The Cobar Weekly collected two gongs at the 2024 Country Press NSW Awards Dinner on Saturday night in Dubbo. It’s the first year the Cobar paper has entered the awards having only joined the association last year. “We were thrilled with the win,” Cobar Weekly’s managing editor Sharon Harland said. […]
Cobar Arts Council held their annual Art, Craft & Photography exhibition and competition at the railway station over the weekend. The official opening on Friday night was well attended with the guests entertained by musician Gavin O’Donnell as well as a surprise visit by the members of the string quartet […]
The new Opens Mixed Touch competition kicked off on Thursday night at Ward Oval with some new-look teams and faces in the mix. Fast Fades are one of the new kids on the block and they had a first round win, 14-7, up against Guns N Hoses. Fast Fades’ triple […]
A monument, a work of art, a tourist attraction—Cobar’s newly installed Iron Ring means different things to different people. It’s been just over three years since local historian John Collins came up with the idea of an Iron Ringer monument and now that idea has come to fruition as a […]
Cobar’s now annual Live Music Festival took place at the Cobar Sound Chapel on Saturday afternoon. A crowd of approximately 60 locals and visitors enjoyed the free music concert which featured renowned musician and composer Georges Lentz’s String Quartet as well as local musicians. Mr Lentz was pleased with the […]
The Country Women’s Association (CWA) Cobar Branch hosted the 95th Far Western Group Conference and annual general meeting on Saturday at the Cobar Services Club. Group president Ruth Hando welcomed the group of 30 to this year’s conference with Cobar Branch president Colleen Boucher OAM also welcoming the visitors to […]
Cobar Bowling & Golf Club held their annual Triples Bowls Tournament over the weekend with the weather gods providing perfect conditions for the 26 teams. Players came from Blacktown, Hillston, The Rock, Wagga Wagga, Tumbulgum, Cunnamulla, Dubbo, Nyngan and Cobar. The winners were Doug Roberts (nee Hudson), Don Roberts and […]
The Brennan Centre Committee has welcomed a new secretary following the group’s annual general meeting last Wednesday. Samantha Smith has taken on the secretary’s role while the remainder of the executive committee remains unchanged. Barry Knight was returned as president, along with Stephen Dutton as vice president, Colleen Boucher as […]
Local rider Zac Boland and his off the track (OTT) thoroughbred Display Case – aka Case, competed at Equimillion at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre over the long weekend. Zac had friends who attended and enjoyed the event last year which showcases the versatility and suitability of Thoroughbreds for careers outside […]
The Cobar Dust Bowl Fuel Burners car and motorbike club hosted visitors from the Griffith Motorcycle Club, Kiama Classic Bike Club and other parts of the state for a social run to Nymagee on Saturday. Cobar and Griffith club member, Ken Dunne organised the run and hosted the group of […]
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