The 2025 Cliffhanger Off Road Event, which features tough winch courses, long navigation stages and fast creek runs for 4×4 racing, was held at Mt Gap Station north of Cobar last week. The event has been running for more than 20 years and attracts competitors from around Australia to test their vehicles and their four wheel driving skills in some very unforgiving terrain. Pictured is one of the teams competing in a winch challenge up a steep, rocky hill.
See this week’s edition for a report on how the local 50seven Automotive team went this year!
Local couple Brad and Karen Lennon were farewelled a couple of times last week, including a formal farewell from the Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West Team on Thursday (pictured above). The couple came to Cobar just over 20 years ago when Karen took up the role as Manager of […]
The Iron Ring monument on the eastern approach to town is well and truly taking shape with the site around the monument paved last week. Iron Ring committee chair John Collins said he’s pleased to see the project nearing completion. “We’ve had great support for the project from many local […]
Cobar cricketer, Nichola Harbison, was a member of the Western Outlaws team which won the Southern pool of the Country Cricket NSW Plan B Women’s Country Championships in Goulburn/Crookwell over the weekend. Eight teams competed in the popular regional short-format competition which featured two days of T20 cricketing action at […]