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Former student turned director returns TOO Cobar
Rebekka Manns, a former Cobar PP performer who turned her hand to the real stage, was back in Cobar last week with her production of ‘TOO’. After graduating Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Communications specialising in theatre/media last December, Bek and other members of her class received a […]
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Netball’s magic number was 41 points
It seems that 41 was the magic number of the day in the senior netball competition on Saturday with three teams all finishing with winning tallies of 41 points! JKM Dynamic Fitness had a 41-32 win over Pumpettes, which was the closest game of the day. The scores were locked […]
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No empty rooms as festival popularity starts running away
Organisers of the Running on Empty festival in October are very quickly running out of accommodation options due to the huge amount of interest shown in the event. Festival organisers Ben Hewlett and John de Bruin gave Cobar Shire councillors an update of the Running on Empty festival plans at […]
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Community joins school to mark National Reconciliation Week
Cobar High School (CHS) hosted a special morning tea at the school on Monday as part of the school’s activities to commemorate National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week. CHS’s Aboriginal coordinator Paige Jermyn and teacher Cassandra Best told the visitors the school aims to create a greater cultural presence […]
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Under 18s decimate Baradine in front of their home crowd
The Cobar Roosters went on a try scoring spree at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday in their match against Baradine crossing 12 times to decimate the visitors 62-8. With the Roosters sitting in 5th place on the Castlereagh Youth League competition ladder and Baradine just behind in 6th spot, […]
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Local dancer selected to perform with the state’s best
Cobar High School (CHS) Year 11 student Bella Coughlan has been selected to join the 2018 NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance Company. 16 year old Bella was chosen for one of the 30 places available from a short list of 117 dancers. Originally 800 students from 121 schools across the […]
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Funds to secure museum for the future
Major works will be undertaken to help preserve the Great Cobar Heritage Centre funded by a State Government grant. Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries with Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall yesterday announced Cobar Shire Council had secured $295,603 in funding as part of the first round of […]
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No love lost in Roosters’ feisty football match
There was no love lost between the Cobar and Baradine First Grade teams in their Castlereagh Rugby League Round 7 clash at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. With Cobar sitting in third place on the competition ladder going into the match and Baradine back in 6th spot, the Roosters […]