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Cobar dad wins Philips Community Sports Dad of the Year
A Cobar dad, Greg McKervey, has won the Philips Community Sports Dad of the Year. The father of four plays a big part in our sporting community as the president of both the Cobar Junior Soccer Club and Cobar Athletics and Triathlon Squad (CATS) clubs. He’s also played a huge […]
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Peter Abbott advises he is stepping down from mayoral role
Mayor Peter Abbott has announced he will be relinquishing his Mayoral duties effective from the Council September Ordinary Meeting later this month. “Although I originally had decided to finish at years’ end, this change was brought on by the new State Government altering the rules,” Cr Abbott told The Cobar […]
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Marsden keen to take on Mayor
Cobar Shire Council deputy mayor Jarrod Marsden is keen to step up into the role of mayor at the mayoral elections later this month. “It is my intention to run for the mayor’s position,” Cr Marsden told The Cobar Weekly “I have spoken to several other councillors (not everyone yet) […]
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What a big season it’s been for the Cobar Roosterettes!
The Cobar Roosterettes’ 2023 Castlereagh League Tag season is over a week early but what a season it’s been! Under the guidance of captain/coach Kayla Hasson, the mostly young side made great improvements over the year and can be justly proud of their third place finish this season, which is […]
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Act of vandalism at Newey outrages a local resident
Dear editor Once again a person or persons (through apparent rage) have rearranged the rock barrier at the southern end of the Newey. The latest incident occurred sometime between 5pm on Friday September 1 and 6am on Saturday September 2. By the looks of the amount of evidence left at the scene, quite […]
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Hardwick and Blignaut team up to win KENO Ambrose event
Seven teams played in the Ladies Golf KENO two person Ambrose last Sunday vying for the chance to advance to the next round in early November. The winners on the day were Tena Blignaut and Fay Hardwick who finished with a 66 ¼ net score. In second place were Jannine […]
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Kubby kids experience Mauritius culture and cuisine
The Kubby House Child Care Centre welcomed some special guests from Mauritius last Thursday to share their unique culture and cuisine with children and staff. Mauritius-born Amy Curpen, the Lead Educator in the Kubby’s Explorers Room, had her parents, Jayen and Rajini, and soon-to-be in-laws, José and Lisebeth Dhoorah, visiting […]
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Roosters’ fighting spirit gets them into grand final
The Cobar Roosters are quite accustomed to taking the long road but on Saturday, in the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League preliminary final, the road was not long at all, but it most certainly was hard for both the Cobar players and their large band of supporters. Playing at their […]
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