun
Lady golfers were seen soaking up the sun last week on the course with numbers increasing due to some of the COVID-19 restrictions being relaxed. Groups of four can play together now although the one player per cart rule still stands. Sally Bannister was the Stroke competition winner on Wednesday […]
200520
Gaps in rural health care?
A front page story in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) newspaper on Monday highlighting the gaps in rural health care has well and truly stirred up Cobar residents. The article relays the personal health experience of Cobar resident John Stingemore, and also includes comments about our declining health care […]
200520
Firies turn to film
At Fire and Rescue NSW’s Open Days you can climb all over a firetruck, use a fire hose, watch demonstrations and meet the firemen. However in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Fire and Rescue NSW’s Open Day is different and, to protect the community and staff, […]
200520
Combined effort to select a women’s team
Basketball was a dominant sport for many years in Cobar, particularly in the 1990s, and a number of Cobar players went on to play at representative level. Cobar women’s teams competed in the Wild West Challenge and Macquarie Conference competitions which brought them up against teams from throughout the central […]
200520
Site revealed for construction of new TAFE connected centre
Students in Cobar will soon have access to modern digitally-enabled technologies including simulations and virtual reality experiences with the construction of a new TAFE NSW Connected Learning Centre (CLC). The project was put into motion by the NSW Government last year with the new CLC to complement and add […]
200520
The road back to dining-in not that simple for local eateries
While Coronavirus restrictions may have eased last week with regards to dining-in, only three local venues have re-opened their doors to dine-in patrons. Since NSW restrictions were eased last Friday Gumnuts Café’s regulars have enjoyed being able to dine-in again in the courtyard, Subway is seating diners and […]
200520
Big Beer Can is the best
A popular vote has seen Cobar’s Big Beer Can win the title of ‘The Best Big Attraction in Australia’. The ‘Grand Can’ was announced as the winner on Friday morning of an online Facebook competition poll run by Let’s Go Caravan and Camping. Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith […]