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Exhilarating new soccer season
The new season of the Mixed Indoor Soccer competition is proving to be exhilarating with another drawn game played last week. For the second week in a row The Mixers were involved in a tied game, and last week it was with last season’s winners, Peakaroos. Both teams scored three […]
Cobar kids add their talent to Moorambilla Voices camps
Boys and girls from Cobar Public School and Cobar High School sang up a storm last week in Baradine at the Moorambilla Voices residential camps. Seven primary boys, 10 primary girls, and 19 high school students from Cobar created music, dance moves and played percussion with taiko (Japanese instruments). At […]
Castellaro wins coveted Golden Clay Championship
Cobar Clay Target Club member Glen Castellaro (from Griffith) won the coveted Overall Golden Clay Championship at the 42nd annual Golden Clay & NSW Junior Masters Championship shoot in Cobar over the weekend, Castellaro, who has competed in the sport of clay target shooting at national and international levels, said […]
Concerns that some allied health services will be lost
The Cobar Health Council is concerned that Cobar will lose some important allied health services following recent notification from the NSW Outback Division of General Practice (ODGP) that some services will no longer be funded. Stephen Dutton, the chairman of the Cobar Health Council, said the ODGP had written to […]
High school students learning life skills
Cobar High School students who have taken Commerce as one of their elective subjects are currently learning some very valuable life lessons. Year 9/10 Commerce teacher John Carswell said the class is currently studying a ‘Towards Independence’ unit with the assistance of a number of local businesses. He said it […]
Hardwick and Gilligan win Club Foursomes Championships
The women’s golf Club Foursomes Championships were played over 27 holes on Sunday and someone up above sent beautiful sunny skies and no wind much to the delight of all players. Fay Hardwick and Chrissy Gilligan were the Foursomes Scratch winners with a combined score of 127. The Scratch runners-up were Narelle […]
Local volunteer recognised for years of service to hospital
Lesley Fryer, who has been a member of the Cobar Hospital Auxiliary for more than 30 years, has been honoured with Life Membership of the United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW. Life Membership is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a UHA member. Since 1953 only a handful […]
Junior Roosters end 27 year drought
The Cobar Roosters Under 18s created history when they claimed victory in the 2017 Barwon Darling Cup grand final on Sunday at Brewarrina. Not only did the Cobar team pull off a thrilling come from behind 24-22 win against Collarenebri in their first year playing in the Barwon Darling Cup […]