The Cobar Women’s Golf 2016 calendar got underway last week in unseasonal heat wave conditions. Although some golfers were reasonably acclimatised after playing the nine hole summer comp, a 12.30pm start did not suit playing conditions with many choosing to forgo a sleep-in on the weekend and hit the fairways […]
Local rider Kaila Wharton travelled to Mudgee on the weekend to compete at the local agriculture show, taking a win in the novice dressage competition with her horse “Be Just”. It was a busy weekend for Kaila who entered with her three horses in the showjumping competition and competed in […]
Wide Open Sky, winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2015 Sydney Film Festival, will have an advance screening in Cobar next week. Ahead of the official Australian cinema release, Wide Open Sky is holding special preview screenings in North West NSW which is where it was […]
Aurelia Metals has welcomed the approval of plans to potentially increase production at the Hera Mine, near Nymagee. However the company is yet to commit to the proposed expansion saying a decision is yet to be made, but that the modification to its approval was sought “in anticipation of a […]
Cobar State Emergency Service volunteers were among the many local organisations which provided assistance in the search for a missing woman near Girilambone last week. As a result of the extensive search, a body was located in bushland near Girilambone about 80km north west of Nyngan on Thursday evening. While […]
Cobar Police held a special morning tea on Monday to remember their colleague Geoffrey Richardson, who was tragically killed in an accident while on duty on Saturday night. Sergeant Richardson, or “Richo” as he was affectionately known during his time in Cobar, has been described by NSW Police minister Andrew […]
Volunteers and “more or less retirees” Ross Lane, Bill Iceton, Peter Crawford and Warren Russell of Newcastle made a large donation of books to a number of local libraries on Monday. Mr Lane was in Cobar around spring last year and said he noticed how people “do it pretty tough […]
Cobar Airport was turned into a mock disaster zone on Monday as local emergency services, in conjunction with Cobar Shire Council, conducted an emergency drill simulation exercise. Council’s engineering support manager Anil De Silva said the exercise not only allows for the airport emergency plan to be tested but also […]
The Cobar Roosterettes finished as Plate runners-up at a League Tag knockout competition at West Wyalong on Saturday. The popular annual event, hosted by the Mallee Men, attracts men’s and women’s teams from Group Nine, Group 10, Group 11, Group 20 and the Canberra District Rugby League competitions. The Cobar […]
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