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Scorching hot competition in the pool
The competition is scorching hot at the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club weekly event with four swimmers (not the usual three) finishing on the podium last Tuesday night. And that unusual feat was recorded in two events! The hot competition began from the outset of the night when, in […]
2023
Victory clinched in last-ball thriller
The Senior Cricket competition has resumed in thrilling style with Tilpa Bushies beating the Whackers on the last delivery of the match in their Twenty/20 clash on Friday night. In a nail-biting finish, Tilpa Bushies eventually won by four wickets. Whackers had won the toss and elected to bat first […]
2023
Two athletes break the CATS’ Short Course record
Two athletes broke the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS) Short Course record at the club’s January triathlon event on January 15. Isaac Theakston and Axel Fairfull were neck and neck as they fought it out over a 200m swim, 5km ride and 2km run last Sunday. Fairfull, the better […]
2023
Camels and Roosters combine for Hot 9s
The Cobar Camels (with the inclusion of a few Cobar Roosters players) contested the Bourke Hot 9’s competition on Saturday finishing the day with a win and two draws. The annual rugby league 9’s competition is held each year in Bourke in an effort to keep ‘bush footy’ alive. Mark […]
2023
Hera Mine to cease production
Aurelia Metals recently announced that the Hera underground mine at Nymagee is expected to cease commercial production at the end of March 2023. In their ASX Announcement, Aurelia’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Graham, said the decision was made following a re-optimization of the life of mine plan. Upon the […]
2023
Thinking about a career in security?
Cobar’s pubs and clubs desperately need licensed security officers to work in their venues. There’s currently a big need right across NSW which has been recognised by the NSW Government who are currently providing free security training as part of its NSW Jobtrainer program. The Cobar Liquor Accord is planning […]
2023
Packed crowd for Kasey Chambers
Fresh from playing at the Tamworth Country Music Festival last week, country music super star, singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, played to a packed Cobar audience at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Saturday night. Cobar was one of a long list of venues Kasey is performing at on her current […]
2023
Eyes in the skies assist RFS to fight fires
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West Team currently has the assistance of two helicopters (and their pilots) to help fight and map bushfires in the western region. Dubbed the “fire trucks of the sky”, two helicopters, a Bell 427 from NSW Helicopters and a BO105 from Airborne Fire […]