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$250,000 urgent repairs for Cobar Pool
A recent maintenance audit on the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool has found the facility is urgently in need of $250,000 worth of repairs. Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko raised the issue at last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting as a matter of urgency. In his detailed report to councillors, […]
2023
Local tradie is taking on The Push-Up Challenge
Local tradie and ‘gym junkie’ Craig Fielding will join over 100,000 Aussies tomorrow as they take up the challenge to do 3,144 push-ups in three weeks as part of The Push-Up Challenge, Australia’s largest fitness-based mental health initiative. Craig told The Cobar Weekly he was motivated to join the challenge […]
2023
CHS students to compete in NSW Merino Wether Challenge
Cobar High School Stage 5 Agriculture students will get valuable firsthand experience in the wool industry as they take part in this year’s NSW Merino School Wether Challenge. Stage 5 Ag teacher Kym Sutton said all schools across NSW are invited to put in an expression of interest to take […]
2023
Young Roosters record some big wins
Cobar Junior League hosted the Narromine Jets juniors for a big day of footy at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday with 10 junior games contested prior to the three senior games kicking off. Cobar’s best win of the day was in their Under 10’s game with the Roosters trouncing […]
2023
Roosters’ narrow loss to Jets gives Terriers the top spot
A narrow 36-26 loss by the Cobar Roosters First Grade side to the Narromine Jets on Saturday night at Tom Knight Memorial Oval has allowed the Gulgong Terriers to claim the top spot on the Christie & Hood Castlereagh League ladder. The Gulgong Terriers sit alone at the top of […]
2023
Camels put up a very good fight
Despite starting with a player short for their Round 5 Western Plains Rugby Union match against the Nyngan Bogan Bulls on Friday night, the Cobar Camels were however competitive up until the late stages of the game. The Bulls did eventually finish with a 47-22 win, and Cobar finished the […]
2023
Free birth certificates for First Nations
Pathfinders and UNICEF Australia are partnering to provide free birth certificates to First Nations people in North West New South Wales. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cobar are invited to attend face to face sign up days where they can apply for and receive their birth certificates. The […]
2023
Connie Greig wins 6th Cup at Cobar
For 36 year old apprentice jockey Paul Zerafa, his two wins have been a long time coming, the latest being on Saturday at the Cobar Miners Race Club meeting on local galloper, Mr Pointer. Originally apprenticed at Kembla Grange in 2005, Zerafa rode in Trials and in 2006 spent some […]