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Veterans take the prizes
Australia Day ambassador Paul Featherstone presented the Yabbies Veterans team of Bill Fugar, Bob Clark, Scott Toomey and John de Bruin with their Cobar Quids prizes as winners of the Yabbies Business House Handicapped Relay on Sunday. The team swam to within 0.47 seconds of their nominated time. The Maintenance […]
2025
Dido’s riding on the sheep’s back to help Dubbo Home Stay
Local businessman, grazier and Councillor Chris ‘Dido’ Deighton is helping to coordinate a livestock fundraiser to aid Macquarie Home Stay in Dubbo. Dido decided to join a footy mate in Baradine, Adrian Worrell, whose family had the aim of raising $30,000 to help fund the Home Stay’s new extension. While […]
2025
Smith and Daly handled the heat to bag a big bowls win
A group of 32 keen bowlers were out early on the Golfie greens on Australia Day in an effort to beat the sweltering weather. John ‘Shark’ Daly and double lead Bian Smith handled the heat on Sunday with ease and finished as outright winners. They ended the match with a […]
2025
Welcome to Country explained at Aust Day ceremony
Local resident Leonie McCosker delivered the traditional Welcome to Country speech as part of the 2025 Australia Day celebrations on Sunday. Leonie welcomed the crowd on behalf of the traditional custodians of the land, the Wongaibon people of the Ngiyampaa Nation. “Traditionally these are my ancestors’ lands,” Leonie said. She […]
2025
Shepherd stars in convincing win for unbeaten Bandits
After their Twenty/20 cricket win over the Concrete Cowboys on Friday night, the Back Door Bandits have sealed the minor premiership and are now only one win away from an unbeaten season. The Concrete Cowboys won the toss and elected to bat first however very few of their players were […]
2025
Cobar’s newest Australian Citizen
Cobar’s newest Australian citizen Felicity Dempsey has swapped the ‘Emerald Isle’ and will now call Australia (and Cobar home) after she officially became an Australian citizen during Sunday’s Australia Day celebrations. Felicity came to Australia from Ireland 10 years ago and was working at the Tilpa Pub when she […]
2025
Pistol club’s gun committee
It could be said that the Cobar Amateur Pistol Club has one of the best committees in town with four members of the club nominated for this year’s Services to Sport Australia Day award. John Stingemore, Michael Garbutt, Anita Neate and Robert Neate were among the eight nominees for […]
2025
Local kids encouraged to read 1,000 books before school
Cobar Library is encouraging young families to make a goal of supporting their children to read 1,000 books before school. Cobar Shire Librarian Jane Siermans said the 1,000 Books Before School program is operated by libraries to promote and celebrate reading. “One of my staff members saw the program at […]
2025
Small field but competition was still fierce
Th The field for this year’s Australia Day Triathlon event on Sunday may have only been a small one however the results were on par with previous years. Michael Howell, who was coaxed out of retirement and talked into competing on Sunday, returned to the sport with a vengeance. […]