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Australian Wallaby Matt Burke rugby’s guest

Guests at the Cobar & District Rugby Union Club presentations on Saturday night were well entertained by guest speaker Matt Burke and emcee Ben Hewlett. Burke was introduced by Cobar Camels stalwart Peter Payne who said he wasn’t sure if Cobar grasped the importance of the stature of their guest […]

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Blacktown walk away with win

The Golfie Bowls Triples Tournament over the weekend attracted 24 teams from all over the state as well as inter-state with a team from Cunnamulla in Queensland facing off against a side from Blacktown in the final. After a close start the Blacktown team raced away in the final to […]

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Prisk finishes No 1 in Offroad state series

Local motorcycle rider Greg Prisk finished at the top of his Clubman class in the 2016 NSW Offroad Championships. Prisk was part of a Cobar contingent of riders, along with Raymond White and Sam Kershaw (and former Cobar rider, Geoff Prisk, who now lives in Wagga Wagga), who competed in […]

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Roosters season success

The Cobar Roosters Senior Rugby League Club celebrated on Saturday night what ended up being one of their most successful seasons in the past 10 years. After being thrown out of Group 11 at the start of the year for not being able to field the requisite four teams (Under […]

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Netball fraternity celebrates women in sport

The Cobar Netball Association (CNA) fraternity came together on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club to celebrate the end of another successful season. Co-president Lisa Travis said the season has been the committee’s most successful to date. “We had record numbers this season with over 150 players, […]

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Second race meeting proves to be a winner

Modest Hero dodged early trouble before winning the 1,700 metres DJW Cobar Picnic Cup on Saturday for Nyngan trainer Rodney Robb. On the first turn local galloper The End veered off the track and caused severe interference to its stablemates First Defence and Teraset. The End dumped Jockey Alan Barton […]

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Thompson’s back-to-back titles first in 41 years

Rob Thompson has won back-to-back Golden Clay Championship titles after taking out Cobar Clay Target’s 41st annual Golden Clay & NSW Junior Masters Championship shoot over the weekend. It’s a feat that has never been achieved before in the 41 year-history of the competition. Thompson has been a sterling competitor […]

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Divas claim grand final win in extra time

A hard fought win for the Divas in the Cobar Netball Association grand final on Saturday gave them their third A Grade title in as many seasons. Both the A Grade match between Divas and Pumpettes, and the B Grade contest between Hot Shots and Mystics, were highly entertaining games […]