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WesTrac Cobar Cup stays in Cobar

Local trainer, Wayne ‘WAP’ Prisk, led in a winning double, including the Cup winner Dancing In The Sky, on Saturday at the Cobar Miners Race Club winter meeting. Sharing ownership of Dancing In The Sky and Mr Pointer with Prisk is another local Butch Eves and their success was very […]

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Hat trick for Cobar teams at Coonabarabran

The Cobar Rugby League Club scored a hat trick of wins on Saturday in Round 5 of the Castlereagh Rugby League competition at Coonabarabran. The Roosters First Graders returned to the winner’s circle after beating the Coonabarabran Unicorns 32-28, the Roosterettes trounced their League Tag counterparts 52-4 and the Juniors […]

2024

Rates revenue a small piece of pie

  Cobar Shire Council has recently released its 2024/2025 Annual Operational Plan (AOP) with Council expecting the year ahead will again be extremely busy with limited funds available. The AOP projects Council will receive approximately $61M in revenue (that includes grants and capital contributions) in the coming year. “The Council […]

2024

Crash causes extensive damage

  A Cobar man has been charged with negligent driving after he crashed into the toilet block at the truck stop on the Barrier Highway west of Cobar around 12.20am on Sunday. Police received a report that a motor vehicle had hit the public toilet, causing extensive damage. The driver […]

2024

Bowlers galore on the Golfie greens

Cobar Bowling & Golf Club weekend hosted two very successful competitions over the weekend with bowlers from Blacktown, The Rock, Bourke, Hillston, Dubbo and Adelaide in attendance. The weather gods were completely on side with glorious playing conditions throughout the weekend. A Triples Tournament was played on Saturday with teams […]

2024

Polymetals and MAC alliance

Polymetals Resources (Endeavor Mine) and Metals Acquisition Limited (CSA Mine) have formed a non-exclusive strategic alliance in an effort to extract greater value from both neighbouring mines. Metals Acquisition Limited (MAC) will invest $2.5 million for an initial 4.31 per cent interest in Polymetals and then invest a further $2.5 […]