2023

Camels put up a very good fight

Despite starting with a player short for their Round 5 Western Plains Rugby Union match against the Nyngan Bogan Bulls on Friday night, the Cobar Camels were however competitive up until the late stages of the game. The Bulls did eventually finish with a 47-22 win, and Cobar finished the […]

2023

Free birth certificates for First Nations

Pathfinders and UNICEF Australia are partnering to provide free birth certificates to First Nations people in North West New South Wales. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cobar are invited to attend face to face sign up days where they can apply for and receive their birth certificates. The […]

2023

Connie Greig wins 6th Cup at Cobar

For 36 year old apprentice jockey Paul Zerafa, his two wins have been a long time coming, the latest being on Saturday at the Cobar Miners Race Club meeting on local galloper, Mr Pointer. Originally apprenticed at Kembla Grange in 2005, Zerafa rode in Trials and in 2006 spent some […]

2023

Construction of child care centre is well underway

Construction of Cobar Shire Council’s 88 place Early Learning Centre and a Multipurpose Hall at Ward Oval is now underway. Cobar Shire Council’s Project Co-Ordinator Carly Hunter met with the contractor, David Payne Constructions, on site last week and  provided an update on the project. Mrs Hunter said the bulk […]

2023

Latest diagnostic imaging technology is now available

Cobar residents will have better access to the latest diagnostic imaging technology, with NSW’s first mobile CT imaging van officially announced by Minister for Health Ryan Park last week. CT – or computed tomography – takes detailed images of the internal organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels. The new […]

2023

Harvey leads Camel fight back to beat Coonamble

The Cobar Rugby Union Camels rallied in the final minutes of their Western Plains game to come from behind to win 29–25  against the Coonamble Rams on Saturday at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval.  The Camels’ late surge to victory was certainly meritorious. Several key players were unavailable on Saturday and […]