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Community raises almost $85,000!
The Cobar community came together on Saturday night at the Cobar Services Club to do what it does best—to raise a tonne of money for someone in need. Saturday’s cause raised $84,950 to help four year old Alastair Tatnell and his family as Alastair undergoes extensive treatment for B-cell acute […]
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Not all superheroes wear capes
Not all superheroes wear capes, some of them wear scrubs, some wear hair nets and all who work in an Aged Care setting wear comfortable shoes for walking lots of kilometres per shift. Our local superheroes at the Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) aged care home were recognised for their service […]
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Paul achieves wool industry milestone
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 […]
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Cobar throws its support behind Alastair
When your young child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness like leukaemia, it’s comforting to know you have family and friends you can lean on. But for the Tatnell family, that support has stretched far beyond their loved ones, with the whole Cobar community, and others, rallying behind four-year-old Alastair […]
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NAIDOC—Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly
A NAIDOC Week event was held at the Cobar Youth and Community Centre on Friday and celebrated this year’s theme of “50 Years of Deadly”. NAIDOC Week events are held annually across Australia as an opportunity for all Australians to learn about the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and […]
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Water storage project takes shape
One of Cobar Shire Council’s biggest water infrastructure projects in recent years has reached a significant milestone, with the main structure of the new Fort Bourke Hill Water Reservoir now complete. Construction on the new $4 million 5 megalitre reinforced concrete reservoir began earlier this year. The project will improve […]
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Rotary looks to grow and continue to give back
The Rotary Club of Cobar celebrated another year of community service on Monday night, officially welcoming a new leadership team at its annual Changeover Dinner while also recognising thousands of dollars in donations made to local organisations and worthy causes. Father Paul Finucane was installed as the club’s new president […]
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Roosterettes return for reunion
The premiership winning 2016 Roosterettes Ladies League Tag team were reunited on Friday night to celebrate 10 years since they won their first League Tag premiership. The side above (with a couple of missing faces) created history on August 21 2016 as the inaugural winners of the Barwon Darling Cup […]
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They shouldn’t have been here, but they were!
The winter 2026 Shitbox Rally unexpectedly stopped in Cobar overnight on Saturday, after they were forced to detour due to wet weather in South Australia. The seven-day planned route from Mildura to Townsville via Hawker in South Australia had to be re-routed and the rally of more than 500 people […]