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Golfie’s good sports were recognised

The 2024 Sporting Bodies presentation dinner was held on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club with last year’s major Ladies Golf winners recognised. The A Grade club Scratch champion was Jenny Stephenson with Narelle Kriz the runner-up. The A Grade Net winner for 2024 was Sally Bannister […]

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Cobar’s seniors take centre stage

    Cobar’s 2025 Seniors Expo was held at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club yesterday. This is the second year the event has been organised and coordinated by Kara O’Hara from Kirinari, who describes herself as an aged care services navigator. Kara said the Expo was a way to […]

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Concrete Cowboys knocked from their high horse

The Concrete Cowboys were knocked from their high horse in the Open Mixed Touch competition last week when the Blossoms beat the previously unbeaten team. Last season’s grand final winners, the Concrete Cowboys had started this season in the same vein winning the first three rounds. However they met their […]

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Cr Deighton calls for a clear plan for the Grand Precinct

Cr Chris Deighton has called for careful consideration before Cobar Shire Council progresses with its plan to create a Grand Precinct in the main street. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko  apprised councillors about the recent federal Government Grand Precinct grant funding win at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting. Mr Vlatko […]

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Yellow record a thriller win

The 2025 golfing season kicked off on Wednesday however, with work being done on the course, only nine holes were open for competition. As it turned out, only four golfers turned up for the men’s competition anyway and of that four, Bian Smith, with 19 points, was a clear winner […]

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Once upon a time

A free seniors short story writing workshop was held at the Cobar Shire Library yesterday under the tutelage of published author Cate Plink. (Cate is pictured above centre at rear with participants Shirley Harbison, Bev Anderson, Lillian Simpson and Julie Fairbank.) Participants did some writing exercises and discussed story structure […]