2026

Powerlifting champion named Sports Person of the Year

Powerlifting champion, Ethan McLeod was named Cobar’s Sports Person of the Year at Monday’s Australia Day awards ceremony. Runner, Pearl Blackburn earned the Kerrigundi Junior Sports Person award and Cobar Netball Association Life Member Sherrin Wharton was presented with the Services to Sport award. Ethan collected the Australia Day honour […]

2026

More proposed uses for Town Hall

The second in a series of three Town Hall Working Group meetings was held on Tuesday night at the Ward Oval Pavillion. Cobar Shire Council Mayor Jarrod Marsden called for the meetings in response to a public outcry last November after the Council voted to look at demolishing the Town […]

2026

Cool vibes at pool party

The Cobar Youth and Community Centre staff hosted a Pool Party at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Friday night thanks to Summer Holiday funding from the NSW Government. Youth aged 12 to 24 years were invited to join staff to cool off at the pool with water slide fun, […]