Local businessman, shire councillor, entrepreneur and part-time rodeo rider, Chris ‘Dido’ Deighton has assembled his own rodeo team for the 2026 Cobar Rodeo. Dido has loaded his chuckwagon with 10 brave men for one of the most adrenaline-pumping and at the same time dangerous events in rodeo, bull riding. Bull […]
Local darts player Tony Brown has returned from the 45th Australian Darts Championships in Perth following an impressive performance on the WA boards. Following his top 32 finish in the Pacific Masters competition on Day 1, Brown had a big week of competition competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles […]
Harmony CSA Mine has helped improve conditions for Cobar Rotary Club volunteers by funding the construction of a new covered work area at the club’s Return and Earn processing facility. The roofed workspace was officially handed over to Rotary Club president Fr Paul Finucane by Harmony CSA General Manager Rob […]
Local wool classer Paul Evans has achieved an elite milestone in the wool industry and has been acknowledged for his 50 years of continuous wool classing service by the Australian Wool Exchange. The award honours professionals who have maintained active registration and quality assurance at the forefront of Australia’s wool […]
Another Cobar Roosters Legend was honoured by the Cobar Rugby League Club on Saturday with the main grandstand officially named in honour of Norm Armstrong. Nicknamed The Cobar Flash, Norm was one of the finest players to ever wear the Cobar Roosters jersey. Norm’s rise through the ranks began in […]
Cobar’s top darts player, Tony Brown, was given the honour of flag bearer for his NSW team at the opening of the 45th Australian Darts Championships on Friday. Brown is currently representing NSW at the week-long national event that runs alongside the World Darts Federation (WDF)-ranked Pacific Masters at the […]
Cobar Shire Councillors voted to sell the Town Hall Building and adjacent car park at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting. Councillors were presented with a feasibility report on the Town Hall with four different recommendations for Councillors to consider which included: 1. Do nothing; 2. Fund the required $1,157,000 on […]
Following “a fair bit of interest” being shown in the Grand Hotel building and adjacent former café, Cobar Shire Council has decided to call for Expressions Of Interest (EOI) to test the market’s appetite for the site. The matter of the development and sale of what could be a grand […]
Trial N Error turned a closely fought contest into a convincing victory with a dominant second-half performance to defeat Last Minute Legends 43-25. The two sides were evenly matched early in Round 9 of the Cobar Netball Association Senior Ladies competition on Friday night at Ward Oval. The scores were […]
Cobar Shire Council has been investigating a range of options to help address the town’s housing shortage, one of which is the potential development of a 106-home residential estate on the former Cobar Hospital site in Woodiwiss Avenue. Council purchased the now vacant land in 2022 and has prepared a […]
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