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Roosters 2026 season is one to remember

The Cobar Roosters Rugby League Club celebrated one of their most successful seasons on Saturday night at the Cobar Services Club. Team awards for First Grade, Ladies League Tag, Youth League and Reserve Grade were handed out along with the club’s perpetual awards. The Eric Martin Best & Fairest player […]

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End of an era as Harley calls time

After 27 years of service, Cobar Shire Councillor Harley Toomey has reluctantly decided it is time to step away from local government. Harley was first elected to Cobar Shire Council in September 1999 after being approached by local businessman Roger Jackson to join his running ticket. Placed ninth on the […]

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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 […]