2022

Bowls masterclass given out in the Triples finals

Kyle Roberts, Don Roberts and Barry Bargwanna finished as the Golfie Bowls Triples Champions on Sunday after mas-terfully defeating their opposition Greg Read, David ‘Ooze’ Knight and Alan Knight by +7. Consistently and strategically outplaying their opponents, making the most of wicks (when a bowl bounces off another bowl), executing […]

2022

Local artisans at work

A group of local women with a range of creative abilities took part in the Cobar Library’s Adult Craft session on Saturday to hand decorate travel mugs. Participants were given free reign to create a design of their choice using brush strokes and dots. Among the artwork created were flowers, […]

2022

Celebrating Harmony Day

St John’s School students and staff celebrated a combined Harmony Day and Australia’s National Day of Action Against Bullying last Friday at the school. Students were invited to wear orange, a colour signifying communication, encouragement and respect. As part of the day’s activities they created a St John’s family tree, […]

2022

Sienna braved the shave

Cobar Public School student Sienna Campbell has raised $3,658 for the Leukaemia Foundation’s Shave for a Cure, exceeding her initial goal of $3,000. Sienna lined up to get a close crop from local hairdresser Olivia Deighton last Thursday and the salon was buzzing with lots of Sienna’s school mates there […]

2022

Cobar Rotary Drought Relief Project comes to an end

After more than three years of supporting local farmers doing it tough in the drought and with seasonal conditions improving, the Rotary Club of Cobar has decided to close off their Drought Relief Program. Rotary’s Drought Relief Program coordina-tor Gordon Hill said while many farmers are still recovering from the […]

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All aboard for Seniors Week

A week of fun events to celebrate Seniors Week 2022 kicked off on Monday morning with local seniors (and visiting seniors) experiencing guided bus tours of the town. Pictured above is the second group of seniors heading off with Cobar Shire Council’s manager of tourism and events, Demi Smith (who […]