200825

Cobar Post Office celebrates 140 years of service

Australia Post celebrated the 140th anniversary of the Cobar Post Office, one of regional New South Wales’ most prominent community hubs last week. The post office was opened on August 15, 1885, designed by the New South Wales Colonial Architect’s Office under James Barnet, and has undergone significant alterations and […]

200825

Cobar bowlers clean up at Bourke

A massive contingent of Cobar bowlers headed to Bourke on Sunday for their President’s Day tournament.  With nine teams of triples, it meant a coach was required! By all accounts it was well worth the trip as the father and son duo Don and Kyle Roberts ably supported by Golfie […]

200825

Cobar celebrates 300th Parkrun

Cobar Parkrun celebrated a big milestone (with cake) on Saturday holding its 300th event which welcomed a group of 16 locals and visitors to walk, jog or run 5km around the Newey Reserve. Wellington visitor, Leon Richardson, set a cracking time of 17 minutes, 31 seconds (just outside Rabi Phuyal’s […]

200825

Hard at work in the trenches

The Cobar Cadet Unit 221 members were hard at work in the trenches (or traps) over the weekend volunteering at the Cobar Clay Target Club’s Golden Clay shoot. The group of 14 cadets and their leader, Captain AAC Colleen Boucher OAM, worked Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday […]

200825

West Wyalong shooter wins Golden Clay

West Wyalong clay target shooter, Matt Patmore, has added a Golden Clay win to his long list of local, regional, national and international shooting achievements. Patmore finished as the overall winner of the Cobar Clay Target Club’s 48th Annual Golden Clay & NSW Junior Masters Championship and Night Points Score […]

200825

Cobar was at its Sundi Sundi best

Cobar put on its Sunday best to welcome locals and visitors to the Sundi Sundi Markets in Drummond Park on Sunday. Targeted at the thousands of visitors travelling through to the Mundi Mundi Bash music festival near Broken Hill, Cobar Shire Council hosted the Sundi Sundi Markets to entertain and […]