2023

Fire crews working around the clock

Firefighting crews have been working around the clock since last Thursday trying to contain a bushfire near Mount Hope in the south of the shire. The fire at Yarra station, Tipping Way, east of Mount Hope, was reported at approximately 2.20pm on Thursday. NSW Rural Fire Service crews, along with  […]

2023

Yabbies win 10 Man title at Nationals

The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club was well represented at the AIF National Swimming Carnival in Coogee on Saturday. The team of 24 Yabbies returned with a swag of prizes, including the prestigious Ivo Watt 10 Man Relay trophy. First places in individual events were recorded by: Lucas Hardy […]

2023

Tracey wins Shell’s top customer service award

Winning awards for great customer service is something the Cobar Auto Port Shell Service Station is renowned for and the Cobar servo has just picked up another one. Cobar Auto Port staff member Tracey Fazulla has been named the Australian Customer Service Champion 2022 for Independent Shell Service Stations. The […]

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Police investigating suspicious fires

Cobar Police are investigating a number of suspicious fires that have occurred over the past week in the vicinity of the Old Res and north of Cobar on the Kidman Way. NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW personnel have attended five separate fires in five days. […]

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Golf big guns make an appearance

A merry little band of six players went out on Wednesday and played in the Men’s Golf mid-week competition. Max Phillips, whose golf hasn’t been anything to talk about lately, showed a clean pair of heels and pulled away to win by five strokes over Peter Lawrence. Phillips also had […]