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Indie joins Polding teams at State

  St John’s School athlete Indie Burke (far right in the middle row) was selected in the state side for Touch Football, representing the area that comes under Polding last month in Coffs Harbour at the week-long NSW PSSA championships. With the team members scattered far and wide across the […]

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Cobar Little A’s celebrates 50yrs

A new season of the Cobar Little Athletics Club competition got underway on Monday with the club marking its 50th year since the sport was first adopted in 1976. Little Athletics is about kids having fun, making friends, and getting families involved in healthy activities. The emphasis is placed on […]

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Regional Aboriginal health leadership symposium in Cobar

Cobar became the centre of an important regional conversation about Aboriginal health this week, with Aboriginal community leaders, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, major health providers and NSW Government representatives gathering in town. The 2026 Murdi Paaki Aboriginal Health Leadership Symposium, hosted by the Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA) on […]

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Local talent blossoms at creative floral workshop

There was plenty of floral activity at the Cobar Services Club on Saturday, with 24 participants buzzing around the tables creating colourful garlands, fashioning wreaths and swapping stories over cups of tea. The Fl-Oral Histories workshop brought people together to learn new skills, get creative and, most importantly, harvest some […]

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Telling our mining story

A new interactive underground mining experience is soon to be unveiled at the Great Cobar Museum. As part of the museum’s Stage 2 upgrade works funded by the NSW Government, Cobar Shire Council and a $100,000 donation by MAC Copper, what it’s like mining in Cobar is explained on the […]

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Regional Australia Bank donates $69,000

The Regional Australia Bank’s Community Partnership Program (CPP) has this year boosted the fundraising efforts of more than 30 local sporting clubs and community organisations to the tune of  $69,284.92. The bank held its annual CPP presentation night at the Services Club last Tuesday to recognise and celebrate the important […]

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Young Roosters beaten on the buzzer

The Cobar Roosters Under 18s were beaten on the buzzer in their Castlereagh Youth League grand final by the Coonabarabran Unicorns in front of a big crowd at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. The game was decided by a penalty goal that was kicked after the fulltime siren had […]

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Cobar Roosters claim all the silverware

The Cobar Roosters thwarted the Coolah Kangaroos attempt at making it three Castlereagh premierships in a row when they recorded a solid 22 to 4 grand final victory in front of a very large and vocal crowd. Played on their home turf, Tom Knight Memorial Oval, the Chooks were never […]