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Cobar club honours another Cobar Roosters Legend
Another Cobar Roosters Legend was honoured by the Cobar Rugby League Club on Saturday with the main grandstand officially named in honour of Norm Armstrong. Nicknamed The Cobar Flash, Norm was one of the finest players to ever wear the Cobar Roosters jersey. Norm’s rise through the ranks began in […]
Honour for Cobar darts player at Australian championships
Cobar’s top darts player, Tony Brown, was given the honour of flag bearer for his NSW team at the opening of the 45th Australian Darts Championships on Friday. Brown is currently representing NSW at the week-long national event that runs alongside the World Darts Federation (WDF)-ranked Pacific Masters at the […]
Councillors believe best option is to sell the Town Hall
Cobar Shire Councillors voted to sell the Town Hall Building and adjacent car park at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting. Councillors were presented with a feasibility report on the Town Hall with four different recommendations for Councillors to consider which included: 1. Do nothing; 2. Fund the required $1,157,000 on […]
Council keen to test the market’s appetite for Grand Hotel
Following “a fair bit of interest” being shown in the Grand Hotel building and adjacent former café, Cobar Shire Council has decided to call for Expressions Of Interest (EOI) to test the market’s appetite for the site. The matter of the development and sale of what could be a grand […]
Trial N Error storm home to win after a tight first half
Trial N Error turned a closely fought contest into a convincing victory with a dominant second-half performance to defeat Last Minute Legends 43-25. The two sides were evenly matched early in Round 9 of the Cobar Netball Association Senior Ladies competition on Friday night at Ward Oval. The scores were […]
Council explores housing estate for former hospital site
Cobar Shire Council has been investigating a range of options to help address the town’s housing shortage, one of which is the potential development of a 106-home residential estate on the former Cobar Hospital site in Woodiwiss Avenue. Council purchased the now vacant land in 2022 and has prepared a […]