Wednesday May 25, 2022
Volume 37 No. 19
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The Cobar Weekly Parkes voters return Mark Coulton Pg 3
Cobar’s housing crisis to get worse Pg 4
Readers have their say about Iron Ringers Pg 6
Big crowds for this year’s Cobar Show
Pictured above: The line up of contestants in this year’s AgShows NSW Young Woman Competition at the Cobar Show on Friday night with organiser Louise McKervey and Scott Barrett MLC. Lexi Traynor was named the Young Woman of Cobar Show, Indy Negfeldt was the Teen winner (with Sarah Nicholson the runner-up) and Jess Rogers was the Junior winner (with Eden Cavalot the Junior runner-up);. At top right: Eva Halliger (at centre) was presented with the Lyle Boucher Trophy as the Most Successful Exhibitor in the Main Pavilion by steward Simonne Mackay and Colleen Boucher; Simonne making presentations to the Most Successful Junior Girl Exhibitor Grace Cavalot and Most Successful Junior Boy Ashton Campbell: and below right, the Cobar Show committee team of Ethan Manns, Simonne Mackay, Bek Everett and Corey Traynor finished as winners of the Young Farmer Challenge. See Page 18 for more show results.