2021
Local Sport
2021
Bayliss steps up to lead Cobar Camels into a new season
The Cobar Camels Rugby Union Club elected a committee full of new and old faces at the club’s annual general meeting on Sunday. Taking on the president’s role to lead the club into the new 2022 season is a relatively new face, Sean Bayliss who coached the ladies team this […]
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Local sport is set to return
With NSW hitting the 80 per cent vac-cination rate this week, it paves the way for community sport to recommence. As per the new rules around exercise and recreation, community sports are permitted in compliance with the Public Health Oder and gathering limits. Sport can be resumed for fully vaccinated […]
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Soccer season wraps up in COVID safe way
The Cobar Soccer Club wrapped up their season over the weekend with awards and trophies delivered to players in lieu of hold-ing an end of season presentation day. COVID restrictions saw the end of the sea-son cut short with grand final matches unable to be played. Based on standings at […]
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Wilkins team up to win Langford Day Mixed Canadian event
Saturday’s annual Langford Day Mixed Canadian golf event attracted a good field of 17 teams. Garry and Jannine Wilkin teamed up to win the day with a score of 62 1/2 net. Close on their heels were Mark Martin and Marlene Wynd who finished with 63 net to claim the […]
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Yabbies’ first plunge of the season
It was a rather cool first dip of the season for the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swim-ming Club members on Tuesday night. While the temperature may have read 21 degrees at 6pm, there was however a cool breeze to greet swimmers when they emerged from the 50 metre pool which […]
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Coles is helping Little A’s club to jump funding hurdles
Coles is helping the Cobar Little Athletics Club to jump a funding hurdle this season with a $1,600 grant from the Coles Little Athletics Community Fund to buy brand new equipment. Fresh off the inspiring performances from Australia’s track and field stars at the Tokyo Olympics, the Little Athletics centre […]
2021
2021 Ladies Golf champions decided
ships were decided over the weekend after the competition was hotly contested on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s play was however marred by a few unwelcome spectators on the course as golfers had to contend with snakes sunning themselves on three different holes. Fortunately none were interested enough to go […]
2021
Plater named 2021 Player of the Year
Cobar Roosters’ Thomas Plater has been announced as the Christie and Hood Castle-reagh 2021 First Grade Player of the Year. Plater, a new arrival in Cobar after his ap-pointment as a teacher at Cobar High at the start of the year, quickly established himself as a high quality hooker for […]
2021
Premiers from 1971
It’s 50 years tomorrow since the Cobar Rugby League Football Club were victors in the Group 15 First Grade 1971 Grand Final playing under captain/coach Brian Lawrence. Cobar finished as 33-6 winners over Bourke. That season Cobar was also awarded the Country Rugby League Clayton’s Cup for the best overall […]