2024

Peak to transition to a copper mine

From the second half of next year, copper will become the dominant ore type mined at Peak, marking a clear milestone in the transition of Peak from a gold mine to its future as a copper mine. Aurelia Metals last week announced significant copper has been intersected at its recent […]

2024

Visitor numbers decline but they are spending more

Visitor numbers to Cobar for the first six months of this year are down on last year’s count, however this year’s visitors have been spending more. Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith delivered the six monthly visitor figures at last week’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting. Demi said visitor numbers […]

2024

Rotary Club of Cobar welcomes some new members

After  59 years of exemplary service to the Cobar community, the Rotary Club of Cobar is now looking to the community to support them. The Rotary Club of Cobar has become well known over the years for its fundraising efforts through cooking barbecues, collecting cans, supporting the Tour de OROC […]

2024

Roosters record a big 56-6 win over Baradine

The Cobar Roosters had a big 56-6 win over Baradine at Baradine on Saturday in Round 12 of the Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League competition. Co-captain/coaches Thomas Plater and Loma Atuau led the scoring for the Roosters with Plater scoring three times and Atuau landed a double. Vester Fernando […]

2024

Magpies swooped to pick up the points

G’day sports fans, this week the Reggies were up for a long drive to Baradine to find a few Yowies in the Pilliga Forrest, and while they didn’t come across any Yowies they did run into a strong team of Magpies in their third Reserve Grade match of the 2024 […]

2024

Camels will finish out the season

Despite the Cobar Camels recording their third forfeit of the 2024 Western Plains Rugby Union competition on Saturday, it’s not the end for the struggling team. Cobar & Districts Rugby Union Club president Peter Payne said it was unfortunate that the Camels have had to forfeit their last two consecutive […]

2024

Anonymous letter to the editor

The Cobar Weekly received an anonymous letter to the editor in our mailbox this week from a concerned resident. The Cobar Weekly does not publish anonymous letters. It is a condition of this publication (and most other newspapers) that letters to the editor include the writer’s name, address, daytime phone […]

2024

Roosters secure the Minor Premiership

Two weeks out from the end of the regular Castlereagh Youth League competition, the young Cobar Roosters team has already wrapped up the Minor Premiership title. A 38-18 win for the Cobar Roosters over Gulgong on Saturday at Gulgong secured them the title as no other team can overtake them […]