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Significant results

Aurelia Metals has reported significant results from exploration programs at their Federation deposit 10km south of the Hera Mine at Nymagee. Chief Development and Technical Officer, Andrew Graham reports in the north offset (Federation West), technical concept drilling to assess orebody offset potential due to strike discontinuity intersected significant massive […]

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Survivor talks openly about PTSD

Beaconsfield Mine disaster survivor, Todd Russell (third from left), was a guest of Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines this week. Mr Russell spoke at a public event at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Monday night about his experiences in Beaconsfield, what they went through, how it eventuated and how […]

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Locals compete in Backyard Ultra

Local Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad  (CATS) club member, 18 year old Isaac Theakston, competed at the Sydney Backyard Ultra on Saturday, along with his dad Paul (who went along for support). Backyard Ultra is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6,706 meters (4.167 […]

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A long held legacy

Cobar High School Year 11 student Rohan Bellotti (pictured at centre) is one of two recipients this year of the CWA Cobar branch’s Ellen Knight Scholarship. (The other recipient, Tiana Jones was not present for the photo.) The $200 scholarship can be used by the students to purchase whatever they […]

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Cobar competes at Castlereagh knockout

    The 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League season got underway with the annual Youth League and League Tag knockouts being played at Coonabarabran on Saturday. With two fields in use, a combined total of 24 games were played in front of a sizeable crowd which enjoyed the action. […]

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LBV at risk of closure

The introduction of new aged care regulations and cost escalations may see the Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) aged care facility closed. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with Cobar Shire Council mayor Jarrod Marsden and general manager Peter Vlatko while he was in Cobar last week to discuss the […]

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Roosters win preseason game

The Cobar Roosters First Grade side beat the Group 11 Macquarie Raiders Reserve Grade team 22-20 in a preseason game on Saturday in Nyngan. Cobar had traveled to Nyngan with a close to full strength squad anticipating a close encounter with Dubbo Macquarie. Co-coach Thomas Plater said while there were […]

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Huge fundraising effort

Locals Simone Porter and Jodie Jones took part again this year in the Never Late Fe-Mail Postie Ride to raise funds for Wings4Kidz. (They are pictured above with Ride organiser Garry Rogers and Wings4Kidz CEO Brendan Crane.) The group’s goal had been $200,000 (which was what they raised last year), however […]