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Wednesday July 9, 2025

Volume 40 No. 24

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The Cobar Weekly $2,500 in fines made it an expensive night out Pg 2

Firefighters called out to two fires Pg 3

Paris is heading off to Rome Pg 4

STORMCo team is here to serve others

The STORMCo team of staff and students from Avondale School in Cooranbong, are back in town this week offering their service to the Cobar community. The school’s chaplain, Pastor Bethany Chapman said it’s STORMCo’s 27th year of visiting Cobar. “We have been coming so long that grandparents and parents are now sending their children and remembering the same songs that they used to sing when they went to Kids Club,” Bethany said. Pictured above are STORMCo team members Oliva Crooks, Jack Hawkins, Josh Pollitt and Isaac Clark with local kids Rosie George, Macii Lumber, Ava O’Hara, Ollie Tranter, Jack Lowe and Lenny Hill at Kids Club yesterday. See Page 2 for more information about STORMCo’s annual visit.

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STORMCo is here to serve community Expensive night out for a woman The STORMCo team are back in town this all have a heart for serving others,” she said. week with the aim of serving the Cobar com- “We have been coming so long that grandmunity. parents and parents are now sending their chilIt’s the 27th year the staff and students from dren and remembering the same songs that they Avondale School in Cooranbong, NSW have used to sing when they went to Kids Club,” been visiting Cobar to offer their service.

Bethany said.

Avondale School chaplain, Pastor Bethany Kids Club is a fun event for primary school Chapman said they love coming back to Cobar aged children, and the students also help out year after year. with odd jobs in the community.

“We are honoured by the legacy and relation- At Kids Club there’s facepainting, songs, ships past STORMCo teams have built here. puppets, drama, clowns, games, craft and a “Students at our school come back from the story each day. trip and tell others about their time in Cobar “For community service this year we got which means there are many students who look booked out really quickly which is so great!” forward to being old enough to come,” Bethany Bethany said. said.

“Some of our students found work to do on This year they also sent another group to Saturday when they visited businesses and Narromine after they had 50 students apply to knocked on doors, and some work was booked take part in the STORMCo program. in advance through previous contacts at the “Avondale School is a Christian school and Youthie, Council, Public School and Men’s serving others is one of our values.

Shed.

“STORMCo means Service To Others Really “We are working on a variety of jobs like Matters,” Bethany explained. helping at the Op Shop, running games at the “We believe STORMCo gives our students a Youthie, filling the public school sandpit, huge opportunity to serve others without ex- weeding, gardening and mowing at various pecting anything in return. businesses and homes.”

“This helps them to live out their values and Bethany said they have also connected with not just talk about them. the local police, ambulance and fire services to “Serving on STORMCo is a rite of passage hear about their important work in the commufor our senior students from years 10-12 where nity and to wash their vehicles. They also spent they develop their own leadership skills and the time with the local church communities. staff support them in their work.

Many of the students have never been west “These students give their own time in the before and they enjoyed spending the weekend holidays, and they pay to attend as well so they looking around town.

An intoxicated woman who was refused service at a local club and failed to leave, had a very expensive night out after she was arrested by police and issued with fines in the order of $2,500.

Around 11.30pm last Wednesday, a 32 year old female was refused service at the Cobar Memorial Services Club and then failed to leave the licensed premises when directed by staff.

Leading Senior Constable (LSC) Ryan Chillingworth said police attended the Services Club and observed the woman exhibiting intoxicated behaviour and refusing the staff’s directions to leave the premises Police issued the woman with a move on direction, to which she also refused to comply with.

She was issued with unrelated court attendance paperwork which police observed her to rip up and throw on the ground.

LSC Chillingworth said the female was then subsequently arrested for failing to comply with the move on direction.

She was issued several infringements including: Continue intoxicated behaviour after move on direction; Offensive behaviour; Littering; and Excluded person fail to leave premises when required.

LSC Chillingworth reports the total of the infringements is approximately $2,500.

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Local firefighters called out to two fires over the weekend Fire & Rescue NSW firefighters have had those result in a fatality.” ones if needed (free) and give you practical a busy weekend with two call outs to attend Captain Lennon said if residents, especially tips on staying safe.” fires. elderly or vulnerable residents, need help with To request a visit, head to Police, the Rural Fire Service (RFS), State smoke alarms or would like a free home fire www.fire.nsw.gov.au and search for ‘Home Emergency Services (SES) and Fire & Rescue safety check, fire brigade members can call Fire Safety Visit’.

NSW attended a truck fire around 7pm on around to their home.

“Fire safety starts at home and we’re more Saturday approximately 20km south of Cobar “We’ll check existing alarms, install new than happy to help,” Captain Lennon said. on the Kidman Way. A truck and horse float had caught on fire.

The truck was reported to be having engine issues and when emergency services arrived there were flames coming from the exhaust and underneath the vehicle.

Grass in the immediate vicinity had also caught on fire.

Police personnel were first on scene and assisted with the removal of horses and dogs from float.

Firefighters extinguished the fires and checked the area for hotspots.

The truck, which was blocking one lane of the highway, was moved off the road under supervision and the highway was later reopened.

Fire & Rescue NSW firefighters were called to another fire on Sunday afternoon.

They received a call from a resident in Brough Street just after 3pm reporting a fire in the back yard had gotten out of control.

A small shed at the back of the property had caught alight when the resident was burning a tree stump in the back yard.

Firefighters extinguished the fire and rendered the site safe.

Fire & Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar captain Alex Lennon warns residents to check they have working fire alarms in their homes.

Captain Lennon said the brigade was recently called upon to help an elderly lady who had fallen.

“While there we noticed she didn’t have any smoke alarms in the house,” Captain Lennon said.

“This was alarming due to the low mobility of the elderly lady and the obvious use of heaters in each room.

“We returned a few days later with brand new smoke alarms and installed them for her and shared some home fire safety tips.”

Captain Lennon said statistics show that 50 Fire & Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar Unit firefighters Maksim Satschuk and Kayla percent of house fires attended in NSW don’t Hasson recently installed new smoke alarms in an elderly resident’s home. Photo have working smoke alarms and a quarter of contributed

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Paris is heading to Rome for the World Food Forum There’s been plenty of first time experi- Farmers Federation.

“And then I thought ‘you miss 100 per cent ences for Paris Capell in the past year— “And from that, I realised that there’s a big of the shots you don’t take’, so I’ll just go for including getting a job with Local Land global policy gap around the invasive native it!”

Services in Cobar, joining the Cobar wom- scrub we have here and which happens all Paris said as part of her application, she was en’s rugby team, scoring a Global Voices around the world. tasked to come up with a policy idea.

Fellowship and planning a trip to Rome.

“There’s no policy to support it.”

“Mine is about Rangeland Dust Credits, so Apart from the rugby, one thing has led to That led Paris to applying for a Global Voic- that’s hopefully getting paid for increased the other. es Fellowship. ground cover, which reduces dust onloads in Paris came to Cobar in September last year Global Voices is a youth-led Australian not- major cities.” to take up her role as a Natural Capital Advisor for-profit group committed to developing the Paris progressed through the application with Western Local Land Services. next generation of leaders by providing practi- process and at each stage thought, “Oh they’re “My role involves trying to find ways we can cal experience in policymaking, international just being nice”. fund environmental activities on local proper- relations and diplomacy.

She was surprised and thrilled to be chosen ties,” Paris said.

Paris said when she saw the program adver- for one of the 23 positions from among the “But I found there are really limited pro- tised, which included a trip to Rome for the group of 700 applicants. grams out here for rangelands so I started to World Food Forum in October, she thought it “We get to work on a policy over six months get into the policy space to try to get some would be amazing. and then go to the World Food Forum in Rome movement which started off with the National “But why would they choose me? and talk about our ideas internationally, which is very exciting,” Paris said.

The Forum brings together the next generation of students, farmers, scientists and entrepreneurs to enact change and gain the tools necessary for the transformation of global agrifood systems and to address climate change.

As part of the Fellowship program, Paris recently spent a few days in Canberra for predeparture training which included some of the technical aspects of the trip but also tips on diplomacy, for example not to ask for a cappuccino after 12pm, and take Caramello Koalas to meetings with international delegates.

“A lot of those soft skills that I would not have even thought about,” Paris said.

The Fellowship involves regular participation in online think tank meetings with the cohort around Australia along with leaders and policymakers.

Paris said that gives them the opportunity to ask questions about policy options, get help with policy budgeting, find out what the government looks for in policies, and get help to improve policy writing.

“For me personally, I’ve learned so much already,” Paris said.

As part of her Global Voices Policy Fellowship, Western Local Land Services’ Natural The Forum in Rome is over five days and Capital Advisor for the region, Paris Capell, has recently been in Canberra preparing covers a variety of themes such as fertilizer efficiency, nature finance (which is what Paris for her trip later this year to the World Food Forum in Rome. Photo contributed is interested in) and getting indigenous perspectives into agriculture.

“I’m most excited about what’s called bilateral meetings with other countries like MongoA 62 year old female driver who was alcohol but a positive detection to Metham- lia, Argentina and Mexico, areas which have stopped by police in Bathurst Street on Fri- phetamine. similar rainfall and rangeland issues, identify day afternoon tested positive for a prohibit- The woman was arrested and taken to Cobar similarities and find out whether they do, and ed drug.

Police Station for secondary testing. build on those.

Around 1pm on Friday, the woman was seen Cobar Police Leading Senior Constable “Ultimately I hope the policy I propose gets driving a Gold Hyundai Sonata on Bathurst Ryan Chillingworth said police are awaiting noticed by the policymakers down in Canberra Street by police and was stopped for the pur- the forensic results of the secondary testing and we can get some more investment into pose of random testing. before taking further action against the 62 year natural capital in our region for landholders,” The woman provided a negative result to old.

Paris said.

Random test reveals Methamphetamine

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Race around the world

As part of their unit on Geography, Cobar’s Homeschoolers took part in an Amazing Race around the world (well just Cobar technically) on Friday. The Weekly staff were invited to participate and we were their ‘good old USA’ stop. We went all out with our red, white and blue decorations, as after all it was the 4th of July, and that’s how Americans celebrate it. We had bad accents, talked about baseball, pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, ate Oreo cookies and offered them popsicles. Pictured is staff member Leonie McCosker (at rear), with the Red team of Sam McKervey, Grace Cavalot, Mark Hibbert and Abi Theakston.

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Significant progress for North Cobar Project Lachlan Star has announced significant progress in its exploration projects, particularly highlighting the promising results from their North Cobar Project in NSW. The North Cobar Project offers a CopperGold opportunity and lies immediately north of the Cobar Mining District.

The 1,600sqkm tenement straddles the northern extension to the major first order Rookery and Buckwaroon Fault systems, a metalliferous fault network which is associated with the CSA, Endeavor and Peak mines.

Lachlan Star reports magnetic-gravity-IPgeochem targets have been identified and permit approvals have been received.

Drilling is to commence this month.

The company believes these developments in Cobar (along with more promising results from their Killaloe Gold Project in Norseman, WA) underscore their strategic focus on enhancing its resource base, potentially strengthening its position in the mining sector and offering promising prospects for stakeholders.

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You can have your High praise received for the high school say on the Land Management Code Public consultation on the proposed amendments to the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 (the Code) has been extended.

The consultation, which started in June, is inviting feedback on proposed amendments to the Code, which are designed to improve native vegetation management and environmental outcomes on private rural land.

A discussion paper has been released for landholders, stakeholders and community members to have their say on proposed amendments to the Code.

The Code regulates native vegetation management on private rural land in NSW and sets out the types of management and clearing activities allowed and how these are to be conducted.

The Code is part of the Land Management Framework and supports landholders to manage their land using productive farming methods and systems, while responding to environmental risks.

The amendments aim to improve environmental outcomes in key parts of the Code.

This includes strengthening prescriptions for invasive native species management and mosaic thinning, and ensuring vegetation set aside areas, that are required under parts of the Code, are larger than the area to be cleared.

In 2024, the NSW Government released the NSW Plan for Nature, its response to the statutory reviews of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and the native vegetation provisions of the Local Land Services Act 2013.

The Government committed to amending the Code as part of the NSW Plan for Nature and implementing all 13 recommendations from the Local Land Services Act statutory review, with two variations.

To read the discussion paper and provide feedback on the proposed amendments, visit: www.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/landmanagement-code-amendments

Cobar High School has received high well-being: Wendy Murphy, NSW Education praise from its Western area peers after Standards Authority (NESA) Western Liaison the school recently hosted a Western NSW Officer, conducted professional learning on supporting students with a disability; and the Deputy Principals Association meeting.

Cobar High deputy principal Amie Hill coor- group also listened to a legal services presentadinated the visit of 24 deputy principals from tion.

Condobolin, Dubbo, Bourke, Blayney, Lith- Mrs Hill said the visiting deputies praised the gow, Dunedoo, Wilcannia, Gulargambone, exemplary conduct of the Cobar High students Lake Cargelligo, Mendoran, Trangie, and and also the level of catering provided by the school’s hospitality students.

Lightning Ridge schools.

Cobar High principal Shane Carter said the “It’s a big area,” Mrs Hill said.

“It was a network meeting with others from event had provided a wonderful platform to our region to undertake professional learning” showcase the school.

“We received many congratulatory comshe said.

The group meets four times a year, with ments from visiting deputies, who were impressed by our school’s environment and meetings held mainly in Dubbo.

Mrs Hill said holding meetings at different achievements,” Mr Carter said. venues showcases the various regions and “A particular highlight was the rave reviews gives the deputy principals the opportunity to on the hospitality and catering provided by our check out other schools to see what they are hospitality class.

“As usual, Erika Muldoon and her students doing well or how they handle problems.

During the two day meeting, Michelle Fal- delivered outstanding work, demonstrating zon, a positive psychologist, flew in from Mel- their skills and commitment to excellence,” he bourne to present a workshop to the group on said.

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Elders calendar competition

Iron Ringer project is progressing

It’s time to get your cameras out as the iconic Elders calendar competition is now open!

For 185 years, Elders has supported Australian Agriculture helping landholders to weather the green years and the lean years, seen great advances in technology and worked towards a more sustainable future for the industry.

This year, for their annual calendar competition, Elders invites locals to share their favourite moments in Australian agriculture, as seen through the lens.

The winning entry will not only secure the acclaimed cover spot on the calendar, but also a $500 pre-paid gift voucher.

An additional 12 winners will be allocated for each month within the calendar and receive a $100 voucher.

The 2026 calendars will be made available at local Elders branches later this year.

From outback beauty to everyday brilliance on the land, it’s time to showcase the people, places, and moments that define rural Australia.

Apply today at: https://bit.ly/4aJWKA5

Cobar’s Iron Ring committee chair, John Collins has been sorting through 500-odd engraved pavers and putting together the donated pavers into family groups in preparation for their laying under the Iron Ring memorial sculpture on the eastern entrance to Cobar.

Purchases for our health service

The Cobar Hospital Auxiliary held their annual general meeting last week with all of the executive committee returned to their positions.

Sharon Harland retained the president’s Apart from Thursday (which was the cool- grees on Monday and had only reached 15.8 role, Beryl Martin returns for her 30th year as est day of the week at 14.8 degrees), Cobar degrees at the time we went to print yesterday. the group’s secretary and Leonie McCosker experienced slightly above average tempera- Today’s forecast is for a top of 17, while will continue in the roles of vice president and tures over the past seven days, according to tomorrow is expected to be cold and windy, treasurer. the Bureau of Meteorology. with a top of 14 and a slight chance of rain.

The committee has recently approved the Sunday was the warmest day of the week Friday should be a partly cloudy day with a purchase of two new items, a patient lifter for with a top temperature of 18.7 recorded. (16 predicted top of 17. the Cobar Health Service (hospital) and a degrees is the average for this time of year).

Saturday and Sunday should be mostly sunny commode for community health to assist with Friday and Saturday were similar with tops of days with the Bureau predicting it should reach nursing palliative care patients.

18.5 and 18.6 respectively.

18 on both days.

The Cobar Hospital Auxiliary committee Wednesday’s maximum temperature was The forecast for Monday is for a partly raises funds through raffles and donations to 16.3 degrees. cloudy day with a high of 17 degrees along provide additional equipment and services for The thermometer dropped a bit to 17.1 de- with a slight chance of rain. the benefit of patients’ comfort at our hospital.

Slightly above average weather

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Mega Meat Tray Winner: Warren Blake

State of Origin decider Tonight Pizza and great beer prices Merchandise to be won CMSC promotes the responsible consumption of alcohol

Coming up at the Club: July 25 Yellow Belly Band August 9 Justin Landers August 15 Blank Cheque MEMBERSHIPS ARE DUE PAYABLE AT THE BAR

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July 2025 9 State of Origin celebrations Services Club 9 State of Origin celebrations at Golfie 9-10 StormCo Kids Club activities 11 Alternative Karaoke at Services Club 12 Roosters Multicultural Round Games 19 Debutante Ball at Services Club 25 Yellow Belly Band at Services Club 27 Swimming Club AGM & Presentations 27 Pop-Up Piano Community Concert August 2025 9 Justin Landers at Services Club 15 Blank Cheque Band at Services Club 15 Bayou Boogie Boys Band at Golfie October 2025 4 Cobar Rodeo November 2025 7 Luke Combs Experience at Golfie

The Momentum Dance Studio Minis dancers stole the show at the Momentum Airlines themed concert at the Ward Oval pavilion on Saturday. With big smiles on their faces, the little air hostesses, dressed in tutus, tapped, twirled, tumbled and pirouetted their way around the stage (and also waved to their fans) during their performances.

• Sympathy is extended to the family and his regular shift 30 times. Talk about being

friends of the late Robyn King. dedicated to his job!

• Congratulations to Cobar Police Senior Con- • Good luck to former resident Hannah Lee stable Jose Palma for completing the most re- Young (the current Australian Cross Triathcalls in the Cobar sector over the past financial lon champion) who jets off to compete in the year. Joe has been called back to duty outside XTERRA Quebec (Canada) on Saturday.

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Roberts is through to semi finals

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Kyle Roberts is through to the semi finals for the remainder of play! of the Golfie’s bowls Singles Champion- Meanwhile, McLeod & Co kept building ships after his win on Saturday over Tony their lead with ease.

Polack.

Team McLeod now goes through to the semi Roberts won the match by +9 despite a late finals. charge by Polack.

It was a very quiet green for Saturday’s SoRoberts’ consistency finding his grass and cial Bowls with only one pairs game played length was too good and, for most of play, he between John ‘Shark’ Daly/Allan Gardoll and maintained an average lead of seven shots.

Bian Smith/Mick McManus.

Allan Knight and Greg Read are also It turned out to be a great game with Shark through to the semi finals in the Pairs competi- and Gardoll starting strong only to be caught tion. up by Smith and McManus.

In their match on Sunday, they accounted Then Team Smith took advantage for a for their opposition Greg Clark and Steve while until the very last end when Shark and Manns by +14.

Gardoll scored two shots to take out bragging Knight/Read held a steady four shot ad- rights by +1. vantage early in the game.

With a couple of Championships games Clark/Manns did well to stay within what taking place on Sunday, it was not surprising was a reasonable margin until, as the score- that social bowler numbers were half what card shows, the turning point from which their they usually are. disadvantage could not be turned around was The winners for the day by +11 were Peter on the 15th end when Team Knight kept a ‘Skeet’ Goonrey, Paul Kershaw and Greg tight hold on the mat for the next five ends.

Clark .

A Triples Championship game was also Their opposition, David ‘Ooze’ Knight, decided on Sunday with Dean ‘Bogger’ Rory Dunlop and Jim Goonrey, locked up the McLeod, Michael Sargent and Barry scores three times throughout play until Skeet Bargwanna finishing as massive +23 winners n Co decided they wanted the glory more than in their match against Tony Polack, Randall their opposition. The last seven ends were all Hall and Karen Daly. in favour of Team Skeet.

The first few ends were pretty even between In the other game, Doug ‘Bowls Burglar’ the teams before a four shot winning end on Hudson took young Bayley Prendergast under the 7th end rattled Team Polack’s composure! his wing leading him to victory by +5 against Team McLeod kept building their lead while Ian Prendergast and Daryl ‘Dasha’ Jermyn.

Polack n Co got stuck on a score of four for Not one “George” wrong bias bowl was six ends and then were stuck on eight points sighted all weekend.—The Second

Three close games in darts competition Three close games were played in the local Kylie Arnold was responsible for the highest darts competition last Wednesday night peg out with 65. with Empire Barflies, RSL Dingoes and High scores and hundreds were recorded by: RSL teams all finishing with 5-4 wins over Golfie Gophers—Chris Hooker 111, Jim their competitors.

Nicholls 100 and Robert Henderson 100; RSL Empire Barflies beat Golfie Spearchuckers, Dingoes—Nick Furner 100, 140; Golfie Ones RSL Dingoes got it over Western Grumble- and Fives—Daniel Duell 140, 180 and Brenbums and RSL won their match against Golfie dhan Freeman 121, 116, 100; Western GrumOnes and Fives. In the other game, Golfie blebums—Shane Josephson 140 and Charles Gophers claimed a 6-3 victory over Golfie Nelson 100; Golfie Spearchuckers—Dick Dartaholics. RSL Minors had the bye.

Tulloh 100, 100, 180, 121, Zeb Tulloh 132, Three players stood out in the men’s compe- Rod Lovegrove 109 and Nancy Ware 127; tition, with Daniel Duell, Dick Tulloh and RSL—Kyle Roberts 125, Tyler Roberts 180, Tyler Roberts all recording a 180 throw each 120, 140 and Mark Cleary 124; Empire Barwith Duell also achieving the highest peg out flies—Paige Coleman 121, Craig Youd 125, for the men with 82.

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Ryan finishes with the best score for the day

Looking for an opening

A 10m Air Pistol match was closely contested among six shooters at the Cobar Amateur Pistol Club on Sunday.

Jason Ryan shot 350 off pistol and, combined with his handicap of 235, he finished with a total score of 585.

Other scores from the event were: Todd Manns 467-83-550; Jason Holmgreen 433113-546; Robert Neate 473-66-539; Michael Garbutt 468-67-535 and Lloyd Mitchell scored 344-140-484.

A second event, a Black Powder shoot, was also contested.

Michael Garbutt topped the scoreboard with a score of 82 points followed by Geoff Clayton on 80, while John Woloczij finished with 53.

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Win for WAP at Duck Creek races Local horse trainer, Wayne ‘WAP’ Prisk, had a winner at the Duck Creek Picnic Races at Nyngan on Saturday.

The Prisk-trained Mr Pointer, won the 900m Duck Creek Open Trophy Handicap.

After taking an early lead, jockey Ricky Blewitt and Mr Pointer had to fight hard for a long head win over Billy Bent Ear, second, Super Hot third, and another horse from Prisk’s stable, Mr Invincible, was 4th.

Prisk had three other horses running on Saturday at Nyngan with Sharkhop claiming third place in the opening event, the 900m Bogan Farms Maiden Plate, Uncle Alf finished 5th and Curious Scotch was out of the money finishing back in 7th place in its race.

Tim Hillam (running with the ball) did a lot of ducking and weaving in Saturday’s First Grade Castlereagh League match against Coolah looking for an opening to score. It paid off, with Hillam scoring one of Cobar’s four tries in the match.

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Roosterettes came up against a tough Coolah opposition The Cobar Roosterettes were up against tough opposition in the Coolah Flyers in their Round 10 Castlereagh Ladies League Tag game at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday.

The visitors, who sit at the top of the competition table, put on a strong performance to outpoint the Cobar side 50-14.

Coolah’s Mackenzie Blackadder was a stand-out in the game.

She recorded a hattrick of tries in the first 20 minutes of the game and went on to finish with a big tally of five tries for the match.

Cobar’s defence was lacking, but in their defence, the Coolah players were very good at avoiding being tagged and the Flyers quickly posted 12 points before the Roosterettes could get themselves into the match on Saturday.

Kayla Hasson kept the Roosterettes in contention at 12-4 when she scored the first points for Cobar.

But with Molly Burgess also running in a first half hattrick of tries for the Flyers, the score had quickly blown out to 32-4 by the half time break.

Following the break, it looked like a different Roosterettes team who took to the field.

Their defence had tightened up and they started calling the shots.

Coolah struggled to gain good field position and it was almost seven minutes after Cobar Roosterettes’ Sophie Clark trying to avoid being tagged by the Coolah Flyers the restart when the next try was scored— opposition in their Round 10 Castlereagh Ladies League Tag game at Tom Knight and that was by Cobar!

Taylah Good slipped past four defenders Memorial Oval on Saturday. (including the Coolah fullback) to race away and score under the posts.

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Coolah then dug deeper into their bag of tricks and shortly after opened their second half scoring account when Blackadder crossed for her 4th try.

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Sport

Three good fields

There were good fields on all three days of the Men’s Golf competition last week, with Wednesday having double their normal field!

There were 15 players on Saturday for the 5th Round of the Captain’s Trophy.

The weather forecast had been for a nice sunny day, but it never quite eventuated, being overcast with a cool wind all day.

That didn’t worry Ron Craw who loves playing golf in difficult conditions and he led the field home with a good score of 69 nett.

One shot further back was big-hitting Matt Russell who had a par round, giving him a score of 70.

Alec Fraser scored 71 for third place and brother Mark Fraser came 4th, also with 71.

Greg Clark finished with 72.

There were a few bad luck stories too: Scott Mayne finished up behind every tree on the course and yet still came home with 76; and Peter ‘China’ Brien had a score of 98 off the stick, just one more than one of the older golfers who shall remain nameless.

Nearest the Pin prizes were won on the 3rd hole by Bill Fugar; 7th Brian Russ, 8th Garry Wilkin and 15th Matt Russell.

Sunday’s game was a Stableford, and once again 15 players contested the event.

Cohan Nicholson, under the watchful eye of grandfather Colin ‘Telly’ Green, continues to improve and he had 38 points to finish up one shot clear of Max Phillips and Scott Ackersley on 37.

Playing with his grandson has improved Telly’s golf and he had 36 points for 4th place, one shot ahead of Scott Mayne on 35.

Only one Nearest the Pin was recorded and that was by Kody Ford on the 15th hole.

Golfers came out of the woodwork on Wednesday for what must be a record field of 14 players!

The first four placings went to Wednesday specialists with Bill Fugar first with 36 points, Max Phillips was second on 35, Ron Craw finished third with 29 and Ray Yench picked up 4th place with only 28 points. (That says a lot about the rest of the golfers, including Matt Egan, who is recognised as Cobar’s best-ever golfer, could only score 26 points.)

Another Bill Bartlett Matchplay game was decided, with Jay Egan beating Bill Fugar in a long tussle which took 19 holes before Egan emerged victorious.

A Stableford will be played on Saturday.

Sunday is the annual Mixed Foursome Championships, which will be played as a Stroke event over 27 holes.—Out of Bounds

Touch representatives

Six St John’s School athletes, Kasalia Fakahua, Indie Burke, Keelan Atuau, Taj Goonrey, Brock Eves, Alfie Toomey and Josh Gillette (pictured above) joined the Wilcannia Forbes Diocese representative Touch teams at the Polding Touch Trials in Port Macquarie on Thursday. (Polding represents schools in the northern regions of NSW.) The Cobar players missed out on NSW Combined Catholic Colleges NSWCCC selection. Photo contributed

A big total of 179 goals recorded Two high scoring games were played in five point win. the Senior Netball competition on Friday Niamh Anderson, Heidi Mainey and Elodie night with a total of 179 goals recorded for Manns, all ATC Angels players, received the both matches. umpires’ Best & Fairest points.

Smash Ups finished as 54-49 winners over Elodie Manns and Alora Deppeler (Smash ATC Angels in their high scoring game.

Ups) earned the Sportsmanship awards.

ATC Angels started well scoring 17 points In the other match, Copper City Crushers in the first quarter with Smash Ups just trail- had it all over Pink Galahs to win 58-18. ing with 14.

Copper City Crushers led from start to finATC Angels managed to hold onto their ish and were well served by Belle Smith and lead and by halftime they were up 27-23.

Madasan Taylor while Cairo Haronga was a A big third quarter effort by Smash Ups standout player for Pink Galahs. where they scored 20 points, put them in front Belle Smith and Tori Thomas (Pink Galahs) and they hung on to finish with the narrow shared the Sportsmanship award.

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Sport

Bannister and Francisco finish way out in front of the field

Sally Bannister and Geraldine Francisco teamed up to blitz the rest of the field in the Cobar Ladies Golf 27 hole Foursomes Championships on Sunday. Photo contributed

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The Cobar Ladies Golf 27 hole Foursomes Championships were held on Sunday with 10 teams taking part.

Geraldine Francisco and Sally Bannister took out the 2025 Scratch title after they finished with a score of 133 off the stick.

A three-way countback was then needed to decide the Scratch runners-up after all came in with 146.

Marlene Wynd and Barb Barklimore eventually came out on top.

Susan Goonrey and Wen Zhang were the Nett competition winners with 108 1/2 while Robynne Morton and Jannine Wilkin were the runners-up on 111 1/2 nett.

(All will be recognised at the end of the year at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club’s sports presentation night.)

Nearest the Pin winners on the 8th hole were Susan Goonrey and Wen Zhang while on the 15th hole, Janet Place and Sue Phillips were the closest.

Susan Goonrey had a good win in Saturday’s Par round finishing with a +3 score.

Barb Barklimore and Ann Dunn had an even card while Glenda Peebles placed fourth with -1.

Those closest to the flag on the 11th hole were Janet Place, Karen Warren and Daphne Cross.

There were not enough players for a competition game last Wednesday as most ladies decided the cold, windy weather was not to their liking and stayed indoors instead.

In the Queensland Outback Masters tournament, Cobar’s Karen Manns won the overall ‘Bilby’ division in Blackall on the weekend with 35 stableford points.

Julie Livingston was the Saturday back nine holes winner.

The weekend before in Augathella, another Cobar golfer, Gerard Livingston had 18 points for the nine holes to finish second in his division.

This week’s Ladies Golf competition at home starts with a Par round today.

The annual Bannister’s Day in the program book has been moved to next month with a normal Stableford taking its place on Saturday.

Relationships could be on the line come Sunday when the Mixed 27 hole Foursomes Championships will be contested.

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Bannister & Francisco team up to win Foursomes Championship title

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Roosters put the wind up the Roos

The Cobar Roosters made a lacklustre reflected in the final score, 36-20 in favour mance against the unbeaten Roos and it wasn’t start to their Christie and Hood Castlereagh of the visitors. until the final stages of the match that the outRugby League Round 10 First Grade game The Roosters however did find some of their come was decided. against the Coolah Roos on Saturday at lost mojo and midway through the first half From the outset, the match between last seaTom Knight Memorial Oval and that was they bounced back to put on a great perfor- son’s two grand final teams was a tough, physical affair featuring plenty of big hits from both sides.

The Roos got off the mark quickly and recorded early back-to-back tries to take a 10-0 lead and it looked like they would easily keep their unbeaten run this season in tact.

The Roosters however rallied and took control of the match with Thomas Plater crossing twice for Cobar and Tim Hillam also scored for the Roosters.

Plater converted two of the three and Cobar went to the sheds at half time with a 16-10 lead.

After the break, the shock of trailing the 5th placed team in the competition started to wear off and the Roos regathered to record three successive tries and regain the upper hand at 24-16.

After dropping their heads (and the ball a few times), the Roosters rallied after they received a penalty 10m out from the try line.

Sione Fakahua sent the ball wide and winger Ryan Urquhart tip-toed down the sideline to score next to the corner post and put the Roosters back into the match and we had a real ball game at 20-24.

Inspired by their hard running captain/coach Chance Burgess, the Roos recorded three tries in the final seven minutes of the match to eventually claim a 36-20 win.

The Roosters were well served by big forward Gerald Mackay who was explosive in attack and hard-hitting in defence, along with relentless defenders Tadgh McMullen and Kai Taylor and Jack Brown was also outstanding at fullback.

Cobar Roosters Tadgh McMullen and Chris Crotty try to wrap up Coolah Roos’ hard playing Plater shared in the Umpire’s Best & Fairest running captain/coach Chance Burgess in Saturday’s Christie & Hood Castlereagh First points along with Burgess and Roos’ secondGrade game at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. rower Tyler Austin.

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