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Endeavor Mine’s re-start activities progressing to plan
Polymetals Resources Ltd has this week released an update on their re-start activities at the Endeavor Mine, 40km north of Cobar. Polymetals’ executive chairman, Dave Sproule said their focus has remained on capital efficient and timely refurbishment activities to ensure planned cash flow is achieved during the first half of […]

Long awaited Phase 2 upgrade at museum commences
Three years after the Great Cobar Museum underwent a $2.4million refurbishment and re-opened its doors, more builders are back on site ready to start work on Phase 2 of the project. Funding for Phase 2 project work to replace the Coach House and create a new underground mining experience was […]

Sheep fundraiser raises $21,000
Local businessman Chris ‘Dido’ Deighton’s sheep sale fundraiser has raised $21,000 for the Macquarie Home Stay facility in Dubbo. “That’s very good for not doing very much,” Dido modestly told The Cobar Weekly. There was a great response from the community with landholders donating sheep, Chris Clark and Peter Miller […]

Cobar residents welcome a dementia support group
Local resident Kara O’Hara, who works with Kirinari human services support in the aged care sector, has started a Dementia Support Group in Cobar. The group held its first meeting/morning tea on Monday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club and Kara has plans for more monthly meetings. “I’ve seen […]

Knight and Clark hit the bowls jackpot…literally!
David ‘Ooze’ Knight and Greg Clark hit the bowls jackpot (literally) on Friday night when they won the Twilight Bowls event. The pair finished the evening with a +18 win over Charmaine Arnold (a bowls newbie) and Allan Gardoll and their +18 winning margin earned them the Jackpot prize! Knight […]

Isabelle brings home ribbons from Speedo Sprint Series
Cobar Swimming Club member Isabelle Gillette competed at the Speedo Sprint Series swimming carnival in Narromine over the weekend. Isabelle finished 1st in her 50m Breaststroke event, 2nd in her 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly swims and 3rd in her 50m Backstroke event. The Speedo Sprint Series caters for girls […]

In 39 years, some things have changed and some haven’t
Tomorrow marks 39 years since the release of the first edition of The Cobar Weekly and while a lot has changed in almost four decades, some things are still the same. One thing that hasn’t changed is that The Cobar Weekly is still run by a volunteer, not for profit […]

Cowboys fall narrowly short in run chase
Mudgee emerged victorious by 14 runs over the Cobar Cowboys in a tight Western Zone Plate final one-day match at Dubbo’s Victoria Park No 1 Oval on Sunday. Despite a strong fightback from the Cowboys, who came close to pulling off a mammoth 252 run chase, Mudgee’s all-round performance and […]

Exploring the watering holes of the west
The Pub Route, a soon to be released tourism brochure, invites travellers to take a pub crawl to explore some of the west’s most iconic pubs. The booklet is an initiative of the Far North West Joint Organisation (FNWJO) and covers the shires of Cobar, Bourke and Walgett. The […]