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A win on debut for Petersen
Kate Petersen from the United States made her debut as a jockey on Saturday at the Cobar Miners Race Club Pop Up race meeting. Petersen rode five of the six races on the program for Cobar trainer, Wayne ‘Wap’ Prisk, which included a win in Race 1 onboard Jawsome as […]
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Station 256 Cobar crew farewell their departing captain
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar captain, Tony Walkinshaw, has stepped down from his role as he makes the move to West Wyalong to take up a new position. Tony has been the Cobar brigade’s captain for the past four years taking over the role from former brigade captain, […]
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CPS’s good sports
Cobar Public School held their end of year presentations yesterday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Among the award winners were Noah Armstrong and Lauren O’Sullivan who collected the school’s AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group) 2022 Awards for Recognition of an Indigenous Students Achievement in Sport. ▪ Photo contributed
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St John’s achievers of 2022
Collecting perpetual awards at St John’s School end of year presentations on Friday were back row: Clair Cousins (Beth Townsend Trophy for All Round Sports Person); Taylah Wyllie and Skyla Fairfull (who shared the Beverly Anderson Cultural Award for Performing Arts); Hannah Trudgett (School Citizenship Award); front row: Braydee Murrell […]
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Roberts pair and Bargwanna dominate to take Triples title
With the Golfie greens running fast and true due to greenskeeper Stewart Simpson’s hard work and dedication, the weekend’s bowls focus was on the much anticipated Championship Triples Bowls Final. The team of Kyle Roberts, Don Roberts and Barry Bargwanna outplayed Peter ‘Skeet’ Goonrey, Dean ‘Bogger’ McLeod and John Goonrey […]
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Cobar Cowboys survived a scare against Bourke
It was a big weekend of cricket with three games played at Ward Oval in the senior Twenty/20, 40 Overs and Brewery Shield competitions. In the Brewery Shield competition, the Cobar Cowboys representative team survived a scare against Bourke winning a close match by two wickets on Sunday. After winning […]
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Cobar Shire crowned Merriest Christmas Council Champion
Cobar Shire Council has been crowned the Merriest Christmas Council Champion of 2022 after they raised a whopping $12,000 in a Christmas T-Shirt Day fundraiser last week. Cobar Shire Council’s Human Resources Manager Summer Patterson, who helped to coordinate the fundraiser challenge, said she was thrilled with the total that […]