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Yabbies clean up at Western Districts

The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swim-ming Club cleaned up at the Western Dis-tricts Swimming Carnival at Nyngan on Sunday. In addition to winning three relays, three handicap events, and two Scratch events, Yab-bies also recorded four second places. The Cobar team of 13 performed well in the field of 60 […]

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Mingling with Camels

The Cobar Camels Rugby Union Club’s 2022 season has gotten underway in a social way with the club holding a Meet and Greet get together at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval on Friday night. The event aimed to attract new players for both their men’s and women’s teams. Training has commenced […]

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First shoot of the year

Ross Morris, Nick Short, Matt Harland and Peter Hosie were among the group of eight competitors at the Cobar Clay Target Club on Sunday for the club’s first monthly shoot of the year. Competitors shot three events: a 20 Target Double Barrel (with three shooters, Harland, Hosie and Victor Papierniak, […]

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Meetings underway for CWA

Cobar’s Country Women’s Association members are looking forward to the new year with their first meeting of 2022 taking place on Saturday. The CWA organisation is over 100 years old and aims to bring together women in regional areas to act as a support network for each other. CWA also […]

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Playgroup at the playground

Parents, carers, toddlers and bubs met last Wednesday at Drummond Park for the first Tharrmay weekly playgroup session of 2022. Organised by Sunny Stubbs from Barnardos Australia (top left), there are a number of different playgroup sessions on offer in Cobar for families to get involved in.

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Mount Drysdale now listed on State Heritage Register

The Billagoe (Mount Drysdale) Cultural Landscape has been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, recognising its long and diverse history. The listing recognises Billagoe (Mount Drys-dale) as an important multi-layered cultural landscape illustrating the shared history of NSW and protects it for generations to come. Mount Drysdale’s owners, Shirley […]

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Old grandstand demolished

Demolition work on the old grandstand at Ward Oval began last week as part of Council’s redevelopment plans for the oval. The decision to demolish the grandstand was made after discussion took place and it was found the structure was noncompliant and also under used. Temporary staging and portable grandstand […]

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Council consults community on pool plans

Cobar Shire Council held three communi-ty consultation sessions last week inviting locals to have a say in council’s masterplan for future upgrades to the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Council has received $50,000 in funding to create a masterplan only and, while no funds have yet been allocated to carry out […]