23/07/2008 | The colour and excitement of the Mayoral Ball is about to hit a fever-pitch with debutantes and organisers adding the finishing touches to the gala event at the Cobar Bowling and Golf Club this Saturday.
23/07/2008 | Local car enthusiasts are invited to get down to Ward Oval this afternoon as the drivers and vehicles from the Great Endeavour Car Rally roll into town for an overnight stop.
23/07/2008 | Cobar enjoyed very mild weather with above-average temperatures last week before a strong cold front on Sunday brought windy conditions and light showers of rain.
23/07/2008 | Fresh from a well-publicised rendez-vous with his holiness Pope Benedict XVI at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse a group of American pilgrims arrived at Cobar Monday night for a week of country hospitality.
23/07/2008 | Monday marked an end of an era for local radio lovers as Cobar’s 2HOT FM made its final broadcast after more than 15 years on the air.
23/07/2008 | In less than 36 hours our town’s elected body will deliver a landmark decision that, in effect, seals the fate of Cobar’s highly publicised doctor debate.
16/07/2008 | Phyliss O’Brien found it hard to hide her tears as she was honoured by close family and friends at a special 70th birthday bash on Saturday night.
16/07/2008 | A barren-looking Morelli Park in Cobar’s Kurrajong Circle has been earmarked for a possible multi-phased restoration project, starting with a tree planting day later this month.
16/07/2008 | Ward Oval is set to ignite with a flurry of competition when the Copper City Sheep Dog Trial gets under way in less than two weeks time.
16/07/2008 | Former Cobar footballer and champion sprinter Brett Robinson’s career path in massage therapy has already taken him to a number of exotic locations, but an upcoming visit to Beijing as part of the massage team for the Paralympics is expected to become an achievement highlight.
16/07/2008 | With a Cobar woman last week forced to give birth on the side of the road, Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries said it’s time the State Government started taking NSW’s regional maternity crisis seriously.
16/07/2008 | Meet the baby whose roadside delivery whipped the local rumour mill into overdrive.
9/07/2008 | With the doctor shortage still heavily on the local agenda the Cobar Primary Health Centre is extremely proud to announce the arrival of new GP Dr Anthony Scherz.
9/07/2008 | Brothers Rhys and Matthew McKay are helping pave the road for the next generation of young local trade apprentices.
9/07/2008 | A man has been banned from entering any pub in Cobar under stringent bail conditions he received in Dubbo Local Court last week.
9/07/2008 | Bureau of Meteorology officials, ABC Western Plains radio presenters, school and community groups were among the many visitors who helped Cobar’s weather station staff celebrate the bureau’s centenary with the launch of several weather balloons, scientific experiments and a ‘cutting the cake’ ceremony last Wednesday.
9/07/2008 | Cobar’s Indigenous community came together on Sunday to help mark the close of NAIDOC week celebrations.
9/07/2008 | A public meeting held in Cobar last Thursday evening emphatically endorsed a proposal by Mayor Lilliane Brady for ratepayer subsidised accommodation to be offered to all doctors currently practising or prepared to practice in the town.