2026

Cool vibes at pool party

The Cobar Youth and Community Centre staff hosted a Pool Party at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Friday night thanks to Summer Holiday funding from the NSW Government. Youth aged 12 to 24 years were invited to join staff to cool off at the pool with water slide fun, […]

2026

CATS bring the heat for Aust Day event

There was a great turnout of 19 senior athletes and two juniors for the 2026 Australia Day Triathlon events on Monday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Organised by the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS), the main event, a 300m swim, 10km ride and 2km run tested the athletes […]

2026

Locals honoured on Australia Day

Cobar’s Australia Day Ambassador, TV and radio commentator, Peter Wilkins and Mayor Jarrod Marsden presented Colby Lawrence with the Citizen of the Year Award at Monday’s Australia Day celebrations at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Cobar’s Australia Day Ambassador, TV and radio commentator, Peter Wilkins and Mayor Jarrod Marsden presented […]

2026

First time competitors claim CATS handicap title

First time competitors, Jasper Waters, Xavier Foster and Michael Arnold, claimed a win in the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS) handicapped triathlon event on Sunday. The trio, competing as the XJM team, finished the Try-A-Tri course (200m swim/5km ride/2km run) in 35 minutes and 13 seconds  to take the […]

2026

SCG glory for a Cobar cricketer

It’s not often that you see a Cobar cricketer’s name up on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) scoreboard, but if you were at the ground on December 18, you would have been able to read Nicola Harbison’s. The SCG was the venue where Nicola and her Western Outlaws team took […]

2026

Recognising good in our community

Australia Day awards recognise the good deeds that are being done in our community over the past year as well as dedicated service to our community over many years. This year six locals have been nominated for the Citizen of the Year award and five young people have been put […]

2026

Local fire and rescue team bolstered

Cobar Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 is now at full strength following the recent recruitment of five trainee Retained Firefighters. Acting brigade captain, Huw Rabone, said the addition of the five new recruits now brings the Cobar crew up to a total of 17. “It’s the first time that […]