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2025 Show n Shine goes full throttle
There were plenty of head-turning entries for this year’s Running on Empty Festival Show n Shine event on Saturday in Drummond Park. From the field of 92 entries, Paul Whillock from Dubbo, won the Judges Choice for Best Sedan with his vibrant blue 1962 Valiant. The Pre 1990 Class was […]
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Bakery serves up award winning pies
Cobar Hot Bake’s Steak Diane meat pie has won a silver medal in this year’s Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition. Their Steak Diane was second best in Australia in the Gourmet Pie category. The local bakery also won four bronze medals for their Plain Mince Pie, their Chunky Steak Pie, […]
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Bank’s big boost to the community
The Regional Australia Bank has supported more than 30 local organisations over the past year and returned more than $70,000 in funding to local community groups. Through the Bank’s Community Partnership Program (CPP), now in its 22nd year, regional Australia Bank’s funding has helped to strengthen 2,300 clubs, schools, health […]
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Air services propped up
Government surety in the form of $2 million worth of funding will ensure that Cobar’s commercial air service, along with air services for Bourke, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, will continue to operate for another year. Minister for Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty announced on Friday the Minns Labor Government would be […]
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CSA donates $20,000 to Brennan Centre
Cobar Brennan Centre committee members Barry Knight, Samantha Smith, Troy Knight and Colleen Boucher were pleased to recently receive a $20,000 donation from MAC Copper/CSA Mine (who was represented by employee Simone Willis). The contribution has gone towards various cosmetic projects, maintenance and helped to refurbish an existing unit at […]
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Cobar was at its Sundi Sundi best
Cobar put on its Sunday best to welcome locals and visitors to the Sundi Sundi Markets in Drummond Park on Sunday. Targeted at the thousands of visitors travelling through to the Mundi Mundi Bash music festival near Broken Hill, Cobar Shire Council hosted the Sundi Sundi Markets to entertain and […]
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Calls to stop locking up agricultural land
The NSW Government’s recent acquisition of almost 35,000 hectares of land in north west New South Wales, has raised some questions with locals. Three pastoral stations, Iona north west of Cobar, Bellenbar north west of Bourke and Innisfail, north west of Brewarrina, have recently been purchased by the State Government […]
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Cobar Picnic Races
Based at Wangaratta, Victoria, trainer Russell Green has often raced his team at meetings in western New South Wales and on Saturday he won the 1,700 metres DJW & Wells Cobar Picnic Cup with Lord Percy. Starting the $8 outsider in the Cup, Lord Percy (ridden by Zara Lewis) took […]
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Talented local stars pop up at Pop Up Piano launch
It seems that Cobar is full of talented piano players with seven local musicians showing off their skills at Cobar’s Pop Up Piano launch on Sunday. A group of almost 50 locals (and a few interested passing visitors) were treated to a piano concert that featured classical pieces, Coldplay’s hit […]