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Fraser and Lawrence win the first game
The official Men’s Golf season teed off on Saturday with the pairing of Alec Fraser and Peter ‘Ding’ Lawrence proving to be a winning combination. Fraser and Lawrence scored 43 points to win the Four-Ball-Best-Ball event one shot clear of the team of Mark Fraser and Stewart Fraser. Third place […]
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Summer went out with a bang
Summer definitely went out with a big bang in Cobar last Thursday with some very wild weather recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology. After the mercury topped out at a sweltering 41.8 degrees on our last day of summer (which the Bureau reports is one of our warmest on record), […]
2024
Ward Oval project is on track to be completed mid-April
Work is being carried out at a rapid rate by an army of tradesmen and women as they hasten to complete Cobar Shire Council’s Ward Oval multipurpose hall and early learning centre project by mid-April. After a site visit last week, Cobar Shire Council’s project coordinator Carly Hunter reports that […]
2024
Chilli Steppers take the ‘Giant Killers’ down a peg
The Blossoms, who were dubbed as the ‘Giant Killers’ of the Opens Mixed Touch competition after beating last season’s two top teams, were taken down a peg last week when they were beaten 15-8 by the Red Hot Chilli Steppers. It’s been a tough but impressive start this season for […]
2024
Excitement is building for this year’s Cobar Show
The excitement is building for this year’s Cobar Show with interest for trade stands already at an all time record number. Cobar Show Society committee member Simonne Mackay said they have approached a number of local businesses and invited them to have a trade stand at the show. “The response […]
2024
Three year old Van claims the biggest Carp catch of the day
Two young Cobar boys have hauled in the two biggest European Carp fish at the Nyngan Fishing Club’s 2024 Nyngan Carp Muster on Saturday. Three year old Van Peters took the $1,000 prize for the biggest Carp caught on the day with his catch measuring 81cm (almost as big as […]
2024
Members decide they are happy with the same VIEW
Cobar Day VIEW Club kicked off 2024 with 12 current and two new members in attendance at their annual general meeting last Tuesday. The 2023 club president Enid English gave a good résumé of the club’s fundraising activities, guest speakers and social outings undertaken during the year. She extended appreciation […]
2024
‘Young Guns’ roll the ‘United Nations’
After a timing issue with players unavailable and the Golfie’s greens being out of action for a while due to an upgrade, the club’s 2023 Championship Triples bowls final was finally played on Saturday. It started out as a tight tussle but the ‘Young Guns’ team of Alec Fraser, Mark […]
2024
Mining is dominating this week’s news
Mining is dominating the news this week with three of Cobar’s biggest mining shareholders, Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC), Aurelia Metals and Polymetals Resources, all reporting favourable outcomes. MAC has this week gained national attention after it became the largest Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) mining listing in five years. […]