2026
Back-to-back wins for Patmore
West Wyalong shooter Matt Patmore created history on Sunday when he claimed back-to-back Golden Clay titles at the 49th Annual Golden Clay & NSW Junior Masters Championship & NSW State Night Points Score Championship. Patmore won Cobar Clay Target Club’s Overall Highgun Golden Clay Trophy, a 9ct solid gold miniature […]
Picnic Races to honour the memory of Erica Chambers
A familiar face around the local racing scene will be remembered at this week’s Cobar Miners Race Club picnic races, with Race 5 named in honour of Erica Chambers. Erica was involved in horseracing for a number of years and worked part time as a farrier for local trainer Wayne […]
Cobar High Ag students were up for the wether challenge
Eight Cobar High School Agriculture students were among 600 students from around NSW who took part in the 2026 NSW School Merino Wether Challenge in Dubbo last week. The competition takes place over two packed days as part of the Rabobank Dubbo National Merino Sheep Show. This year there were […]
Community raises almost $85,000!
The Cobar community came together on Saturday night at the Cobar Services Club to do what it does best—to raise a tonne of money for someone in need. Saturday’s cause raised $84,950 to help four year old Alastair Tatnell and his family as Alastair undergoes extensive treatment for B-cell acute […]
Brien and Fugar win much sought after golf trophy
The men’s golf Bill Bartlett Memorial Trophy Four-Ball-Best-Ball event on Sunday was played in inclement conditions. Handling the conditions the best were the winners, Bill Fugar and Peter ‘China’ Brien, who were keen to get their hands on this much sought after trophy. Brian Russ and Jacob Wilson finished as […]
ATC Angels edge out Broughton Ballers in close semi-final
ATC Angels and Smash Ups finished as winners of the Cobar Netball Association’s Senior Ladies competition’s two semi-finals on Friday night at Ward Oval. ATC Angels produced a determined performance to overcome Broughton Ballers 33-26 despite having just six players available for the match. ATC Angels led from the outset, […]
Junior stars of the court
The junior netball competitions wrapped up on Friday afternoon with end of season presentations at Ward Oval. This year’s NetSetGo winners were: Alexa Medlin—Most Improved; Kenzie Hopkins—Most Improved; Darci Duff—Most Dedicated; Audrey Lowe—Coaches Award; Rubí Martin—Rising Star. The Juniors winners were: Jake McKervey—Most Improved; Hannah Trudgett—Coaches Award; Ashlee Compton—Most Consistent; […]
Roosters fans have been put on notice
Passionate Cobar Roosters supporters attending Saturday’s major semi-finals at Tom Knight Memorial Oval have been put on notice to be on their best behaviour or risk being ejected from the ground. The Roosters won the right to host the Castlereagh major semi final games this Saturday after the Cobar First […]
Roosterettes finals hopes still alive
The Cobar Roosterettes have kept their 2026 Castlereagh League Tag finals hopes alive with a sensational 34-16 win over Gulgong in Sunday’s elimination semi-final at Dunedoo. Cobar made the perfect start, with Taylah Good crossing for a try just two minutes into the match. Brianna Watson added the extras to […]