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Volume 38 No. 33

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The Cobar Weekly Hazard reduction burn at nature reserve Pg 2

Recognition for 50 years of service Pg 3

CWA increase awareness of neurodiversity Pg 4

Golfie puts $75,000 back into community

Cobar Bowling & Golf Club secretary/manager Jason Howell (at front far left) handed out over $75,000 worth of community grants to 18 different local organisations through the ClubGrants program on Monday afternoon. Among the recipients were Cobar Lady Bowlers (who received $2,000 for tournament travel and accommodation costs), Rotary Club of Cobar ($4,500 cash and in kind assistance for Tour De OROC catering), Cobar Iron Ringers committee ($1,000 towards monument build), Cobar Arts Council ($1,800 for barrier fencing at railway station), Cobar Junior Rugby League ($4,000 to offset registration fees), Copper City Men’s Shed ($4,000 for dust management system), Brennan Centre committee ($2,550 towards building fund), Cobar Little A’s ($2,000 for sporting equipment), Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad ($1,000 to purchase a large club bike) and the Cobar Clay Target Club ($1,500 for lighting).

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Recognising their work

Hazard reduction ahead of a hot and dry summer

Cobar Public School recently held a Wellbeing Week at the school and are planning to make it a regular event each term. CPS Assistant Principal Silvana Lennon said all staff and students participated in activities to promote gratitude, kindness and wellbeing. “After discussing what we’re all grateful for, students reflected on what we have in this town and how many people we have supporting our wellbeing,” Mrs Lennon said. “Students made cards of appreciation for hospital staff, firefighters, paramedics and police. We invited representatives from our emergency services to receive our letters of thanks.” Pictured at the school are local firefighter Leighton Trudgett, police officers Tony Martin and Natalie Andreazza with students Charlie Nicholson, Addison Cull, Mason King and Jed McMillan. ▪ Photo contributed 24 Marshall Street

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The Cobar Headquarters Rural Fire Brigade and Fire & Rescue NSW firefighters undertook a controlled hazard reduction burn on the nature reserve bordered

by Elizabeth Crescent, Jeffery Street, Madden Street and Mitchell Street yesterday morning.

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 captain Alex Lennon said the nature reserve area, which covers almost 11,880m², has been scheduled for some time to have the fuel load reduced and some residents who live near the reserve have voiced their concerns over the potential danger.

Captain Lennon said with weather conditions favourable at the moment, the hazard reduction burn was carried out to reduce the fire fuel loading across the area which can help moderate future fire behavior, aid in fire suppression efforts and work to slow the spread of future fires in the area.

After a couple of good wet years, and an expected hotter and drier summer ahead, there’s an increased risk in the likelihood of bushfires occurring.

The controlled hazard reduction burn was carried out ahead of the Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) which begins next month.

During the BFDP, landowners and land managers are required to obtain a Fire Permit from their local Rural Fire Service before lighting any fires, including hazard reduction burns.

Information about hazard reduction burning can be found at www.rfs.gov.au/BFDP

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Recognition of Bob’s 50 remarkable years of service Essential Energy maintains Australia’s his retirement. served long service leave and plans to do some largest electricity network and employs over He’s currently taking some of his well de- travelling with wife Sue. 3,000 people with their longest serving employee based right here in Cobar.

A linesman at the Cobar Depot, Robert ‘Bob’ De Jong was last week recognised by Essential Energy for his 50 years of service to the company.

Bob’s currently Essential Energy’s longest serving employee.

Essential Energy’s Chief Executive Officer John Cleland, Chief Operating Officer Luke Jenner and Head of Operations Brendon Neyland joined the Cobar staff and their partners for a dinner last Thursday night to mark Bob’s 50 year milestone.

Bob began his apprenticeship as a linesman’s assistant at the end of 1973 with the then Macquarie County Council which later became Macquarie Electricity, Western Power, Advance Energy, Country Energy and then Essential Energy, as it is known today.

Bob said it’s the diversity of his job that’s kept him there all this time and needing to be a ‘jack of all trades’ also makes the job interesting.

A line worker’s day could include anything from repairing, replacing or constructing overhead and underground power supply networks, responding to emergencies, reconnections or disconnections, metering or supply quality investigations.

Bob had plans of retiring in 2020 however he said the COVID pandemic forced him to delay

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Bob De Jong (pictured with wife Sue) at Bob’s 50 years of service recognition dinner at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club last Thursday night. ▪ Photo contributed

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Cobar CWA joins neurodiversity awareness campaign The Country Women’s Association CWA of NSW President Joy Beames said growing number of adult women who are be(CWA) of NSW last week held its annual the 2023 campaign had a focus on increasing ing diagnosed with ADHD and the challenges Awareness Week campaign with neurodi- awareness around neurodiversity (which in- they face around diagnosis, and accessing suitversity and the challenges it poses the focus cludes ADHD, autism, dyslexia and Tourette able and affordable treatment options, espeof this year’s activities. syndrome), with a particular emphasis on the cially in remote, rural and regional NSW. “There are an estimated 1.5 million Australians with ADHD, many of whom are dealing with significant costs related to both diagnosis and treatment.

“The association sees that increased awareness and understanding of these conditions is vital in shaping community perception, increasing funding into research, and encouraging strategies to make diagnosis faster and more accessible, whilst reducing the financial burden,” Mrs Beames.

The issue was raised at the CWA of NSW’s annual State Conference in Bathurst in May this year, when a motion was supported asking ‘governments to investigate ways to reduce the costs of diagnosing and treating adult (ADHD)’, with a number of branch members relating their own experiences of recent diagnosis and the challenges they had encountered.

The association has also made a submission to a Federal Senate inquiry into the ‘barriers to consistent, timely and best practice assessment of ADHD and support services for people with ADHD’, which is due to report later this month.

The association held a webinar during Awareness Week on the issue, hearing from advocates and women who had only been recently diagnosed with ADHD, and the chalRachael Davis-Manns (second from right) from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) lenges they faced being diagnosed as an adult. spoke with Cobar CWA members about the role the RFDS plays in supporting people in “This is something people have for their the Cobar community with neurodiverse conditions, especially in the area of drug and whole life, and as a nation we have to get better at helping those with neurodiverse condialcohol related issues. ▪ Photo contributed tions, because currently too many people are suffering from extensive delays and exorbitant costs that only increases the strain on their mental and physical health.

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“This Awareness Week we want to highlight these issues and urge governments at all levels to look to new and improved ways of addressing, and supporting those with, neurodiverse conditions.

Fridays 7pm + Black Beer Club “We hope the current Senate inquiry into the issue will also help progress these muchSaturdays 3.30pm needed changes.

“In addition, we want to boost awareness of Sundays 1pm neurodiversity, and ADHD, and through greater awareness, reshape perceptions and build a greater acceptance of the potential differences in people with a neurodiverse condition.”

During this year’s campaign, the Association is calling for: More awareness of ADHD in girls and women to ensure early diagnosis, leading to better treatment and support; Increased recruitment, training and retention of, and support for, health care professionals to ensure client access to timely diagnosis and management of ADHD, particularly in rural, regional, and remote areas; New ways to reduce the costs of diagnosing and treating adult ADHD; Extension of access to all long-acting Punter’s Club: medications on the PBS for late diagnosis ADHD; and more research into long-term outBesty & Beau to bet comes of ADHD in girls and women – especially work that investigates how and why the disorder contributes to difficulties across their life span.

In addition to the webinar, NSW CWA branches, including Cobar CWA, held their own events and activities during Awareness Week to raise awareness around the urgency of the issue.

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New $3.7M project set to revolutionise goat industry Research scientists have welcomed a new supply, upgrade harvest systems, and meet to rear at least 8,000 kids over the course of the $3.7 million Meat and Livestock Australia consumer demands, it’s crucial to collaborate project’s five-year timeline.

Donor Company (MDC)-funded research with producers on effective selection and The Measured Goats project is co-funded by project aimed at improving the efficiency crossbreeding strategies,” Dr Granleese said.

MLA Donor Company, a subsidiary of Meat & and economic productivity of the Rangeland “By doing so, we can unlock the untapped Livestock Australia (MLA), and in collaboragoat industry. potential within Rangeland herds, achieving tion with AGBU and NSW DPI. NSW DPI livestock genetics research officer rapid genetic improvements in production and and project lead Dr Tom Granleese said the welfare traits while enhancing farm profitabilproject was developed following a consultation ity.” process with goatmeat producers from NSW Dr Granleese said project findings are set to and Queensland who operate a range of enter- deliver significant advantages for producers. prises that are typical within the industry.

“The Rangeland breed is the most genetically “The Measured Goats project will gather diverse breed within the domestic species genomic data on key production, welfare and meaning we can make a lot of gain in producreproduction traits to develop a series of per- tion, reproduction, resilience and welfare Dear editor, formance benchmarks,” Dr Granleese said. traits,” Dr Granleese said.

On Thursday last I attended a lecture by “This data will underpin a new goat genomic “Another element to this project is upskilling reference population, which will be used in not only commercial producers and stud pro- the well known ex Qantas pilot Graham KIDPLAN analysis.” ducers, but also service providers to increase Hood at the Generocity Church here in The Australian Rangeland goat population the overall knowledge of genetics in goat pro- Cobar.

A group of between 30 and 50 attended and underpins a $242 million per year goatmeat duction systems.” export industry with NSW being the largest The project will start with 1,000 Rangeland, from the time Graham arrived with his wife supplier of Rangeland goats for processing.

Kalahari, and Boer does to be based at NSW and pal John Larter, that group were enter“As the industry strives to boost national DPI Condobolin research station with the goal tained with stories concerning aviation and Covid.

In the case of the Cobar audience, the make up of the group was close to even.

That is around the same number of men as there were women in the audience.

Graham told us that in the majority of events held previously that women generally outnumbered men.

Graham was brutally honest concerning himself, describing his own darker moments which included a run in with suicide.

He added the fact that men are four times more likely to commit suicide than women.

His own salvation came in the shape of a beautiful woman who he ran into high above the Nullabor Plains. This event changed his life forever for the better.

He then launched into the real reasons for his Australian tour. (I think this is the fifth he has done.)

Counting on his fingers he came up with five main reasons: 1. Open the borders and never allow their closure again.

2. A complete end to mandates of all kinds.

3. Children should not be sexualised.

4. A royal commission into the “pandemic”, who, what and why? This is to be chaired by a truly independent judge.

5. Continue the use of cash and avoid facial recognition.

However he stated that unification of as many awake people as possible was necessary and vaccination status was unnecessary.

He said in many cases vaccination had been a condition of employment and, to keep food in children’s mouths, compliance by parents in certain occupations was unavoidable.

He was adamant that we didn’t need segregation in any shape, manner and form.

We must stand together as one and never allow fear to be the driving force as had been used so effectively previously by “The New World Order”.

Peter Abbott, Cobar

Hoody’s words resounded with one local

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News

Spell of hot and sunny weather is on the way It’s looking like Cobar is in store for some hot days in the week ahead with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting the mercury to reach a top of 34 degrees on Saturday and 35 on Sunday.

Today is predicted to reach 27 degrees while the outlook for tomorrow is sunny and a top of 30.

The forecast for Friday is sunny and 32 degrees.

Next week is also expected to start off hot and sunny when the thermometer will climb to a top 35 degrees again on Monday.

This follows on from some of the milder days and nights we experienced last week.

Thursday was our warmest day of the week when it reached a top of 28.3 degrees.

Some stormy weather then put 2mm in the Bureau’s rain gauge.

Friday’s maximum was 17.4 degrees.

The mercury dropped overnight having residents waking up to a chilly minimum of 2.1 degrees before it only warmed up to a top daytime temperature of 16.6 degrees on Saturday.

Sunday started off with a minimum of 3.4 degrees before reaching a top of 19.6.

Monday’s minimum was 4.9 degrees before a maximum of 22.9 degrees.

Tuesday’s low was 5.4 before reaching a top of 20.9 degrees during the day.

Big turn out for morning tea

The Brennan Centre had a roll up of approximately 25 people for the first of their regular morning tea events at the amenities centre on Monday morning. Organiser and Brennan Centre resident Pauline Hunter was thrilled with the good turn-out. “The centre’s hall was bulging at the seams,” Pauline said. “A variety of delicious food, much chatter and John Peebles singing many ‘old favourites’ made for a very enjoyable morning.” Pauline said it was great to see people mixing and the once very busy hall being used again. She hopes that seniors will make more use of it for meetings, arts and crafts, card games or any other suitable activities.

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C’mon Barbie let’s go party

The Youthie was a very popular place on Saturday night when they hosted a Barbie themed Glow Roller Disco. Pictured are the Under 16s group getting their skates on ready to go. This age group had a two hour session before they handed the stadium over to the 16 years and over rollerskaters for their hour of fun. The event was made possible with funding from the NSW Government in conjunction with Cobar Shire Council. ▪ Photo contributed

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Cobar’s next BIG event

Cobar’s Bands in the Bush, a free event which offers seven hours of live music, is shaping up to be a big event.

Event organiser, Cobar Shire Council’s Tourism Manager Demi Smith said 300 tickets have already been booked for the music event to be held at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval on September 23.

Headline acts include Doug Bruce & the Tailgaters, Jayne Denham and Duncan Toombs along with local artists Ballz n All, Kahlia Martin and Charged Up. Doug Bruce and the Tailgaters have performed at all the major country music festivals and events in Australia including CMC Rocks, Gympie Music Muster, Deni Ute Muster, and Tamworth Country Music Festival among others.

Doug, a two-time Golden Guitar male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year finalist, and singer-songwriter has been described as an authentic and passionate country music performer.

He moved to Australia 17 years ago and has been back to tour his home state of Texas in America several times, taking his band with him.

Doug has been described as “Two shots of Travis with a Haggard chaser,” (Music Connection, UK).

Five-time Golden Guitar nominee Jayne Denham is one of Australia’s most admired and sought-after country rock performers.

Jayne has been performing as a featured artist at all of the major Australian country music festivals including CMC Rocks, Deni Ute Muster, Gympie Music Muster, and the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Jayne has released five albums and her next album ‘Moonshine’ is set for release later this year.

Duncan Toombs performed in Cobar earlier this year playing as part of Beccy Cole and Adam Harvey’s concert band at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. He wowed the crowd when he was given the spotlight to sing a couple of his own songs.

For more than two decades Duncan has been playing guitar behind Australia’s biggest country artists. He’s also played with Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Brand, Lee Kernaghan and Gina Jeffreys.

Over the past 12 months Duncan has emerged from playing in the shadows to the spotlights of centre stage releasing his very own collection of songs on his Debut Album, ‘Steel On Steel’.

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Having a strong commitment to safety The safe operation of plant and equipment ensuring all housekeeping is kept to a high standard Work offside our heavy machinery installing bolts and mesh Assistance with underground rehabilitation works including manual handling, machinery operation, repairs and maintenance Communication of accurate and timely information to Mine Control and Cross Shift Delivery, pick up and the transport of heavy mining consumables

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Australian Manual Driver’s Licence (minimum P2) Previous experience in a labour-intensive, physical role, i.e. farming, trades, labourer Committed to a site-specific roster working both days and nights Drive to learn all there is to learn about mining and progress your career at CSA Mine

Conditions: This is a residential position and is offered on 7/7 roster. 12 weeks of free transit accommodation and paid relocation assistance is provided to assist the successful applicant to source their own accommodation locally. CSA also provides Pool & Gym Reimbursements to our employees and their dependants.

Benefits: You will be entitled to a comprehensive range of benefits aimed at attracting and retaining our most valuable asset, our people. We offer competitive remuneration and other financial benefits including medical and insurance discounts, recognition and reward programs, external education opportunities, further development and career pathways, plus use of CSA Rewards, our online rewards platform which provides access to discounts or cashback offers for 100s of retailers.

For further information please contact Alison Pearson, HR Advisor, on email alison.pearson@metalsacqcorp.com Applications will only be accepted via Seek and close Friday October 6, 2023.

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Proven success in an operations management / Leadership role.

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Sport

Karen Manns scores hole-in-one for Langford Day win Saturday’s annual Langford Day mixed Canadian golf event turned out to be an exceptional day for Karen Manns.

Not only did Manns and partner Mark ‘George’ Fraser win the day with 69 5/8 net, she had what every golfer dreams of, a hole-in -one on the par three 8th hole! Celebrations continued well after the presentation with talk of a ‘stuffed galah’ being awarded at the end of the year’s presentation night.

In second place were Julie Livingston and Alec Fraser on 72 1/2 net followed by Jannine and Garry Wilkin with 73 net.

Geraldine Francisco and Andrew Bartlett were 4th with 73 3/8 net while Marlene Wynd and Brad Bannister had 73 1/2 net.

The mid-week Ladies’ Stroke game win went to Geraldine Francisco (69 net) who now finds herself back in A Grade as a result.

Sally Bannister was the runner-up with 72 net and Susan Wyllie enjoyed another game back in Cobar to get a third place finish with 73 net.

Sally Bannister (26), Marlene Wynd (28) and Ann Dunn (32) were the best with the short stick on the day.

It was a tight finish in Sunday’s Stableford event when Karen Manns won on a countback from Jannine Wilkin after both ladies had 41 points (and both wiped a hole).

Geoffrey Langford (at centre) presented the prizes to this year’s annual Langford Day Julie Livingston was next with 36 points and golf winners Karen Manns and Mark ‘George’ Fraser on Saturday. ▪ Photo contributed Fran Samios had 35.

Geraldine Francisco, Karen Manns and Ann Dunn were nearest to the pin on the 11th hole.

A Stroke game will be played today with the monthly meeting to follow.

The Golfie Dartaholics trounced the RSL and Lesley Hooker 133; RSL—Mark Cleary September’s Trophy Day Par round is set Dingoes 10-1 in last week’s local darts com- 140, 120, Kyle Roberts 100 and Don Roberts down for Saturday while a Stableford game is petition.

120; Golfie Spearchuckers—Dick Tulloh 100, to be played on Sunday with warm conditions The other two games both finished in 7-4 100 and Jed Mooney 114. wins with Golfie Gophers beating Empire Bar- In the matches to be played tonight, Empire forecast for both days.—T'd Off flies and RSL got the win in their match with Barflies will host RSL, Golfie Dartaholics are Golfie Spearchuckers. up against Golfie Gophers and RSL Dingoes The men’s highest score of the week was are scheduled to play Golfie Spearchuckers.

174, which was thrown by John Wayne JosephCobar Public School (CPS) hosted the son and Lesley Hooker was responsible for the annual Nyngbar Athletics Carnival last ladies’ highest score of 133.

Wednesday.

Craig Jones had the highest peg out for the There were over 80 participants from week for the men with 72, while the ladies’ schools within the surrounding area taking highest peg out was 41, recorded by Kylie Tiffpart. en.

The day was fantastic and lots of sportsmanHundreds and high scores were recorded by: ship was shown from all students with the Golfie Dartaholics—Craig Jones 100, Ben Jebb Small Schools team the winners on the day.

112, 132, George Greer 100, 100 and John CPS had a group of more than 20 students Wayne Josephson 174; RSL Dingoes—Brett qualifying for the next level of competition Miller 140; Golfie Gophers—Daniel Duell 100, which is the Public Schools Sporting Associa- 123, 121, 100 and Chris Hooker 100; Empire tion Carnival in Dubbo on Friday.

Barflies—Craig Youd 121, 125, 100, 140, 140

Golfie Dartaholics record a 10-1 win

Nyngbar carnival

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Sport

Riders represent

Plenty of golf

There was plenty of golf action over the past week with mid-week golf on Wednesday, Langford Day on Saturday and a Stableford on Sunday all played at home, along with the Trangie Open and the Western Districts Pennants on Sunday.

It’s a while since there was mid-week golf, but last Wednesday there was a field of nine players who turned up ready to play.

Ron Craw won the day with 42 points; five points behind in second place was Greg Clark and Brad Bannister came third with 36.

Nearest the Pins prizes were won on the 3rd hole by Craw, 7th and 11th by Bannister, Peter ‘China’ Brien won the prize on the 8th and the 15th hole was not won.

(See Ladies’ Golf report for the results of Langford Day.) On Sunday, Cobar took two teams to Trangie to play in the Western District Pennants Championships and the annual Trangie Open.

Cobar finished well down the leader board in the Pennants with Narromine taking out the event.

Garry Wilkin won the A Grade competition with a score of -1 and Bian Smith was the runner-up in B Grade. (Apparently an eight scored on one of the last holes put an end to any chance Smith might have had of winCobar’s Lila Armstrong represented Cobar High School and Lara Stephens Cobar ning.)

Public School at St Lawrence’s Catholic Primary School Coonabarabran Horse With all the golf guns away on Sunday there Sports event last week. They had two days of competition riding in rain, hail and was only a small field of eight players to comthunder with 137 kids aged 5-18 taking part. Both Cobar girls were riding new horses pete in a Stableford at home.

Corin Ah-See has been playing good golf (Lila with ‘Horse’ and Lara on ‘Bob Marley’). They competed in 18 different events including: riding classes, sporting, show jumping, dressage, 1km long cross country lately and he had the best round of the day 41 points, followed by David ‘Flash’ and stock horse events. Lila and Lara picked up lots of placings and Lila won the 13 with Gordon on 38 and Piers Brown on 37 points. year old reserve champion title. ▪ Photos contributed ‘Flash’ also took out the Nearest the Pin prize on the 3rd hole, Greg Clark won the prize on his favourite hole, the 8th, and Wayne ‘Tweet’ Josephson won both the 11th A bowls triples championship game took The day’s runners-up were Shane Carter, and 15th holes. place at the Golfie on Wednesday.

Karen Daly and double lead David Thomas It’s down to the finals in the Bill Bartlett The team of Gerard Livingston, Tony Brown who hogged the mat for eight ends until, final- Match Play competition with Scott Mayne and Bian Smith took on Tom McKeown, ly, their opposition Peter ‘Skeet’ Goonrey, advancing by beating Mark ‘George’ Fraser.

Narelle Kriz and Karen Daly.

Greg Clark and Thomas managed to get on the Now Mayne has to play the master and mulTeam Livingston won 11 of the 20 ends scoreboard. tiple winner, the crafty Bian Smith. played and most of their wins were by margins Carter and Co won by +7.

If there is one player in the club who knows of three and four shots and, while Team McKe- The triples game between Kyle Roberts, John Bian Smith better than anyone else, with all own did well to win nine ends, they were how- ‘Shark’ Daly and Michael Harvey up against his tricks, skullduggery and undermining style ever only by one or two shots.

Don Roberts, Tony Polack and Peta Zazoniuk, of play - it’s Scott Mayne!

Livingston & Co will now go through to the was more like a family duel.

Maybe Mayne will have the ability to ignore semi final with their well earnt +11 win.

Smith, turn him off and concentrate on his Kyle and Co finished victorious on +6.

There was a field of 15 social bowlers enjoy- While there were three contenders for the own game. ing the fast greens and sunshine on Sunday weekly George The Giraffe Award, the con- Saturday’s game is a Four-Ball-Best-Ball morning. sensus was that Karen Daly’s ‘wobbly ground- Stableford and Sunday is an individual StableThe outright winners for the day were Doug grubber short delivery’ and the sheer devasta- ford.

Hudson and David ‘Ooze’ Knight who had a tion written all over her face as she cried, “Oh The Western District Golf Association Vet+8 victory over Gerard Livingston and Daryn the shame of it,” deserved to be justly reward- eran Championships for men and woman will Lord. The card showed that Hudson/Ooze were ed! The bowl was indeed removed from play! be held in Narromine next Saturday and Sunnever in doubt from the start! day.—Out of Bounds —The Second

Another championship game contested

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Sport

Soccer grand final games were both close matches Very close matches were the order of the day for the Cobar Junior Soccer Club’s 2023 season grand final deciders on Saturday morning at Ward Oval.

Wanderers eventually came out on top in the Seniors division beating the Rangers 3-2 in a nail-biting thriller.

Isaac Theakston was named the Seniors Player of the Season.

He was also responsible for scoring all three goals for the Wanderers in their grand final win.

Rangers’ points came from a goal each to Caleb Theakston and Bruce Clark.

United claimed the winners’ title in the Mids division after their close 4-3 win over Rovers.

Cooper Surridge’s boot found the back of the net three times and Ashton Hyland also scored a goal to help United to their win.

Joseph Theakston (2) and Mark McBride were responsible for Rovers’ goals.

In the Mids consolation play-off match between third and fourth, Liverpool came out just in front beating Rangers 2-1.

Liverpool’s goal scorers were Henry Geppert and Jack Geppert while Henry Wanderers finished as the winners of the Seniors division beating Rangers 3-2.

Ntamuhanga was the lone goal scorer for his Rangers team.

Rovers’ Mark McBride was named the Mids’ Player of the Season.

The Mids Milkshake Awards went to Cooper Suridge, Joseph Theakston, Tom Geppert and Cooper Pemberton while Ashton Hyland, Mark McBride, Hayden Betcke and Edwin Palma took home the Cobar Hotbake Donut Awards.

The Minis final games of the season were played round robin-style and no scores were recorded as the games were about having fun.

Darcy Geppert was named the Mini’s Player of the Season.

The Minis Gumnut Milkshake Awards were earned by Noah Seymour, Ethan Jebb, Max Preisig and Layla Fugar while the Cobar Hotbake Donut Prizes were awarded to Levi Mackay, Mason Northfield, Mason Hill and Michael Arnold.

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United claimed the winners’ title in the Mids division with their 4-3 win over Rovers.

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Sport

Divas’ domination continues on the netball court

The Divas team recorded their third successive senior netball grand final win on Sunday afternoon when they beat Pumpettes 33-20. It’s the team’s 6th netball crown win since 2014.

Roosters’ grand final dreams dashed Continued from Page 20. the minor premiers Dunedoo Swannettes and “We had an average age of 23.5 years and the Narromine Jets, with the Jets claiming a over half of our players were Cobar juniors.

22-18 win in the final few seconds of the sec“It shows how good the junior club is that we ond period of extra time. have kids who were in Under 16s last year Earlier the Coonabarabran Unicorns had to playing in a First Grade grand final the next come from behind to win the Reserve Grade year. premiership, claiming a 22-16 win over the “It was a tough loss but I couldn’t of asked Gilgandra Panthers. for more effort from the boys and the future is The three grand finals (with six different looking bright for the Cobar Roosters. clubs taking part) were watched by a large “We couldn’t have done it without the mas- crowd and marked the end of what has been a sive support from town,” Plater said. highly successful 2023 Christie and Hood CasPreceding the First Grade decider was a tlereagh League season. highly entertaining League Tag match between Cobar’s Brianna Watson was named the League Tag Player of the Year and Narromine Jets’ Doug Potter was the First Grade Player of the Year.

Divas claimed their third successive senior netball grand final win on Sunday at Ward Oval and their 6th premiership crown since their first A Grade win in 2014.

The reigning champions went into Sunday’s grand final game as minor premiers and favourites having dominated the 2023 competition all season.

Up against old foes, Pumpettes, who they beat for the title last year (but had previously lost it to them in 2020), the match was a very physical game with both sides keen for the win.

Each team had a full side and plenty of subs on their benches which allowed both to experiment with different shooting and defending combinations which made for a well contested game.

Divas had an armoury of accomplished shooters at their disposal with their top shot Lauren Urquhart teaming up with Janette Bishop and later Corinne McLeod to lead the Divas to a 33-20 win.

The match started on an even keel with Divas just ahead 8-6 at the first break.

From the get go, Urquhart was heavily marked by Pumpettes’ tall defenders Jayme Francisco and Hannah Carrol.

Divas changed tactics in the third quarter with McLeod going into the circle to shoot with Urquhart.

McLeod was successfully able to draw one of the Pumpettes’ defenders further out into the circle and take some of the pressure off Urquhart under the ring.

The change in tactics worked well and Divas settled into a good playing rhythm which ensured they kept the upper hand for the remainder of the match.

Divas outpointed Pumpettes’ 7-2 in the second quarter, 10-4 in the third and 8-6 in the final session to see them through to their eventual 13 goals’ win.

The Divas also had the other end of the court well covered all game with defender Amie Hill, who was named Best on Court, an absolute stand-out in the game.

Hill worked hard all game first combining with McLeod, then later teaming up with Demi Smith (whose game was only a short one due to injury) and also Bek Coddington.

Between them they took a good number of intercepts and won a high percentage of rebounds throughout the match.

Their strong defence also very effectively limited Pumpettes’ shooters Emma Barton, Hayley Walker and Neve Carter’s chances at goal and ensured the Divas finished with the win.

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Sport

▪ Divas’ domination continues

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▪ Two close soccer grand final games

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Dreams dashed of back-to-back grand final wins The Cobar Roosters’ hopes and dreams of crowd (many of whom followed them the next Saturday’s all important game. back-to-back Castlereagh Rugby League day to Gulgong to cheer them on the sidelines For Gulgong, it was a fairytale finish for the premierships were dashed on Saturday af- at the game) and a good luck wish from Syd- club’s 100th year celebrations. ternoon when they were beaten by the Gul- ney Roosters coach Trent Robinson, the Roost- In what was a somewhat dour affair the gong Bull Terriers 10-4 in a thriller of a ers failed to bring home the silverware this closeness of the two teams on the scoreboard match. year. meant that it was none the less exciting, with Despite the players getting a big send off on It wasn’t however from a lack of trying with the result in the balance until the full-time siren Friday afternoon by an enthusiastic Cobar the Cobar side having two tries disallowed in was sounded.

Points were hard to come by, with both sides guilty of being sloppy with regards to their ability to control possession and it was not until there was only eight minutes remaining in the first half that there was some activity on the scoreboard when Gulgong’s halfback and captain/coach Brad James was able to score out wide to give his team a 4-0 lead which was to be the score at the half time break.

James’ opposite, Roosters’ captain/coach Thomas Plater, evened things up when he went over from close range just three minutes into the second half.

The Terriers seemed to be winning the game in territorial terms, with the Roosters called on to do some stout goal line defence until finally the 4-all deadlock was broken when Gulgong’s front rower Jack Hart, was able to pop a beautiful pass to his front row partner, Blake Gorrie, who crashed over.

With the try converted, Gulgong held a tenuous 10-4 lead with 11 minutes remaining.

It is history now that the Terriers were able to hold on to that lead after what was a tense finish to the match and the 2023 Castlereagh League season.

Their win meant that their undefeated status remained intact and gives them a very convincing claim for Clayton Cup honours!

Roosters captain/coach Plater said he was very proud of everyone who’s played their part in the team this season.

“We had a massive changeover of players from last year with only seven players remainTyler Coughlan making a break for the Cobar Roosters in their Christie & Hood ing from last year’s side to play in the 2023 Castlereagh Rugby League grand final game on Saturday at Gulgong against the grand final,” Plater told The Cobar Weekly.

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Gulgong Bull Terriers. ▪ Photo by Klae McGuinness Photography

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