200825

Cobar celebrates 300th Parkrun

Cobar Parkrun celebrated a big milestone (with cake) on Saturday holding its 300th event which welcomed a group of 16 locals and visitors to walk, jog or run 5km around the Newey Reserve. Wellington visitor, Leon Richardson, set a cracking time of 17 minutes, 31 seconds (just outside Rabi Phuyal’s […]

200825

Hard at work in the trenches

The Cobar Cadet Unit 221 members were hard at work in the trenches (or traps) over the weekend volunteering at the Cobar Clay Target Club’s Golden Clay shoot. The group of 14 cadets and their leader, Captain AAC Colleen Boucher OAM, worked Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday […]

200825

West Wyalong shooter wins Golden Clay

West Wyalong clay target shooter, Matt Patmore, has added a Golden Clay win to his long list of local, regional, national and international shooting achievements. Patmore finished as the overall winner of the Cobar Clay Target Club’s 48th Annual Golden Clay & NSW Junior Masters Championship and Night Points Score […]

200825

Cobar was at its Sundi Sundi best

Cobar put on its Sunday best to welcome locals and visitors to the Sundi Sundi Markets in Drummond Park on Sunday. Targeted at the thousands of visitors travelling through to the Mundi Mundi Bash music festival near Broken Hill, Cobar Shire Council hosted the Sundi Sundi Markets to entertain and […]

130825

The Highwheelers are planning a visit to Cobar

Cobar is home to one of approximately only 30 Highwheelers automobiles in Australia and there are plans afoot to have more of these unique vehicles visit for a rally next year. Local car and motorbike enthusiast and collector Ken Dunne is part of The Highwheeler Register, an Australian car enthusiasts […]

130825

30 years of service

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland presented Cobar Police Senior Constable Jose Palma with a Clasp for 30 years of service at a recent awards ceremony in Bourke. Photo contributed

130825

Recognising the wonderful work of aged care staff

The Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) took some time last Thursday, on Aged Care Employee Day, to recognise the wonderful work its staff does. Aged care, retirement living and seniors housing providers, along with residents, clients, families and loved ones around the country last Thursday showed their appreciation with morning and […]