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2024 Cobar Show was one of the best yet

Despite a dump of 52mm of rain on Friday, this year’s Cobar Show has been hailed as a resounding success. The committee scrambled and re-scheduled a number of events (including the CSA fireworks display) to Saturday and show-goers responded with a big crowd attending on Day 2.  See Pages 10, […]

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Experienced livestock manager joins the Nutrien team

Nutrien Russell has recently welcomed experienced Livestock Manager, Hamish Adlington to their team. Hamish, who originally hails from Mudgee, said the land and livestock are in his blood. “I came off the land, Mum and Dad had country in Mudgee,” Hamish told The Cobar Weekly. “I’m a fourth generation livestock […]

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Roosterettes put on a good show against 2023 premiers

The Cobar Roosterettes made a great start to their 2024 Castlereagh League Tag season campaign on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. The Roosterettes put the wind up last season’s premiers, the Narromine Jets, when Cobar led 12-10 at half time. Prior to the start of Saturday’s game, Roosterettes captain/coach […]

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Travelling in style

Ken Dunne has a number of nice cars in his private collection including this rare 1929 Marquette which he entered in the Dustbowl Fuel Burners Show n Shine event on Saturday. Ken bought the lovingly restored Marquette about two years ago and has done a little bit more work to […]

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Sensational start to the season for Roosters

    The Cobar Roosters’ 2024 Castlereagh  season opener against Narromine at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday got off to a sensational start with Cobar winning two out of their three games. Playing in front of a big appreciative crowd and on a superb re-invigorated playing pitch, the Cobar […]

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Communities come together to help out a local family

    The Cobar, Ivanhoe and wider communities came together on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf club to fundraise and pay tribute to a “sensational man who everyone holds in high regard”, Glenn ‘Spinksey’ Spinks. Glenn’s eldest daughter Lisa Travis explained that her father suffered an aneurism […]