Former Cobar Catholic parish priest Fr Paul Finucane was back in town on Friday night with a group of Year 10, 11 and 12 students from St Leo’s College in Sydney with Aboriginal liaison officer David Ella from the Broken Bay Diocese. The group spent the first night of their eight day outback pilgrimage tour in Cobar taking in the local sights and enjoying the Fort Bourke Hill look out over New Cobar mine. The group plans to adventure further west and explore Mt Grenfell, Broken Hill, Menindee Lakes, Lake Mungo and White Cliffs as part of their tour.
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Business association welcomes mines as major sponsors
The Cobar Business Association has once again welcomed the sponsorship of New Gold Peak Gold Mines and Glencore CSA Mine for their annual Great Cobar Business Awards. Brien Obray, CSA Mine’s human resources superintendent, said he believes the awards help to bring a level of professional recognition to local businesses. […]
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First win for Chick Chow Mein netballers
It was a determined Chick Chow Mein side that took on Mama Bears last Saturday in the local women’s netball B Grade competition. That determination paid off with Chick Chow Mein rewarded with their first win in the competition. With the crowd behind them, the hard fought eight goal win […]
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History made at pistol club event
After the rain during the week, and with a fine, sunny day on Sunday, shooters came out of the wood work for the Cobar Amateur Pistol Club’s 25 Metre Centrefire/Sports Pistol event. Under the guidance of Merv O’Brien who was the Range Officer for the day, a first in recent […]