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Decision made in best interests of the community
Social media blew up over the weekend with many locals (and former locals) offering opinions and comments about the recent temporary closure of the Cobar Vinnies store. The Cobar Weekly approached the St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) for a comment on the matter. “The St Vincent de Paul Society […]
Cobar kids join the navy for a day
A group of 49 Cobar High School students from Years 9 and 10 and three teachers travelled to Sydney last week to attend the Stand Tall Conference for young people. The Cobar students were among 5,000 students from across NSW who attended the conference, to hear messages of hope and […]
CHS team bring home equestrian trophy
Three Cobar High School riders, Zac Boland, Katie Nicholson and Lila Armstrong, represented the school at the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran last week. The Expo is the largest High School equestrian event in Australia. This year marks the 31st staging of the competition with over 500 riders and […]
Memorial Day attracts a field of 16 players
The Vi McLaughlin Memorial Day Canadian Ladies’ Golf event on Saturday had the best field of the week with 16 ladies taking part. Marlene Wynd and Daphne Cross were the winners of the perpetual trophy with 78 1/2 net followed by Karen Manns and Julie Livingston on 80 net. In […]
Egan claims third successive Championship
It was a big weekend of golf with the BRilliam’s Copper City Classic and Club Championships played over the Saturday and Sunday in the Men’s Golf competition. Jay Egan is a specialist over the long format of the game and he came out the Club Championships winner after a masterful […]
Georgia to compete at State training awards
Cobar’s Georgia Boland was named as the winner of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Western NSW Trainee of the Year at the NSW Training Awards Western Region dinner in Bathurst last Thursday. Georgia will now go on to compete at State level against eight other regional winners in her […]