2023
2023
200923
Locals interested to hear about wind farm project
Cobar Mayor Peter Abbott was one of 15 local residents who took the opportunity to attend WestWind Energy’s information session last Wednesday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. The drop in session provided residents with an opportunity to find out more about the proposed wind farm to be built […]
200923
Junior league awards its best performers of the season
Cobar Junior Rugby League held their end of season awards at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Sunday afternoon. In addition to various team awards, 11 perpetual club awards were presented. This year’s Paul Goonrey Player with the Biggest Heart Award was earned by Jarryn Moore. The award was initiated by […]
200923
Budget & Barwon
State Member for Barwon Roy Butler said in the wake of the release of the 2023-24 NSW State Budget yesterday that the Barwon electorate remains well funded and all funds committed to during the previous year will be honoured. Mr Butler said it had been a challenge for the new […]
200923
Local authors to speak at Night for our Lost Miners
The authors of Cobar’s Lodes of Gold book, former local residents Craig and Therese Stegman, have been invited as guest speakers for this year’s Night for our Lost Miners event. The Night for our Lost Miners memorial event pays tribute to Cobar’s lost miners and is now commemorated each year […]
200923
200923
Jones and Tiffen are darts champs
Craig Jones and Kylie Tiffen claimed the Cobar Darts Association 2023 Singles Championships titles on the weekend and then teamed up to also take the Mixed Doubles crown. The Cobar Darts Association annual Club Championships were contested on the weekend in Men’s and Ladies’ Singles, Men’s and Ladies’ Doubles and […]
200923
Local car show attracts a crowd
There’s plenty of car enthusiasts in town and many of them are members of the Dust Bowl Fuel Burners club. When they heard the Penrite car was going to be in town at Cobar AutoPro on Saturday morning they decided to turn their regular Coffee and Cars monthly social get […]
200923
Cobar Netball Association rewards its 2023 achievers
The Cobar Netball Association finalised their 2023 senior competition on Saturday with their end of season awards. The season’s Best and Fairest player was Brianna Watson from the Nymagee Magpies while Divas’ Amanda Fugar received the Sportsmanship award. Divas collected the premiers’ trophies while The Tooth Fairies earned the title […]
200923
Need more info before you head to the referendum?
Australians will get to have their say in the national referendum next month about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Many locals are unsure of what we are being asked to vote […]