2023
Basketball back to full strength
After a month long break due to school holidays, a school camp and a leaking roof, basketball was back to full strength last Wednesday at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre. There is a group of approximately 15 mini ballers (under 9’s) who learn to play through drills and a […]
Close junior soccer matches played
A close 2-1 match was played out in the Cobar Junior Soccer Club Mids competition on Saturday morning with Liverpool just getting the better of Rangers to win. Henry Geppert scored two goals for his Liverpool team while Ralph Behsman was responsible for Rangers’ goal. In the other Mids game, […]
Cobar to be included in clinical trial
Cancer patients living in Cobar will benefit from a clinical trial to be undertaken by Macquarie University in collaboration with the Oncology Department at Dubbo Hospital, as well as the newly formed Western NSW Clinical Trial Support Unit and NSW Health. Macquarie University has received a grant of $1.2 million from Australian cancer charity […]
Roosters dominate
The Cobar Roosters First Grade side put on a dominate display at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday in front of a good crowd to record a big 52-12 win over the Coonamble Bears. The game was barely five minutes in when Roosters’ fullback Ash Davies crossed for first points […]
Roosters Reggies bring in the crowd
The Roosters Reggies can take credit for pulling in a big crowd at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday however it was their Gilgandra opposition who had more cause to celebrate after they won 32-12. The new Cobar Reserve Grade side was made up of recently retired players, long retired […]
Council welcomes a new asset manager and an engineer
Cobar Shire Council has recently welcomed two new staff members with Brett Richards taking on the role of Asset and Facilities Manager and Niduku Wijewickrama is Council’s new Water & Sewer Engineer. Brett is tasked with compiling and registering a comprehensive list of all council assets, developing an Asset Management […]
Cobar High’s Sounds & Stories a finalist for music awards
Cobar High School’s Sounds & Stories, a collaboration by the school’s music teacher Laura Andrew and Sydney-based composer and artist Elizabeth Jigalin, is a finalist for the Excellence in Music Education category at this year’s Art Music Awards. The annual Art Music Awards are presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with […]