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The Clown Doctors’ visit brings a good dose of laughter
A couple of Clown Doctors were in Cobar yesterday as part of their bringing smiles and laughter tour to regional and remote areas. Clown Doctors normally help sick children in hospital and their families through scary and tough circumstances. Recently they decided to head off on tour to get an […]
Ladies golf club champions decided after 54 holes
Frosty chilly mornings greeted the 26 golfers in last weekend’s Ladies Club Championships with 54 holes of competition played over the two days. The 2019 Scratch winners were: A Grade—Jenny Stephenson (with a score of 234) and runner-up Chrissy Gilligan (253); B Grade—Brenda Fugar (304) and runner-up Serena Fraser (310); […]
Helping one of their own
he Cobar Rural Fire Service (RFS) members have banded together to help out one of their own holding a raffle and sausage sizzle fundraiser in the main street on Saturday morning. Cobar Headquarters captain Peter Cartner (pictured above with his family Stephanie, Michela and Mara) said they were fundraising to […]
Local athletes off to Canada
Loose change donated by the patrons of the Great Western Hotel has helped raise $2,446.70 for Cobar High School athletes Hannah Carroll and Ben Griffiths to travel to Canada to compete in Athletics. Pictured with their personal trainer Khan Fugar, who has been helping them to physically and mentally prepare […]
Bantam Roosters dominate the competition
A convincing 32-10 win over the visiting Baradine Magpies on Saturday has ensured the Bantam Cobar Roosters retain their top of the table standing in the Christie & Hood Castlereagh Youth League competition. The Roosters Round 10 games were played at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval to accommodate Cobar Junior Rugby […]
Cobar TAFE to get an upgrade
A pre-election promise for a new TAFE Connected Learning Centre to be built in Cobar is set to be funded as part of the State Government 2019-2020 Budget announced last week. As part of the budget, $61.7million is to be spent over the next four years for Tranche 3 of […]
School leaders talk to state leaders
Cobar High School’s school captains Sandie Mitchell and Zoe Carter attended the 2019 Secondary Schools Student Leadership Program in Sydney last Thursday, which included a trip to Parliament House. The students joined 150 students and young people from around the western area and across the state to meet with Members […]
Junior Rugby League has plenty of reasons to celebrate
The Cobar Junior Rugby League Club had lots of cause to celebrate on Saturday when they hosted Dubbo and Narromine teams for Round 7 of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition. The Cobar Under 10s started off the day with a thrilling 24-20 win, Under 12s also narrowly […]
Scholarship to help local to train for mining leadership roles
TAFE NSW Cobar student Stevie Templer-Long has won a $2,000 Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Scholarship. MEMMES National Chair Peter Whipp said due to the high calibre of applications this year, the selection committee decided to award four scholarships rather than the usual two. “Last year, we […]