It’s been a big weekend of activities in Cobar with the Grey Mardi Gras, Festival of the Miners Ghost and Cobar Yabbies 50th Reunion activities all taking place. Pictured in main photo above are Graeme and Emma Barton, who were part of the Coath Family group who won the best entry in Saturday’s street parade; above right is Abby Fairfull, Karen Lennon, Bridgette Mackay and Emily Miller at the Stomp, Jive & Bump Dinner Dance on Friday night at the Services Club; centre right are Matilda McIver, Lucy Scott and Jordan Warren at the Gig on the Grass on Saturday night at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval; and bottom right are Mr and Miss Mardi Gras, Shaun and Toni Morse from Mudgee. See more photos from the Grey Mardi Gras dinner dance and street parade on Page 2, the Gig on the Grass and Festival of the Miner’s Ghost Mining and Trade Expo on Page 23.
The Barrier Highway, 85km west of Cobar, was closed for approximately three hours last Wednesday as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews worked to clean up after a truck accident. Cobar Station 256 firefighters received a call to attend the scene of a B Double semi trailer rollover just […]
A 21 year old man was arrested and charged at Cobar Police Station on Monday afternoon after he used an imitation gun to threaten another person. Police seized the gel blaster pistol (which resembles a Glock handgun) from a home in Wetherell Crescent at 4.20pm after executing a search warrant […]
The Cobar Fergies biennial Tractor Run took place over the weekend coinciding with the Louth Field Day. The group of 10 tractors and their support crew travelled over and back with no dramas. The event is normally a fundraiser for the Fergies (who donate the proceeds to local groups), however […]