2026

Big wins for the little Roosters

Cobar Junior Rugby League teams travelled to Gulgong for Round 6 of the Castlereagh competition on Saturday. Cobar’s Under 14s finished with a huge 64-0 win over Gulgong with the Cobar team sharing their 11 tries around. Taj Goonrey and Alfie Toomey touched down twice with George Wainiqolo, Judd Josephson, […]

2026

LBV serves up morning tea

The Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) held a Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for the Cancer Council at the LBV on Friday morning with staff, residents and family members attending. The delicious morning tea spread was made by kitchen staff with staff members also cooking and donating food items while the residents […]

2026

Brewarrina’s Bruce Bennett wins Open

Brewarrina golfer Bruce Bennett has finished as the 2026 Cobar Men’s Golf Open winner and was presented with the CD Pretty Cup at Sunday night’s presentations at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Bennett won the 27 Hole Scratch event with a score of 106, three shots clear of runner-up […]

2026

They shouldn’t have been here, but they were!

The winter 2026 Shitbox Rally unexpectedly stopped in Cobar overnight on Saturday, after they were forced to detour due to wet weather in South Australia. The seven-day planned route from Mildura to Townsville via Hawker in South Australia had to be re-routed and the rally of more than 500 people […]

170626

Celebrating 30 years of Gundabooka National Park

For the past 30 years, Gundabooka National Park has protected extraordinary landscapes and cultural heritage, and that milestone was proudly marked recently with a community celebration. Gundabooka National Park, south of Bourke, is renowned for its striking sandstone ranges, rich Aboriginal cultural heritage and diverse western NSW landscapes. For 30 […]

170626

Councils welcome transfer of “Red Fleet”

In a welcome move for the local government sector, the NSW Government has announced that from July next year, it will take over ownership and responsibility of the Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) mobile assets – commonly referred to as the “Red Fleet”. President of Local Government NSW, Mayor Darcy Byrne […]

170626

A good day to be a Roosters supporter

The Cobar Roosters sit alone and undefeated at the top of the ladder at the halfway mark in the 2026 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition. The Roosters brushed aside the Coonamble Bears at Tom Knight Memorial Oval in their First Grade Round 7 match on Saturday in what was […]

170626

Nymagee sure knows how to entertain

The community of Nymagee sure knows how to put on a good show and that’s what they did over the weekend with the 2026 Nymagee Gymkhana and Bikekhana and entertainer Hayley Jensen attracting a big crowd of competitors and revellers. Pictured above are some contributed photos from the event. ▪ […]