2026

Fours team extracts their revenge

The 2026 Championship Bowls competitions have gotten underway at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club and a huge upset was recorded in the opening round of the Fours competition. In a replay of last year’s final, the team of Doug Hudson, Michael Sargent, Don Roberts and Kyle Roberts extracted their […]

2026

Structured roadmap for the CBD

Cobar Shire Council has nearly $3.5 million worth of Federal Government grant funding to establish a structured roadmap for the town’s CBD and they are working hard to make sure they get it right. Cobar was one of four CBD projects awarded funding last year as part of the government’s […]

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It was that moment in the season

There comes a moment during the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club’s season when the swimmers all pause, take off their googles and peer into the distance at that one swimmer who’s way out in front of the pack. This season there’s two swimmers who are leading the race and […]

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Continued growth of Rugby League

Castlereagh Rugby League have added a Castlereagh Community Cup competition to their program this year which will see 14 clubs will take to the field in what will be an historic year. In addition to the regular Castlereagh League competition this season which will feature 10 clubs, the Community Cup […]

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From one of our founding members

One of The Cobar Weekly’s founding members, Pauline Hunter, said a few words at our 40th birthday celebrations last week. “If Bill Barwood, Peter Snelson and Rod Parker could have been with us tonight they would have been so proud that our BABY has turned 40,” Mrs Hunter said. “Peter […]

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Sharks went on a feeding frenzy

There was plenty of action in the Juniors (9-12 years) Touch competition last Thursday at Ward Oval with a draw, a close encounter, a one-sided game and a a reasonably close match played for the double-header round. The Round 2 and 3 games were combined into a double-header round which […]