The Cobar 221 Army Cadet Unit held its 33rd End of Year “Dining In” Night at the Cobar Memorial Services Club recently. A “Dining In” is a formal, military-style dinner ceremony that celebrates the achievements of the unit’s cadets over the past year. Cadet unit leader, Captain Colleen Boucher AAC, […]
Michael Uwe Halliger, known to many Cobar High School students as Mr Halliger, died peacefully on November 13. Michael was born in Germany on June 15, 1951 to Karl and Ursula Halliger and had one sibling, a sister, Hannelore. After training as a chef in Germany, Michael migrated to Australia […]
Cobar’s seniors were wined and dined at Cobar Shire Council’s Seniors Citizens Christmas Party last Wednesday at the Ward Oval Pavilion. There was a fantastic turn out for this year’s festivities which included a delicious Christmas lunch prepared by Council staff, guests were waited on by staff and councillors, there […]
Outback Outloud’s community podcast and oral history recording project by Outback Arts, delivered in partnership with Signal Creative, is about to launch their Season 4 recordings which include interviews with Nymagee locals. Season 4, a powerful new chapter in its storytelling journey, features the unique voices, traditions and aspirations of […]
Dear editor In reply to the poignant letters to the editor in The Cobar Weekly November 12, 2025 edition, I would like to put forward my reasons why the Town Hall should not remain. In reference to Cobar Shire Council’s Masterplan put forward in May 2024, one can see how […]
Cobar’s little bookworms celebrated some big reading milestones in their 1,000 Books Before School program on Friday, with one reader, Teddie Prisk, having already clocked up a tally of 1,000 books this year. Since Cobar Library’s reading incentive program for pre-schoolers commenced in January this year, more than 20 young […]
Cobar’s emergency services were called the main street on Saturday morning following a partial building collapse that sent debris onto the footpath and road and forced a temporary road closure. Nearby witnesses reported hearing a loud bang, “almost like an explosion,” as part of the building’s brick facade gave way […]
The Cobar Services Club has had a very good year with members advised the club had made a healthy profit at their annual general meeting on Monday night. The Club’s auditor, Jeff Shanks from the Luka Group, presented a very positive financial report to the AGM announcing the club had […]
A local Remembrance Day ceremony was held in Drummond Park yesterday, November 11 to mark the anniversary of the Armistice that ended fighting with Germany in World War I. Every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, millions around the world pause in silence […]
A second attempt at holding their annual general meeting has resulted in the Cobar branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) electing a new committee. All positions were filled apart from the secretary’s role which remains vacant. Colleen Boucher was returned as the group’s president with Lillian Simpson and Jean […]
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