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Cobar holds their nerve

Cobar’s representative cricket side held their nerve to record a thrilling two-wicket victory over Narromine at Ward Oval on Sunday, successfully chasing down the target of 176. Narromine won the toss and elected to bat first, but Cobar’s bowlers quickly made an impact, reducing the hosts to a precarious position […]

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Life Membership for loyalty

The Cobar Services Club bestowed Life Membership on five hard working members at the club’s annual general meeting on Monday night. Chris Boucher, Julie Claus, Diane Slater, Colleen Boucher OAM and Susie Loughran (pictured above) were presented with Life Membership cards by the club’s secretary/manager Linda Carter. Claud Parisi was […]

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An early Christmas present

MAC Copper Limited (formerly Metals Acquisition Corp) CSA Mine have donated $10,000 worth of new educational toys, play equipment and resources to the Cobar Mobile Children’s Service. Service coordinator Bridget Brookman said they were very grateful to receive the donation as their budget hadn’t allowed them to replenish their toy […]

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Cobar swimmers compete at Nyngan & Gilgandra carnivals

Cobar Swimming Club members have competed at Nyngan and Gilgandra swimming carnivals over the weekend. A team of 10 Cobar swimmers participated in Nyngan’s Annual Christmas Carnival on Sunday, under Coach Tom Jones’ guidance. Coach Jones said all swimmers demonstrated significant improvements, which was a testament to their diligent training. […]

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Leaders in sport

Cobar High School’s best in sport were acknowledged at the school’s end of year presentations on Thursday at the school. Montana Grentell collected the Cath Carroll Award for interest and participation in several sports by a girl, Jaxon Burke earned the Paul Cotterill Award for interest in participation in several […]

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Improvements to water reliability

Cobar will soon enjoy improved water reliability thanks to two new high-tech pump stations soon to be delivered at Nyngan and Hermidale, ensuring water is pumped more efficiently to the town.  The contract for the $45.5 million infrastructure project has been awarded to construction company Diona. Work will begin in […]

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Decking the halls, walls, roofs and more

Bob and Wendy Maher (at centre) created a whimsical Santa’s Toyshop Christmas lights display at 9 Denman Street which was voted by our judges as the winner of the 2024 Cobar Weekly’s Christmas Cheer competition. Sponsored by Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines and Cobar Powerhouse, Bob and Wendy collected $500 worth […]