Ben Hewlett
Locals mark Remembrance Day as the promise of peace
Cobar residents came together just before 11am on Saturday in Drummond Park to mark the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, the day when the guns fell silent on the Western Front in World War I in 1918. Cobar RSL Sub Branch president Ben Hewlett led […]
Celebrating Cobar’s own cult classic
Planning is well underway for a unique car festival to be held in Cobar next year in conjunction with the Festival of the Miner’s Ghost. Event organiser Ben Hewlett outlined his plans for the ‘Running On Empty’ car movie festival to be held in 2018. ‘Running On Empty’ was released […]
Family humbled by community support
Dear editor, Why would you live in Cobar? The town water is dirty (but our Mayor Lilliane is onto this) and the roads are rough (but currently being fixed). It’s noisy from the highway, from mines blasting, from young blokes driving V8 Landcruisers. And it’s hot, I mean real hot! […]