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Easy win for Neate
Good weather and a reasonable number of members turned up for the Cobar Amateur Pistol Club’s official competition event last Sunday. The event was a Centrefire/Sports pistol competition over 25 Metres, under the guidance of Range Officer John Stingemore. The Wizard Award was won by Robert Neate, who won easily […]
M&C Parisi Floorboards’ impressive win
M&C Parisi Floorboards had a big win over Cobar Hotshots 14-1 in last week’s indoor soccer competition and it’s the fourth time in eight games that Floorboards have scored 14 or more goals. M&C Parisi Floorboards have a formidable for and against record in this competition. They are currently averaging […]
Paddy’s Pack were on top of their game in the Twenty/20
Friday night saw the debut of the new Peak team, New Golden Ducks, up against the revamped Paddy’s Pack. Peak won the toss and elected to bat first, losing a wicket in a run out in their first over to be 1/2, and with a second run out in the […]
Big field contests annual Police Charity Golf Day
Sunday’s annual Police Charity Golf Day again proved popular with local golfers, with a field of 108 golfers joining in one of the town’s most popular charity events. The day was once again a credit to organiser Jo Palma and his band of merry helpers providing drinks and food out […]
Locals participate in WWI Coo-ee March re-enactment
Two Cobar locals were part of a group of 41 marchers who set off from Gilgandra last week to re-enact the World War I 1915 recruitment Coo-ee March to Sydney. Brothers Leighton and Morgan Trudgett are retracing the steps […]
Taskforce hopes to focus on tourism
Cobar Shire Council’s Economic Taskforce recently met discussing options for Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre, local tourism and independent living matters. During the meeting members inspected the Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre and discussed what activities take place each week and who uses the facility. Attendees at the meeting also […]
Ulysses RV Club was blown away by Cobar’s warm hospitality
A group of 128 members of the Ulysses RV Group spent the past week in Cobar based at the Cobar Caravan Park enjoying the sights and sound of the town as they held their annual general meeting. Ulysses Members RV Group national coordinator Rick Bedford said many members commented upon […]
Festival art exhibition attracts high quality local entries
The Cobar Arts Council’s annual Art & Photography exhibition kicked off the Festival of the Miner’s Ghost with the official opening last Wednesday. Karen Watts was awarded first place in the visual arts category and received the Thelly Wade Perpetual Trophy for her achievement. Peter Rogers placed first in the […]