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The Cobar Weekly Mitch’s big run for Angelman syndrome Pg 3

More discussion on National Park land purchases Pg 4

FOGO the focus of Netwaste forum Pg 5

Air services A Long Drive for Drought propped up Government surety in the form of $2 million worth of funding will ensure that Cobar’s commercial air service, along with air services for Bourke, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, will continue to operate for another year.

Minister for Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty announced on Friday the Minns Labor Government would be extending its support for another 12 months to subsidise commercial flights to Western NSW as part of its plan to better connect people and businesses across regional NSW. Minister Moriarty said extending the subsidy to November 2026 will keep these flights moving for remote communities that rely on them for transporting essential workers, services and trades.

Under the subsidy agreement, Fly Pelican will continue to operate six return flights each week between Sydney and Cobar, and Air Link will continue its eight return routes connecting Bourke, Walgett, and Lightning Ridge to Dubbo each week.

“This funding from the Minns Government’s Regional Development Trust is designed to support flights for the communities in Bourke, Cobar, Lightning Ridge and Walgett so that they can access regular and reliable services.

“Regional communities rely on air travel for its convenience and speed, to ensure they can get to health care or business appointments or bringing in visitors and workers.

“The NSW Government is building better services for our regional communities in smart and appropriate ways,” Minister Moriarty said.

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A group of Classic Landcruiser 40 Series vehicle drivers and passengers overnighted in Cobar on Monday as part of the 2025 A Long Drive for Drought fundraiser for Queensland’s Farm Angels (formerly Drought Angels). The group called into Cobar on Day 5 of their 10 day drive from Nindigully (430km south west of Brisbane) through Walgett, Bourke, Tilpa and Wilcannia. After enjoying some local hospitality at Meralda Station, the group headed off yesterday morning for Coonamble, Tamworth, Glenn Innes and will finish back in Queensland at Stanthorpe on Saturday. The group are a varied bunch, but all have two things in common—a keen interest in driving early model Landcruisers and raising funds to help primary producers who have been affected by natural disasters including droughts, floods, fires and plagues. See Page 2 for more information about this fundraiser.

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The 2025 Long Drive for Drought calls into Cobar What started as an idea of Brent Ree- raise a few bucks for drought-stricken com- Angels) in 2014 in response to the prolonged man’s five years ago to take his old Land- munities, has now become a full-blown an- drought in an effort to provide financial assisCruiser for a drive through the bush and nual fundraising event. tance, food hampers, care packs and mental Brent is the founder of the Long Drive for wellbeing support to primary producers. The Drought, and has teamed up with Tash John- charity now offers primary produces help durston, founder of Farm Angels, for the now ing all natural disasters. annual fundraiser to support Drought Angels.

“It’s nice to meet some farmers who tell their “I’ve got a pretty strong connection with stories of how we’ve help them and they [Long some regional communities and grew up in the Drive participants] get an understanding of bush,” Brent told The Cobar Weekly when the where the funds they’re raising goes to.” group passed through Cobar on Monday.

Brent said organising each year is a bit of a “Back in 2020 the drought had impacted logistics challenge but everyone pitches in to most of Australia for pretty much 10 years. help.

“I wanted to do something different, but you “My wife and our are children heavily inknow a bit more meaningful than just making a volved in organising it as well. I try to keep it donation.” pretty simple. I get a map out, and I work out Brent put the word out to a group of his 40 where I want to start from and where I want to Series Cruiser enthusiast friends, and 12 of finish. It’s a different route every year.” them jumped on board that first year “for a He said the hardest part is finding time to get drive through the bush” and they raised his vehicle ready for the trip. $50,000.

“My vehicles are old, one’s 52 years old, and “And I thought, this is going to be a one-off even though it’s well maintained, it’s still old.” thing, but they all still wanted to do it again The drive is mostly on back roads and dirt and here we are,” Brent said. roads and there’s usually a breakdown or two Now in its 6th year, the event has raised al- but Brent said there’s always a few bush memost $600,000. chanics among the group who have it covered Participants pay a fee to enter, enlist their “with fencing wire and know-how”. own sponsors, auction off donated goods on Brent said the Long Drive for Drought parthe trip or raffle them in their own communi- ticipants come from all walks of life, they’re ties. from Victoria, NSW and Queensland and are Tash, who’s only missed out on one Long of varying ages.

Farm Angels founder Tash Johnston with Drive in six years, said the event has been “On every drive we have family groups that the Long Drive for Drought coordinator growing bigger and bigger each year. come, lots of young kids and a lot of teenagBrent Reeman in Cobar on Monday. This “We pack the swag, join the crew and we ers.” year’s fundraiser has raised $41,950 to actually get to visit some of the farms we’ve Most nights are spent in swags or pop-up tents, with local communities often feeding the date with the event having raised over helped out over the years,” Tash said.

Tash set up Farm Angels (formerly Drought crew—supporting them in return. $600,000 since its inception in 2020.

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Mitch’s big run is symbolic of an AS family’s life Broken Hill man Mitch McKenny passed still has 16 more marathon runs ahead of him through Cobar on Monday on his 1,100km before he reaches Newcastle. run from Broken Hill to Newcastle to raise Mich said while he has run marathons in the awareness and funds for Angelman syn- past (about 15 years ago), he wouldn’t considdrome (AS). er himself a runner now, but has been training Angelman syndrome is a rare, lifelong genet- over the past six months. ic condition that affects the nervous system, “I started to first walk and then run, and then causing severe intellectual disability, delayed gradually increasing the K’s and the mileage development, limited speech, and problems each week and, then in the blink of an eye, six with movement and balance. months had gone past.”

Mitch decided to do the run after his friends’ Mitch said the run is probably more mentally Jessie and Breeze’s child Huxley was diag- taxing than it is physically challenging. nosed with the condition last year.

“Yes you’re dealing with different injuries, “My young fellow goes to their daycare, and but there’s so many different things that you he really enjoys that environment. never anticipate, how like the camber of the “He’s flourished there,” Mitch told The Co- road can affect ankles and all different things, bar Weekly. and obviously navigating around traffic and “They are part of that family fabric he’s de- that kind of stuff. veloped so when you see them being absolute- “It’s just a baptism of fire, trying to get your ly devastated by little Huxley’s diagnosis, it’s head around all that, plus work out how to sort of hard to watch your kid receive so much keep yourself fuelled and hydrated and rested.” love and attention from them with their young Mitch has a great support crew with his dad fella needing some help. and aunt and uncle travelling in safety escort “So we put our heads together and this is vehicles with him while Jessie is at home dowhat we came up with. ing all the organising for Mitch’s trip and help“We knew it had to be big,” Mitch said of his ing to promote the fundraiser, fundraising effort.

In addition to the help Mitch, Jessie and “And we knew we had to be symbolic of the Breeze have had from their families, they’ve marathon that people dealing with Angelman also been supported by friends, local businesssyndrome are experiencing every single day es, people Mitch has met along the way, without respite and for all of their life. strangers who have waved, beeped encourage- After a friends’ child was diagnosed with “It just seemed like it was a fitting test of ment and others who have stopped to donate. endurance and also an opportunity to raise a Mitch’s goal is to make it to Newcastle and AS, a rare genetic condition, Broken Hill lot of awareness.” to raise over $150,000 for the Foundation for dad, Mitch McKenny, decided to embark It’s a huge undertaking with Mitch having Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics Australia on an 1,100km run to help raise awareness already run 10 marathons (42km per day or (FAST) to help Huxley and others diagnosed and funds. Mitch passed through Cobar on there abouts) before he reached Cobar and he with Angelman syndrome.

Monday morning.

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Air services propped up for another year Council calls for halt on purchases

Continued from Page 1. sion will help our community maintain conThe Far North West Joint Organisation nection while delivering significant economic (FNWJO) which represents the Cobar, Bourke and social benefits,” Cr Marsden said. and Walgett shire councils, initially secured “We appreciate the ongoing support from NSW Government grant funding in 2019 to the NSW Government for the Western Air support the return of regular passenger air ser- Services subsidy, which is vital to the ongoing vices to Cobar, Bourke, Walgett and Lightning sustainability of the region.

Ridge.

“The support for air services to the Cobar, FNWJO Executive Officer Ross Earl said an Bourke, Walgett, and Lightening Ridge comevaluation of the current air services was con- munities is a wonderful example of how local ducted as part of the renewal of the funding and state governments can work together deed and clearly demonstrated the benefits of through the FNWJO to provide real connectivithe air services for the western region. ty.

Mr Earl said 35 per cent of people said they “Whether it be for work, medical, or holiday used air services to access specialist health travel the ability to be in Dubbo or Sydney care, 26 per cent fly for leisure and lifestyle and quickly and reliably is a huge benefit to people 25 per cent use the services for business and and businesses in our areas. government travel.

“The patronage is increasing and we are do“People said air services offered the ad- ing everything we can to ensure that the servantage of time saving (if they needed to see a vices can stand alone and the money that is specialist in a hurry), and safety (ie concerns generously provided by the Minns Labor govabout fatigue on long driving trips or encoun- ernment is only there as a backstop guarantee tering wildlife on the roads). for the airlines and not needed to prop them up “They also responded that businesses relied (pardon the pun!),” Cr Marsden said. on the air services to help them attract and re- State Member for Barwon Roy Butler has tain skilled workers,” Mr Earl said. also welcomed the funding announcement altFNWJO Chair and Mayor of Cobar Shire hough he said more needs to be done to secure Council Jarrod Marsden welcomed the an- the air services. nouncement.

“I would encourage government departments “Cobar to Sydney flights have provided sig- to make use of these flights to ensure their long nificant benefits to the region, and this exten- -term viability,” Mr Butler said.

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Cobar Shire Councillors have called for a halt on any further purchases of agricultural land for the purposes of creating more national parks.

Cr Bob Sinclair put forward a Notice of Motion to last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting calling for the NSW Government to provide a Business Case and Management Plan for all of the land purchased as National Parks in the Far West region in the past five years.

The motion was adopted with an amendment that called upon the “immediate cessation of any future purchases of Western Division pastoral land by or on behalf of NPWL [National Parks & Wildlife Service]”.

In speaking for the motion, Cr Sinclair recalled a recent conversation he had with a NPWL deputy director for Western NSW. “He told me he had no knowledge, whatsoever, of the purchase of those national parks.

“That nobody in Western NSW had any knowledge of the purchase of those national parks, that that decision was made purely by a deputy director of National Parks in Sydney, three or four weeks before the end of the financial year,” Cr Sinclair told the meeting.

He said NPWS had no knowledge of what was on those properties and no knowledge of the flora or fauna that had to be protected on those properties.

Cr Sinclair said the land was also purchased at an overinflated price.

“The purchase price was way above what anyone could commercially buy and run those properties for,” Cr Sinclair said.

He said the people making decisions should be held accountable for those decisions.

“They should have to explain to us why they want to buy that bit of country as a national park,” Cr Sinclair said.

The motion was carried and Council will seek support from the Far North West Joint Organisation to obtain NPWL’s Business Case and Management Plan.

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Cobar hosts a Netwaste forum which had a focus on FOGO FOGO might sound like a new acronym gether waste coordinators, council staff, and many of us haven’t previously heard before, consultants to discuss how the FOGO mandate however it’s not a new concept in Australia. will affect rural and remote communities— The FOGO (Food Organics, Garden Organ- many of which face unique logistical and fiics) system, which separates food and garden nancial challenges. waste into a dedicated bin to be made into A presentation by Shaun Rainford from Arup compost, is being implemented by councils Consulting outlined the practicalities of impleacross Australia as part of a national strategy to menting kerbside collection or local prohalve organic waste sent to landfill by 2030. cessing, and Bathurst Regional Council’s While some councils have had FOGO ser- Cherise Acker Cooper also shared their regionvices for years, many others are in the process al litter reduction strategy. of adopting the system, with support and fund- “We are looking at some major studies into ing from state and federal governments. how councils can realistically respond,” Mr FOGO and how it is to be implemented was a Cullen-Ward said. key focus at last week’s NetWaste Forum held “There may be some councils that would in Cobar. require an exemption.

The Cobar Weekly spoke with Anthony Cul- “We’re looking at a whole range of variables len-Ward, the regional projects coordinator for and how councils could best respond to it.”

Netwaste, about FOGO at the forum.

Mr Cullen-Ward said to better address the “We are very keen on spreading the news on challenges of FOGO NetWaste has already the FOGO mandate, which is a state mandate established a Western Councils FOGO Workwhere every regional council across NSW must ing Group, launched in April this year. engage in some form of food and organics This alliance has secured 20 hours of consultrecycling and/or collection,” Mr Cullen-Ward ant support to conduct a baseline report, assaid. sessing the region’s capacity to introduce orHe said with the deadline now just five years ganics recycling programs. The report is exaway, regional councils are already being en- pected to be soon available and will help incouraged to start preparing—and organisations form a broader regional strategy. like NetWaste are helping Councils to make “We’re actually better positioned than quite the transition. a lot of other groups,” Mr Cullen-Ward said.

Formed in 1995, NetWaste is a voluntary “We have 11 councils within our 25 council regional waste group supporting 25 councils group that have food and organics collection and covering almost 40 per cent of NSW. already.

Funded primarily by the NSW Environment “However, we don’t know what the policy is Protection Authority (EPA), NetWaste focuses going to look like, so it really is an inforon collaborative, cost-effective, and environ- mation gathering and an information sharing mentally responsible waste solutions for its exercise that we’re currently working on, in a member councils. regional and collaborative space at the moAt the Cobar forum, NetWaste brought to- ment,” Mr Cullen-Ward said.

At last week’s Netwaste Regional Waste Forum in Cobar, Netwaste regional projects coordinator Anthony Cullen-Ward spoke about FOGO (Food Organics, Garden Organics) which is to be implemented by all councils by 2030.

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ABC breakfast show welcomes back a familiar face (voice)

After an almost 30 year hiatus away from the Dubbo radio studio in the 1990s. yeah, it just came at the right time.” the airwaves, Kim Goldsmith is back on air “I studied agriculture at Hawkesbury Ag A few weeks ago Kim stepped in casually to and started this week as the new breakfast college at Richmond and sort of then went on help pull stories together after the recent deparpresenter for Western Plains ABC Radio. and studied journalism where I was introduced ture of ABC presenter Ilai Swindells, and was Kim’s born and bred in Coonamble and pre- to radio and just fell in love with the medium,” officially offered the role last Tuesday. viously worked as an ABC rural reporter out of Kim said.

“I sort of came in as a casual and was helping Along with her day job at the Ag business pull stories together for the half a breakfast research institute in Armidale, she also worked program that Nick [Lowther] and Mel in community radio in Armidale in the after- [Dearmer] sort of shared between them,” Kim noon and evenings. said.

“I eventually secured a job as an ABC rural Though she’s been away from full-time reporter and they sent me back to Dubbo. broadcasting for close to three decades, Kim’s “I was the first rural reporter when the Dubbo connection to radio never really faded. studios had just opened.

“I am smack middle in the ABC’s demo“The region was in drought for most of that graphic for regional radio. We’re talking sort time, the 1990s drought, and I jokingly said of 40 to 60 year olds as the primary demotowards the end of that time, I’d prefer to be graphic. on the back of a ute feeding sheep than doing “I'm married to a man who’s just retired. another drought story.

“In terms of interest and areas of interest, I “And I’ve since said that you should always come from a very broad range of interests in be really careful about what you say, because I terms of what I’ve dealt with in my communigot that wish. cations career.”

“My husband and I bought a farm just after Kim feels her wide range of networks and we were married, and it was great for the first contacts across the region and across a range of few years. And then by the time our daughter sectors, along with her varied personal interwas born in 2001, we went into drought. ests, will help her to be able to “deep dive into” “And we were in drought for about the next topics on breakfast radio and help her to six years. So I did get to feed sheep, off the “maintain the pulse and stay on top of those back of a ute!” stories as they develop”.

Kim’s career since has been far from quiet.

And when asked if returning to breakfast A media and communications freelancer, an radio after a big break was just like riding a artist, and a regional arts advocate, she was bike, Kim replied: “It’s more like riding a The ABC Western Plains Radio new recently forced to reassess after cuts were made horse because it can buck,” she laughed.

“Particularly when you’re doing live radio.” breakfast show presenter, Kim Goldsmith, to arts funding in NSW. will be a familiar face/voice to older ABC “I just couldn’t see myself going back to One of Kim’s breakfast segments includes listeners having previously worked in radio scrambling for new clients, at this stage in my chatting to editors of the newspapers in the life,” she said. region, including The Cobar Weekly’s on Friin Dubbo in the 1990s. Contributed “The idea of returning to radio was just, day mornings.

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Police were called to the Cobar Waste Disposal Depot last week following a report of a fire.

Sergeant Warwick Laing said at about 7.20am last Wednesday police attended the Cobar tip after receiving information that there was a fire at the location.

“Upon police arrival, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Fire and Rescue and SES crews were on scene.

“The fire had been extinguished,” Sergeant Laing reported.

“The cause of the fire is not known at this stage. Investigations are continuing.”

Anyone with any information in relation to this matter is urged to contact Cobar Police or Crime Stoppers.

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Call for better mobile service Cr Wayne Phillips has called for the support of Cobar Shire Council and Local Government NSW to lobby for action to improve mobile phone coverage in regional NSW. “I just find it amazing in 2025 that you’ve got to get within about 5km of Cobar before you can get decent reception and continue a phone call,” Cr Phillips told last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting.

“Sometimes we just take these things as the norm. It really is disgusting.

“We’re not in a third world country!”

Cr Nigel Vagg supported Cr Phillips’ motion describing it as “very sound” but suggested his motion also take into account the lack of mobile phone reception that occurs between and around townships, and not just on the highways.

“What many, many people are experiencing is that where they had a reasonable phone coverage before or since 3G’s gone off, they’ve got either no coverage where they had coverage and/or if there is reduced coverage, and a huge amount of call drop outs that they never had before,” Cr Vagg said.

Cr Phillips agreed to amend his motion and it was supported by his fellow councillors.

Cr Peter Florance warned the problem will only get worse as 5G is phased in.

“5G has a lesser range than 4G and a lesser range than 3G,” Cr Florance commented.

“I think this is going to be something that we really have to push hard before 5G is pushed on us.”

Playing Music on the Porch

Local musicians hosted a Music on the Porch event on Saturday at the Library alcove with people of all ages invited to join in KaraUKEe. (It’s a bit like Karaoke with ukulele players providing your backing music.) Locals and visitors were invited to sing (or play an instrument) as part of the open mic event. Pictured is singer Christina Connelly who stepped up to join the “backing band” (Cora McKervey, Julie Fairbank and Judy Toomey) to sing Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams.

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Spring has sprung Tales from a tall man’s point of view

After a cool start on Monday, when it got down to 4.2 degrees overnight, spring even- Cobar VIEW Club’s August meeting, Justin related many humorous situations tually sprang with plenty of sunshine and it recently held at the Empire Hotel, was in- relating to the complexities of being a tall teresting, informative and at times, quite man in a small country, where the population warmed up to a pleasant 19 degrees. is generically short!

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, hilarious! our nights will remain in single figures until Guest speaker, Justin Sampson delivered an Members learnt of many amazing innovathe weekend (Monday’s 4.2 degrees was al- insight into his journey as a ‘boy from the tive procedures, involving toilets, train travel most five degrees colder than the average for bush’ to international Rugby player, coach and strange bathing customs, parts of Japaand commentator in South East Asia. nese life that a ‘big bloke’ had to adapt to. the start of spring).

The eldest son of a Cobar VIEW Club memJustin had everyone in stitches with his Seven degrees is the minimum forecast for overnight tomorrow and Friday but the ther- ber, Sue Cox, Justin grew up on Nullogoola presentation, complete with vocal impersonamometer will then move into double figures station and developed a passion for Rugby tion and expressive actions.

Union at boarding school, which led to a spot Cobar VIEW president Enid English exfrom Saturday, with a low of 13 predicted.

Yesterday was a warm, sunny day and had in the NSW team where he played against pressed the appreciation of everyone present, to Justin for sharing his experiences. reached 19 degrees by the time we went to New Zealand and the British Lions. print on its way to the Bureau’s predicted top Later Justin accepted a coaching/ player In general business discussed at the meetposition in Japan and proceeded to forge a ing, preparations have begun for the club’s of 20 degrees. successful career within the Rugby organisa- Oaks Day fundraising event and long time A high of 23 degrees is forecast for today. member Lillian Simpson was presented with Tomorrow we can expect a top of 25 while tion there, in Singapore and Indonesia.

Friday should be a cloudy day with a top of 26 What began as a short term experience the traditional bouquet of flowers to recognise turned out to be a stint of over 20 years! her significant birthday. degrees.

Barb Bartlett held the winning raffle ticket Daytime temperatures are predicted to rewhile Lillian Simpson had more cause for main warm into the weekend with 25 degrees celebration when she went home with the expected on Saturday and 27 on Sunday. lucky door prize.—contributed Monday should be very warm with a top of 29 degrees and there’s a medium chance of Local David Harrison and his family’s rain.

Wakiti Creek Resort (at Kotupna in VictoLast Wednesday’s top temperature was 19.8 Cobar Police are investigating the theft of degrees, Thursday’s recorded high was 18.4 ria) have recently won a Victorian tourism award. a trailer that was stolen on Sunday from and Friday’s maximum was 20.4 degrees.

On Saturday we had an icy blast (it only David collected the 2025 Caravan & Resi- the Cobar Rugby Union Oval.

Between 5.30am and 7pm on Sunday, it’s reached 15) but felt worse as we experienced dential Parks Victoria Caravan Park of the reported that a black box trailer, registration some very windy weather with gusts of up to Year—Tourist/Mixed Use Award.

The award recognised the overall perfor- TL95RD, was stolen from Ailsa Fitzsimmons 61km/hr recorded by the Bureau.

It was a very cool start on Sunday with an mance of Wakiti Creek Resort and the hard Memorial Oval off the Kidman Way. Anyone with any information in relation to overnight low of 0.4 degrees recorded before work and dedication that’s been put into the it warmed up to a sunny 17.9 degrees during park by David and his management team the matter is urged to contact Cobar Police or over the past 10 years.—contributed Crimestoppers. the day.

Tourism award for local resident

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Sport

Golfie bowls pairs champions have been decided Continued from Page 20.

There was a field of 20 keen social bowlers In Sunday’s semi final of the Triples Cham- on the Golfie greens on Sunday morning. pionships, Craig ‘Duck’ Grimmond, Gerard The winners by a countback were Ian PrenLivingston and Bian Smith earned their place dergast and David Thomas who finished with a in the final after they accounted for Dean +7 win over Tony Polack and Greg Clark.

‘Bogger’ McLeod, Michael Sargent and Barry Also winning by a margin of seven were Bargwanna.

John Daly, Mick Harvey and Blake Jones who The scorecard shows that Team Duck were beat David Schofield, Degan Brown and Dar‘in form’ from the get-go. ryl ‘Dasha’ Jermyn in their match They were eight shots up half way through David ‘Ooze’ Knight, Randall Hall and Dathe game and increased the margin consistently vid Kershaw had a +6 win in their match throughout the remainder of play to end up against Russell Brosi, Karen Daly and Doug winning by +12.

Hudson.

Team Duck will now play Kyle Roberts, Don Peter ‘Skeet’ Goonrey and Andrew Reilly Roberts and Doug Hudson in the Triples final. finished with a +3 win in their pairs game with Saturday’s Social Bowls is certainly becom- Mick McManus and Allan Gardoll. ing popular.

The most contentious bowling effort of the This week’s winners were Michael Harvey weekend came from a member of the semi and Doug ‘Bowls Burglar’ Hudson, who had a final championship winning team and it was in +12 victory over Tony Polack and David Ker- the form of not one, not two, not three but four shaw. Karen Daly, Greg Clark and Andrew wrong biases!

Reilly were also winners on the day beating Oh dear, the entire field cheered as Bian Mick McManus, Allan Gardoll and Blake Smith received his George The Giraffe Award!

Jones by +6.

—The Second

Playing golf or working on windmills

Greg Read and Allan Knight finished as the Golfie Bowls Pairs Champions after they beat Don Roberts and Kyle Roberts in a great game on Saturday. Contributed

With 54kmh northwest winds reported let him down, missing 15 birdie putts. throughout the day, Saturday was no day Nearest the Pins were won on the 3rd and 8th for playing golf or working on windmills. holes by Scott Mayne and on the 7th by Rowdy Yet despite the weather there were four har- Barton. dy souls who took the local golf course on in The mid-week golf game was once again the men’s golf competition, and they scored won by Garry “Wednesday Wilko” Wilkin, well! with a good par round score of 36 points, six Those four hardy souls deserved to be points clear of Bian Smith. named: Alec Fraser, Greg Clark, Jay Egan and There were only four golfers playing.

Jai Stephenson.

The Bill Bartlett Matchplay competition Both Fraser and Egan had par rounds scoring continues to roll on a snail’s pace.

71 points each, with Fraser winning on a count On Saturday, Jay Egan put Greg Clark out of -back. his misery (and the competition) by winning on Only one Nearest the Pin prize was won and the 16th hole. that by Egan on the 11th hole.

Garry Wilkin and John Carlaw are still to It was a much nicer day on Sunday and there play their game and the winner of that matchwere 12 players for the Stableford event. up will play Will Lawton, who was responsible The day was dominated by younger golfers. for defeating the Super-Vet, Max Phillips.

Lachlan Ford benefited by playing with Ray Alec Fraser and Stewart Fraser travelled to Yench and John Collins the week before and Trangie on Sunday to play in their annual open the wisdom he gained from a couple of legends and, although scoring pretty well – 74 points was there for all to see – by scoring 40 points for Alec and 78 for Stewart, it wasn’t enough and winning the day. to make the winner’s podium.

Second place went to Rowdy Barton on 37 This week’s scheduled events are the 7th and Garry Wilkin beat Cohan Nicholson for Round of the Captain’s Trophy on Saturday, to third place on a count-back, after both scored be played as a Stroke event, and Sunday’s 36 points. competition is the Monthly Medal, and individWilkin had a par round, but his short game ual Stableford.—Out of Bounds

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Father and daughter take local darts Singles crowns Local darts players turned out for the an- Collier. nual Darts Championships over the week- In the mixed doubles competition, Kylie Arend with two full days of competition played. nold teamed up with Matt Surridge to take the Doubles were played on Saturday while the win, with Macee Brown and Charlie Nelson Singles were contested on Sunday. finishing as runners-up.

Tony Brown showed precision and compo- Some exciting rounds of matches were sure to secure the Men’s singles crown, edging played in the local competition last Wednesday out runner-up John-Wayne Josephson. night with some very good scores recorded.

The top honour in the Ladies Singles final Dick Tulloh recorded a big 180 earning him went to Macee Brown, defeating consistent the highest score of the week for the men while performer Kylie Arnold in a high quality 100 was the highest score for ladies, recorded match.

by Leslie Hooker.

In the ladies doubles final, Paige Coleman The highest peg out for the men was recorded and Leslie Hooker emerged victorious, defeat- by Ryan Hogan, with 80 while Paige Coleman ing runners-up Kylie Arnold and Macee topped the women with 22.

Brown.

Hundreds and high scores were recorded by: The men’s doubles pairing of Tyler Roberts RSL—Don Roberts 133, Kyle Roberts 100, and Matt Cohen proved unstoppable, claiming 100, 140, 100, Tyler Roberts 100, 200, 140, the title over John-Wayne Josephson and Jason 101 and Nathan Thornley 120; Western Grumblebums—Craig Jones 140 and John-Wayne Josephson 100, 119; Empire Barflies—Lesley Hooker 100; Craig Youd 100 and Waylon Ward 100, 100, 100, 140; RSL Dingoes— Mathew Surridge 100, Jarrad Ebsworth 100 and Anthony Wilkins 106, 125, 106; Golfie The Cobar Amateur Pistol Club hosted Gophers—Robert Henderson 116; Golfie four 25m Service Pistol matches on Sunday. Spearchuckers—Dick Tulloh 180, 100, 140, Michael Garbutt, with an impressive 519, had 100, 100, 140 and Robbie Cummins 100. the highest score of the day.

Empire Barflies cruised to an 8-1 victory After an early exit in his first round due to a over the RSL Dingoes; Western Grumblebums firearm malfunction, Wayne Bunting recorded edged out RSL 5-4, and Golfie Gophers also a strong second match score of 465. scraped home with a 5-4 result over Golfie Todd Manns finished with 449 in his opening Spearchuckers. match and followed it up with 435 in his sec- Golfie Dartaholics collected a win via forfeit ond while Chris Driver shot 403 and 344 for over RSL Minors, while Golfie Ones & Fives his two rounds. enjoyed the bye.

Geoff Passfield scored 311 in his second match and 249 in his first.

Adam Green scored an improved 359 in his second match after a first round score of 322.

John Woloczji finished with 370, Mark Oborn had 318, Tony Punzet shot 238 and Thomas Platte recorded 197.

New shooter, Etienne Gonthiera, a young French backpacker currently working in town, recorded an impressive score of 514 in only his second time shooting.

This week, 10m Air Pistol and 25m Black Powder events will be held.

Some strong pistol scores recorded

Father and daughter duo, Tony Brown and Macee Brown, finished as the Men’s and Ladies’ Singles champions at the annual Cobar Darts Championships at the Services Club on the weekend.

Wednesday September 3, 2025 The Cobar Weekly Page 17

Sport

Soccer season comes to a close with final games played

Minis’ Orange Rovers and the Sky Strikers before their round robin game on Saturday.

Golfers are sporting new handicaps Many mid-week lady golfers were sporting A field of 14 ladies turned out to play but new handicaps after last Wednesday’s Par none more so than Narelle Green who finished game. with 43 points (85 off the stick) for a great win.

Sally Bannister led the way to finish with +4 Bridesmaid for the second day running was for the win followed by Julie Livingston on +2 Brenda Fugar with a respectable 39 points. and Fay Hardwick with +1.

Next was a three-way countback between Reina Cross was the C Grade Nearest the Pin Wen Zhang, Geraldine Francisco and Janet winner on the 7th hole and also reduced her Place, with all posting 38 points. At least half handicap. the field broke their handicap on the day.

Fay Hardwick and Karen Manns were closest The Nearest the Pin prizes on the 11th hole to the flag in their respective grades. went to Narelle Green, Karen Manns and Pat Saturday’s wild winds kept most ladies off Polack. the course except for six brave competitors for Warm spring weather is on the cards for this a Stableford game. week, with 24 degrees predicted for today’s Julie Livingston won with 36 points.

Stroke round with the temperature expected to Brenda Fugar was one point behind on 35 nudge around 30 degrees on the weekend. and Geraldine Francisco scored 34.

There is a change to Saturday’s program with Pin winners on the 8th hole were Livingston, the game now being a normal Stableford inFrancisco and Daphne Cross. stead of a Handicap Switch.

Numbers increased for Sunday’s Stableford Sunday is also a Stableford event as well as and so did the scores. the Trangie ladies open.—T’d Off

Page 18 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday September 3, 2025

The 2025 Cobar Junior Soccer grand final games were played on Saturday morning at Ward Oval with Mill Rats, Rangers and Black Knights the winners of their respective grades.

Black Knights claimed the Mids crown after they survived an intense penalty shootout with Bengal Tigers after their game finished in a 1-all draw at fulltime.

In the Seniors competition, Rangers were too good for Spurs finishing with a 9-4 victory.

The Opens grand final game was one of their closest and lowest soring matches of the season with Mill Rats taking the glory after their 4-2 win over Rock Apes.

There was no grand final in the Minis competition but they played a fun day of round robin games.

All Minis were awarded 2025 medals at the presentations.

The Players of the Season were: Minis—A li Taylor; Mids—Davey Mackay; Seniors— Mark McBride and Opens—Rabi Phuyal.

Mark McBride finished the season with a huge tally of 39 goals.

Minis’ Best Skilled Players were: Jason Doherty (Raging Rhinos); Nate Sullivan (Purple Wanderers); Alfie Hill (Orange Rovers); Mason Hill (Sky Strikers) and Ali Taylor (Pitch Pirates).

Mids Best Skilled Players were: Max Preisig (Bengal Tigers); Tom Geppert (Black Knights); Darcy Geppert (Polar Bears) and Clayton Harvey (Redbacks).

The Seniors Best Skilled Players were Joseph Theakston (Rangers) and Edwin Palma (Spurs).

The Best Skilled Players in the Open division were Ethan McLeod (Mill Rats) and Braiden Jones (Rock Apes).

The Minis’ Sportsmanship awards went to: Jack Joss, Jax Van Dam, Cooper Colling, Charlie Mackay and Baxter Woods.

Cadence Colling, Avah Flack Hogan, Ivy Joss and Preston Olsen earned the Mids Sportsmanship awards.

Seniors Sportsmanship awards went to: Ashlee Compton and Ralph Beshman.

Jacob Theakston and Harry Franks collected the Opens Sportsmanship awards.

The Most Improved Players from their divisions were: Audrey Lowe, Jessie Roulston, Kaiden Hamilton, Finn Hill, Nora Palma, Tyson Cooper-Knott, Noah Seymour, Oliver Tranter, Hunter Compton, Ryan Jiang, Queena Jiang, Marley Jones and Ayush Birch.

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Sport

Father and daughter win darts titles

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Soccer season comes to a close

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Bowls pairs champions are decided

Cobar High School’s Under 14s Gala Day winning netball team. Photo contributed

Netballers make history Cobar High School’s (CHS) Under 14s Under 15 boys who combined with Gilgandra girls netball team wrote themselves into the High School and also enjoyed great success, school’s history books last week when they finishing the day as champions. won the Ronnie Gibbs Netball Gala Day in The Cobar Open girls netball team put in a Bourke last Wednesday. strong performance, recording two wins, one The team was outstanding, going through the draw, and one loss. entire day undefeated and claiming the grand CHS Head Teacher PDHPE Bianka Jacobson final win with a 10–2 victory over Nyngan. said it was a fantastic day of sport, with all This marks a historic achievement, as it is the students showing great teamwork, determinafirst time in 17 years that Cobar High has won tion, and school spirit. this event.

“They were excellent ambassadors for Cobar Also competing at the Ronnie Gibbs Netball High School, both on and off the field,” Ms and Rugby League 7s Gala Day were CHS Jacobson said.

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Allan Knight and Greg Read have finished as the 2025 Cobar Bowling & Golf Club Bowls Pairs Champions after playing a masterful final on Saturday at the Golfie.

The pair went head to head with Don Roberts and Kyle Roberts.

Both teams started well with just one point separating them by the 5th end.

Later Knight/Read managed to win four shots which Roberts countered with their own four shots win before Team Knight claimed yet another four shots advantage!

Very rarely in a match of this calibre does any team score that many shots in one end.

It’s an indication of just how many good bowls were swiftly dealt with by both teams (aka masterfully knocked out of the way to gain the upper hand).

Halfway through the match Knight/Read’s lead increased to five points but that wasn’t for long as the Roberts duo claimed the mat for the next few ends to forge their way to be two shots in front!

The spectators knew it was going to be a fantastic display of precision bowling by the well recognised Club Champions, but it was better than they hoped!

On the second last end Team Knight grabbed the mat back and closed the gap to one shot the difference which meant they needed two shots to take the win.

They got their two shots and finished as Pairs Champions.

The absolute ‘Stand Out’ player on the greens was without a doubt Greg Read.

Continued Page 16.