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2024
New junior touch comp gets underway at Ward Oval
Pink finished as big 12-5 winners over Yellow in the opening round of the new 13-16 years Junior Touch competition on Thursday at Ward Oval. Ethan McLeod led the scoring for Pink with three tries with team mates Sosie Barton (2), Evan Wilson, Maddison Jeffery and Skyla Fairfull adding the […]
2024
Weekly wins two Country Press awards
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. […]
2024
Two local artists share Thelma’s Best Painting Award
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 […]
2024
New touch season starts with new look teams and new faces
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 […]
2024
Iron Ringer monument is a work of art
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 […]
2024
Crowd turns out for Sound Chapel Live Music Festival
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 […]
2024
Cobar CWA hosts the Far Western Group Conference
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 […]
2024
Big field for triples competition
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 […]