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Yabbies bring home Western Districts trophy
The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club returned home with the 2021 Western Districts AIF swimming trophy on Sunday after the club finished as the carnival’s point score winners. Hosted this year by the Forbes Diggers Club, the 2021 Western Districts AIF Carnival had 120 swimmers competing from six clubs […]
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Cobar Mermaids resurface in pool
The Cobar Mermaids have resurfaced this season with the women’s swimming club re-commencing organised events last Monday. After a season break, the ladies are back in the pool each Monday night to compete in three handicapped freestyle events, 30 metres, 50 metres and 100 metres. In the 30 metres swim […]
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Cobar bowmen return to the range
The Cobar Bowman’s Club held their first shoot for the year on Sunday with five shooters taking part. The event was contested as a three arrow round with Luke Dickson finishing with a score of 380 with his compound bow. Shooting with recurve bows, Dick Tulloh had a score of […]
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Cowboys disqualified
The Cobar Cowboys have been disqualified from contesting the grand final of the Macquarie Valley Cricket Council (MVCC) Brewery Shield competition this Sunday. An enquiry by the MVCC was carried out last week after it was suggested the Cowboys had breached the rules in their thrilling three runs win over […]
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Yabbies planning club’s 50th anniversary celebrations
To mark their 50th anniversary as a Senior Men’s Swimming Club, all past and present Cobar Yabbies have been invited to a Reunion Dinner and Mini Swim Carnival this October. The Yabbies’ first swim was on Sunday October 24, 1971 after the club was formed at a meeting of 13 […]
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Roosters welcome new and old faces to the coaching team
The Cobar Roosters Senior Rugby League Club will be hoping their new coaching staff, which includes some new and old faces, can shower the club in glory this year as the club celebrates its 100th anniversary. Newly appointed First Grade coach Dean ‘Bogga’ McLeod has taken charge of the Roosters […]
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First Parkrun was a hot one
It was a hot re-start for Cobar Parkrunners at the Newey on Saturday morning with all 17 participants feeling the heat. Parkrun, a free global event that has become a healthy Saturday morning habit for a number of Cobar locals, got cancelled last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkrunners […]
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Australia Day triathlon attracts a good field of athletes
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squads’ (CATS) Australia Day Triathlon had a field of 17 athletes competing, either individually or as a team over the course of a 300m swim, 10km bike ride and 2km run. Visitor Luke Caldwell finished well ahead of the field with a time of 35.08 […]