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Wednesday May 17, 2023

Volume 38 No. 16

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The Cobar Weekly Good and bad budget for Western area Pg 3

COVID plan invoked at LBV Pg 4

Sound Chapel wins Heritage award

Cobar’s Sound Chapel was announced dis-used 1901 water tank brought to life by a annual celebration of outstanding practice in among the winners of this year’s Heritage magical collaboration that was inspired by the the field of heritage, awarding excellence in Trust Awards.

Outback landscape which resulted in an incred- conservation, protection, and interpretation of It is the second Heritage Trust Award win for ibly unique permanent sound installation and Aboriginal, built, natural and cultural heritage Cobar in as many years, with The Great Cobar musical venue.” over the past year.

Museum restoration taking out the Built Herit- The National Trust Heritage Awards is an Continued Page 2. age and Judges’ Choice Awards last year.

At this year’s awards, presented on Friday at Doltone House in Sydney, the Cobar Sound Chapel was announced as the winner of the 2023 National Trust Heritage Awards Adaptive Re-Use Category.

The permanent sound art installation was completed in early 2022 and is a creation by composer and sound artist Georges Lentz in collaboration with architect Glenn Murcutt.

The Cobar Sound Chapel is an intimate sound space, a marriage of music, architecture, art, poetry, light and nature.

The atmosphere of the Sound Chapel changes from serene during the day, to much more intense at night.

The adaptation of the Sound Chapel from a 1901 water tank into an immersive sound installation and arts venue, along with a sixmetre high sculpture by Aboriginal artist Judy Watson and the restoration of Sydney’s Bondi Pavilion, were among the 17 winners this year recognised across nine categories.

The Sound Chapel impressed this year’s judging panel headed up by Chair Matthew Devine along with Barrina South, Caitlin Allen, Charles Pickett, David Burdon, Kathryn Pitkin AM and Lisa Harrold.

The judges commented: “Strong regional heritage projects coming from Cobar which is fantastic” and “Absolutely amazing. An interesting and cutting-edge regional project loved by all judges. A fascinating reimagining of a An inside view of Cobar’s Sound Chapel. ▪ File photo

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Heritage award for Sound Chapel

Rural Roads meeting

Cobar Shire Councillors, council staff and landholders in the south of the shire attended the Rural Roads meeting at Berangabah Station last Wednesday. A range of topics were discussed including: The Wool Track, upcoming works on local and regional roads, box culverts on SR12 Yathong Road, gravel pits within the area, stock races, flood damage works, the Grain Road seal extension, and Council’s grid policy.

Cr Lillian Simpson, who was an observer at the meeting, said it was a very positive meeting with council receiving praise from one landholder on some recently completed road works. The quarterly meetings are an opportunity for local landholders to attend and raise any concerns they may have. ▪ Photo contributed

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Heritage NSW’s Executive Director, Sam Kidman said so much skill and time goes into heritage conservation.

“These Awards offer due recognition to the architects, planners, designers, councils and curators, to name a few, who make this work possible,” Mr Kidman said.

“These projects will be enjoyed by many communities across New South Wales.”

The creator of Cobar’s Sound Chapel, composer and sound artist, Georges Lentz, said winning the award had been “very exciting”.

“It’s confirmation of the big effort, the huge amount of commitment and work but, also the fun, that went into the project,” Mr Lentz told The Cobar Weekly.

“And the fact that it is being recognised.

“It wasn’t just something that we did and then that’s forgotten, but it has actually been recognised as having some sort of meaning to other people. It’s an affirmation,” he said.

Mr Lentz said he was happy to hear reports that the Sound Chapel had been receiving lots of visits from people from all around the world.

He said he’s very keen to be returning to Cobar and the Sound Chapel site in October for a concert with the fellows of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the string quartet.

Cobar’s Sound Chapel is also in the running for two more awards having been nominated for the Australian Art Music Awards in both the ‘Sound Art’ and ‘Excellence in Regional Areas’ categories.

Winners will be announced in August.

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Good and bad in Federal Budget State Member for Barwon Roy Butler said the Federal Budget announced last week has offered some good things for the people of Barwon.

Mr Butler said the Budget includes: relief from cost-of-living pressures for lower income earners; a boost to the incentives for bulk billing which should make it easier for patients to find a doctor who bulk bills and doesn’t charge a large upfront fee; more funding for disaster preparedness planning including levee bank upgrades; tax breaks for small businesses; electricity bill relief for small businesses and lower income homeowners; measures to get the NDIS back on track, with initiatives to improve its effectiveness and quality; and $1.1 billion to continue existing road maintenance and safety programs.

“However, like every budget, there are good and bad things,” Mr Butler said.

“One things is the increase in the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge rate, which will likely increase the cost of transport for things such as livestock.

“There is also a question mark still hanging over many regional infrastructure programs, which will be subject to an audit to determine their viability.

“I will monitor any audits that apply to projects in Barwon,” he said.

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Firies Open Day is a big hit

Cobar Fire Station 256 junior recruits almost three year old Baxter Woods and his 18 month old little brother Nash (pictured with fire fighter Kayla Hasson and brigade captain Alex Lennon) enjoyed looking around the Cobar Fire Station at their Open Day on Saturday. The station reports they had close to 200 visitors calling in to tour the station, look through the trucks, dress up as a fire fighter, play with the hoses, watch demonstrations and collect information about fire safety.

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Makers Markets draw a crowd

The Makers Markets at The Pink Galah Studio on Saturday morning drew a big crowd to see what local makers had on offer (and to buy some last minute Mother’s Day gifts). Pictured are two of the stallholders, Jessica Arnold (Jessica Lindsay Handmade) and Deanne Cain (Dee Louise designs) with browsers Stacy Tranter and Priscilla Dunne (and studio owner Seigrid Peters at rear). Seigrid said she was thrilled to be able support other local creatives by offering her studio as a venue for the markets.

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COVID plan invoked at LBV

Cobar Shire Council has invoked a COVID management plan at its Lilliane Brady Village retirement home for the protection of its residents.

Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko said as of yesterday nine residents (and a couple of staff members) had tested positive for COVID. “The first case was detected mid last week,” Mr Vlatko said.

“The Village is not in lockdown, but we have taken steps to isolate any residents who have tested positive and re-assigned and replaced any affected staff members.

“All of the families of the positive residents have been informed and advised on how we are managing the situation.”

Mr Vlatko said while the Village is still permitting visitors, they are carefully screened prior to entry, are required to do a RAT test, must wear a mask at all times and maintain social distancing as well as limit their interactions with others.

“The public’s ongoing support and respect for the health and safety of our residents is appreciated,” Mr Vlatko said.

“Our first concerns are for the safety and health of our residents, many of whom could be most vulnerable to complications.”

NSW Health recommends that if you test positive for COVID: you should stay at home until your acute symptoms have gone; register your positive rapid antigen test result with Service NSW; wear a mask indoors if you must leave home; avoid large gatherings and indoor crowded places; and don’t visit people at higher risk of severe illness.

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Map Making takes locals on an interesting journey Local artist Kylie Harvey took a group of Kylie said participants had the option to area and have done that in a grid reference 10 residents on an interesting journey on make a variety of different styles of maps. style,” Kylie explained.

Saturday through a mapmaking workshop.

“Some people might want to map a physical “Other people are doing a memory of the town where they grew up; one is doing a memory of a walk through Edinburgh; and others are doing fantasy maps that have particular meaning to them.

“It’s not just a topographical road map kind of style but more, ‘creative’ mapping that we’ve been doing,” she said.

“We’ve looked at: What is a map? What’s the map mean to you? What can you put on to a map?

“We folded paper to make Turkish Map folds and looked at ways of actually storing a map.

“We’re also going to look at cutting maps so that you can bind them and keep them in creative ways.”

One of the workshop participants, Kay Stingemore said it had been really interesting listening to everybody’s stories as they make their map journeys.

“People are really getting into their memories and what they need to include in their map and try to remember where the place is at and where to extend their maps so they can include all these things that are meaningful to them,” Kay said.

The workshop, along with another Map Making workshop next month, and then two Book Binding workshops in June and July, Cora and Isla McKervey and their mum Louise, at Saturday’s Map Making workshop at have been coordinated by Cobar Shire Counthe Cobar Shire Library. The workshop, along with another one next month and two cil and are being offered free to residents Book Binding sessions in June and July, are being offered free by Cobar Shire Council thanks to funding from Outback Arts’ 2023 Country Arts Support Program (CASP). thanks to funding from the Country Arts Support Program (CASP).

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‘Care finder’ for elderly residents

Ladies Day out at Rugby

Vulnerable elderly residents in Western NSW can now receive additional support to access the care they need through the Australian Government’s ‘care finder’ program.

The ‘care finder’ program was announced in the 2021-22 budget as part of the Connecting Senior Australians to Aged Care Services measures and is being delivered through Primary Health Networks.

The Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) has been granted $3 million under the program to commission service providers that will help people understand and navigate the complex aged care system.

The ‘care finder’ program will support people to access My Aged Care and connect with other relevant supports in their community.

WNSW PHN CEO, Andrew Coe, said the program is vital to ensure our vast region’s elderly residents are accessing the right care at the right place at the right time.

“Whether people are experiencing communication or language barriers, they may even be reluctant to seek support, or they may already be accessing services, our care finders assist people to access the aged care services and support they need,” Mr Coe said.

“We’re also extremely keen to hear from friends and neighbours who have concerns Kelly Tomek, Bridie, Nicole and Jasey Bruce with Ellie Fenton at the Cobar Camels’ about any elderly individual in our region who Rugby Club’s Ladies Day on Saturday at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval. All female players, committee members and club supporters were made to feel special on could be accessing care and support.”

Care finders provide specialist and intensive Saturday with a gorgeous grazing table, drinks and a selection of donated hamper assistance to help older people who cannot prizes were handed out to eight lucky winners. assist themselves, and do not have a carer who can support them.

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Govt response on 60-day dispensing

Mother’s Day treat

Cobar Preschool Red group three year olds, Huxley Thompson, Halle Egan (and mum Zoë) and Clair Thompson (and her mum Caroline) making bracelets and necklaces at Preschool’s Mothers and Carers Activity Afternoon on Friday. The special visitors were also served a delicious afternoon tea and had their nails painted (by the kids). What a wonderful early Mother’s Day treat!

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Australia’s acting Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, has responded to media reports about pharmacy 60-day medicine dispensing.

“As a general practitioner, I am concerned about reports in the media about possible exacerbation of shortages of medicines once 60-day dispensing is implemented from 1 September 2023,” Professor Kidd said.

“It is important not to create unnecessary concerns in the community about medicine shortages, especially for those people who rely on daily medications to manage their medical conditions.

“Given the careful way this initiative is being rolled out in stages, and with patient safety and continuity of medicine supply being paramount, I can confirm that there is no basis for these concerns.”

Professor Kidd said the Therapeutic Goods Administration closely monitors medicine shortages and facilitates the supply of alternative medicines as a priority.

“Importantly, doctors will still have the choice, in consultation with their patients, to prescribe medicines in the quantity they consider safe and clinically appropriate for each individual patient’s circumstances,” he said.

Cooler days for the week ahead

After a week of warmer than average Autumn weather, the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting we’re in for cooler daytime temperatures in the week ahead.

It’s expected to reach a top of 19 degrees tomorrow while only 17 is the expected top daytime temperature each day for the remainder of the week.

That’s a bit cooler than the long term average of 20.2 degrees for this time of the year.

All of last week’s daytime temperatures were above the average with Friday the warmest day with a top of 25.2.

Saturday and Thursday were also lovely days with 23.8 and 23.7 degrees respectively recorded by the Bureau.

Saturday afternoon’s unexpected shower caught a few people out but it wasn’t however enough to register in the Bureau’s rain gauge.

The week ahead should be fine but partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers on Saturday and possibly some more rain on Monday.

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May 2023 17 Triple P Parenting Session 18 Tourism Advisory Committee meeting 19 Roosters Reunion Meet & Greet 19-21 Cobar Darts Association Open 20 Cobar Roosters Reunion Dinner 20 Camels Rugby Union home game 20 VIEW Club 40th Birthday Celebrations 20 Roosters home games 21 Roosters Reunion breakfast at TKMO 24 Triple P Parenting Session 25 Cobar Shire Council Ordinary Meeting 26 Kahlia Martin at Services Club 26 Shane Josephson & OneBadDJ at Golfie 27 Cobar Races Autumn race meeting 27 Races afterparty Ballz ‘N’All at Empire 27 Races afterparty at Golfie 28 Races afterparty breakfast at Golfie 28 President’s Day Bowls at Golfie 30 CBD Master Plan feedback closes 31 Biggest Morning Tea at Services Club June 2023 Spotted at the Makers Markets on Saturday morning were new mums Kate Taylor (with 3 Girl Guides AGM & Presentations one month old Macie in the pram) and Janette Bishop (nursing four month old Eadie) 4 CASP Mapmaking Workshop with Makers Markets host Seigrid Peters.

10 Cobar’s Got Talent at Services Club • Did you spot all the cool mums around town • Cobar Roosters held a minute’s silence at 18 CASP Bookbinding Workshop over the weekend sporting beautifully painted their games on Saturday in memory of staunch 22 Business Association AGM nails courtesy of the Cobar PreSchool kids? club supporters ‘Gazza’ Loughran and Leonie 30 Quiz night at Services Club They can paint nails just as well as pictures!

Cummins along with legendary player Tommy July 2023 • Congratulations to Cobar High School Collins (who joined the Roosters after WW2 1 CASP Bookbinding Workshop footballers Jayden Paul and Axel Fairfull. and played until 1961).

8 Camels Rugby Union Sponsor’s Day Jayden has been selected for the U18s Great- • We hear Peter Robinson, Scott Meini, er Western Schools Team and Axel was ‘Nod’ Gordon, Billy Collins (Tommy’s twin 29 Camels Rugby Union 65 Years Reunion August 2023 named in the U15s Presidents Choice team. brother) and maybe Nik Kosef will be in • Dora Difilippo, Lance Porter and Nina Haines town this weekend for the Roosters Reunion. 2 Rural Roads Meeting at Tilpa were the lucky winners of the Cobar VIEW Club’s Mother’s Day raffle.

• Cobar was a busy little place on Sunday morning (especially at the Shell service station) as the Autumn Shitbox Rally passed through town. Cobar resident Ben Ormsby was one of the participants on the rally with Ben and his team having raised over $10,000 for the Cancer Council. Well done!

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Sport

Yabbies Life Membership

After 19 years of service to the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club, John Carswell was honoured with Life Membership at the club’s presentations at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Friday. Carswell joined the club in 2004 and, in addition to serving as the club’s handicapper in 2013 and 2014, has been the club’s president since 2014. He holds the club’s record of attending the most Western Districts, National carnival and annual Five Ways Swims since joining the club.

Carswell (at left) was congratulated by Cobar Yabbies’ secretary and founding member Bob Clark and Western Districts president Bill Fugar.

Men’s, women and mixed teams all compete together A Three-Ball-Best-Ball Stableford competition was contested on Saturday with men, women and mixed teams of golfers all playing together at the same time.

The day was sponsored by Cobar Miners Race Club with 24 players all up (13 men and 11 women) taking part.

Two teams finished with 45 points including the mixed team of Peter ‘China’ Brien, Geoff Dunne and Sue-Ellen Dunne along with a Ladies team of Fran Samios, Daphne Cross and Glenda Peebles.

The best individual ladies’ scores on the day were recorded by Fran Samios and Sally Bannister with 37 points. Samios claimed the win after a count-back.

In the men’s competition, the winner was ‘China’ (who always plays above himself when the ladies are around) with 39 points.

Steve Manns was next best and a whole postcode away on 35.

Nearest the Pin prizes were won by Greg Clark on the 3rd hole, Sally Bannister won the 7th and 8th holes, Karen Henry collected the prize on the 11th and Julie Livingston won the 15th.

The Men’s Golf Monthly Medal day on Sunday only had nine players turn up.

The best score was recorded by John Martin with 34 points (17 and 17).

Martin is acknowledged as one of Cobar’s most accomplished “skins” players, but he is also a very versatile golfer who can turn his clubs to any format.

John Collins had 32 points and Chris Powell finished with 31 for second and third places respectively.

They both had a good back nine (18 points each), but struggled on the front and blew-up when the pressure was on.

There was not one Nearest the Pin shot recorded!

A Par event will be played on Saturday and an individual Stableford on Sunday.

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Sport

Mids Rovers run all over United to finish with a 3-0 win Rovers ran all over United in their Mids Michael Rogers earned the Cobar Hotbake Donut awards while Delilah McBride, Mason division game in the Cobar Junior Soccer Donut Awards.

Hill and Lincoln Griffiths earned the competition on Saturday finishing with a In the Minis competition, Rangers had a big Milkshake awards.

3-0 win.

5-0 nil win in their match with Wanderers In the Seniors division the Wanderers got Mark McBride scored twice for his Rovers with Darcy Geppert unstoppable to score four the better of Rangers to claim a 6-4 victory. team with Joseph Theakston’s boot adding goals.

Wanderers’ goals were scored by Rebecca their extra point.

The other Minis game resulted in United Hibbert (2) Isaac Theakston (2), Deni Brown The other Mids match between Liverpool getting the better of the Rovers to finish with and Fraser Talu. and Rangers ended in a thrilling 3-all draw a 5-2 win.

Jeremy Theakston scored twice for Rangers with Jack Geppert scoring all three goals for Max Preisig booted all five goals for United while Caleb Theakston and Braiden Jones his Liverpool team. while Rovers’ goals were netted by Sam also netted a goal each.

Isla McKervey (2) and Henry Ntamuhanga McKervey and Corey Martin.

Fraser Talu and Cora McKervey earned the netted goals for the Rangers.

Karlie Eade, Henry Thompson, Zane Mta- Milkshake awards while Deni Brown and Jack Geppert, Isla McKervey, Mark muhhanga and Layla Fugar took home the Jeremy Theakston won the Donut awards.

McBride and Logan McKenzie took home the Gumnut Milkshake awards while Hayden Betcke, Edwin Palma, Callum Bennett and

Big win for the Dartaholics

Golfie Dartaholics had a big 9-2 win in their darts match against RSL last week while the new team in the competition, the RSL Dingoes, beat the Golfie Gophers 7-4.

In the other scheduled match, Golfie Spearchuckers forfeited their game to the Empire Barflies.

The men’s highest score of the week was once again 140 and was shared by Tony Brown, Jason Arnold and Jacob Ryan.

Mom Thou had the ladies highest score with 138.

Brown and Arnold also recorded the Highest Peg Outs for the men for the week with 50, while Khaliah Anderson, with 68, had the ladies Highest Peg Out. Hundreds and high scores were thrown by: Golfie Gophers—Jim Nicholls 122 and Aaron Jones 100; RSL Dingoes—Jason Holmgreen 105, Waylon Ward 115, Brett Miller 106, 100 and Khaliah Anderson 100; RSL—Tony Brown 140, 100, 100, Don Roberts 100, Kylie Roberts 121, 100 and Mom Thou 138; Golfie Dartaholics—Jason Arnold 140, Craig Jones 134, 100, Ben Jebb 140 and Jason Collier 138, 100.

Hardwick starts the week with a win

Fay Hardwick, with a score of -1, was the ing a 70th birthday in Fiji while a few were out winner of the Ladies’ Golf Par game last with injury or illness.

Wednesday.

Ann Dunn was the winner of the day with 34 Ann Dunn placed second after a countback points and she also won the Nearest the Pin with Glenda Peebles, after each posted -2. prize on the 8th hole for C Grade.

Julie Livingston was next with -3 and a Sally Bannister finished as the runner-up Nearest the Pin win on the 7th hole in A with 31 points (and also claimed the A Grade Grade.

Nearest the Pin prize) while Julie Livingston Other pin winners were Brenda Fugar (B placed third with 29 points.

Grade) and Glenda Peebles was the winner in Brenda Fugar once again was the B Grade C Grade.

Nearest the Pin winner.

(The Cobar Race Club Four-Ball-Best-Ball Today’s game is a Stroke event. three person Stableford results will be found in A Par game is set down for Saturday and a the men’s column this week.)

Stableford is to be played on Sunday.

Sunday’s Mother’s Day Stableford game Wanaaring will also host their open on Sunonly had seven players with some golfers en- day for interested men and women golfers.— joying family festivities, others were celebrat- T'd Off

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Sport

Third time lucky Focus was on the championship games for swimming club’s AGM

The bowls focus on the Golfie greens on ‘Duck’ Grimmond, Barry Bargwanna, Michael Sunday was all on the Championships games Sargent and Tom Overend winning their match with a sensational Singles match and an against the ‘Golfers Team’ of Alec Fraser, interesting Fours game contested.

Mark Fraser, Paul Kershaw and Jay Egan.

Ian Prendergast went head-to-head with Dean Despite their best efforts on the greens (and It took three AGM’s to elect a new com- ‘Bogger’ McLeod in the Singles competition there were quite a few awesome early shot mittee for the Cobar Swimming Club, but and, true to form, McLeod hit the green run- bowls by Team Golfers), it was the experithey now have a full committee going for- ning and was up by +5 early. enced bowlers who claimed bragging rights by ward into the 2023/2024 season.

Unperturbed, Prendergast soon put a stop to +22 thanks to their combined team expertise.

Tanya Hodges was elected as the club’s McLeod’s run.

Team Duck’s win now takes them through to new president moving up from her previous Prendergast held shot for 13 consecutive the semi finals. roles of treasurer and registrar. ends.

In the Social Bowls games on Sunday the Tamara Fitzsimmons (former secretary) and Oh my goodness, talk about having the abil- team of John ‘Shark’ Daly and Allan Gardoll Sarah Jane Bottom are the club’s vice presi- ity to draw a bowl. finished with a +13 win.

Then on the 20th end when the score was The scorecard tells the tale - a couple of +5 dents.

Brianna Everingham is their new secretary 16-all, McLeod’s fightback was huge and, after end wins over their opponents David Schofield with Kristina Mackenzie taking on the treas- playing another five ends, there was barely and Kelly Beard. two points between them.

Finishing as runners-up on +8 were Karen urer’s role.

Rebecca Wyllie was returned to the role of Hang on to your hats bowlers - there was Daly and Deagan Brown over Tony Polack and more thrilling outmaneuvering to come!

Darryl Jermyn. race secretary.

Also elected to the general committee are: Finally, on the 30th end Prendergast claimed The triples game on Rink 6 of Gerard Livinghis well deserved victory by +4 and goes Amanda Fugar, Bobbi Murray, Krystal Keen, through to the next round. Talk about a year of ston, Glen ‘Kiwi’ Ratcliffe and Damon Pike up against Don Roberts, Col Smedley (from CorStacey Trudgett, Riki Santos Schaumkell, upsets in this competition. ryong VIC) and Greg Clark ended in a draw.

Claudine Griffiths, Jo Deppeler and Meiling There was however no upset in the Fours Apparently (according to intel received from Lin. match with the experienced team of Craig rink 6 to rink 1 which cannot be confirmed and was therefore reliant upon judgement of alternate committee members), Kiwi won the George The Giraffe Award yet again.

Despite his protest, one wrong bias does not surpass three wrong biases mail@cobar.nsw.gov.au Peter Vlatko, The Twilight Bowls winners on Friday night PO Box 223, COBAR, NSW, 2835 General Manager were John ‘Shark’ Daly, Kelly Beard and Greg Clark who had a +1 win over Karen Daly, Allan Gardoll and Steve Manns.

The spider winner was Greg Clark and the Jackpot is still in play.—The Second

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Sport

Junior Roosters had plenty of reasons to celebrate Cobar Junior League had plenty of rea- and the visitors finished with a 30-20 win.

In the Under 9s uncontested match, the Playsons to celebrate on Saturday with the club Oisin McMullen crossed twice to score and ers’ Player award went to Nixon Small while winning four games at home in Round 3 of also landed their only conversion.

Josh Gillette was the recipient of the Coaches the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League Lyndan Cummins and Axel Fairfull were award. competition.

Cobar’s other try scorers.

Nixon and Keelan Atuau scored twice while With senior league home games also sched- The Coaches award was earned by Axel Cooper Trudgett and Billy Tiffen also crossed uled at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Satur- while Oisin was named Players’ Player. for tries for Cobar. day, a number of the juniors games were played at rugby union’s Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval.

The Roosters Under 11s had a big 34-6 win in their match against South Dubbo Raiders.

Tommy George and Eligh Ritter ran in two tries each for Cobar with Judd Josephson, Thomas Knight and Dusty McDonald also touching down.

Judd, Thomas and Dustin Newham were responsible for two conversions each.

Their Players’ Player was Eligh while Judd received the Coaches award.

The Under 10’s were impressive in their match against the South Dubbo visitors finishing with a big 30-12 win.

Eligh Ritter led Cobar’s scoring with two tries with Alfie Toomey, Taj Goonrey and Charlie Miller also crossing for tries.

Alfie, Taj, Dusty McDonald, Austin Kane and Sonny Stephens landed conversions.

The Coaches award went to Charlie while both Taj and Alfie shared the Players’ Player honour.

The Under 12’s match was close with the Roosters holding on to finish with a 22-18 win over South Dubbo.

George McDonald (2), Charlie Nicholson, Talas Burke and Tommy George were their try scorers with George also landing a conversion. Roosters U/16s fullback Jaxon Burke (with the ball), was handy in attack and defence in Ella Oborn was their Players’ Player while Cobar’s game on Saturday against the South Dubbo visitors.

George received the Coaches award.

In the Under 13’s match the final score was 36-10 in the Roosters’ favour.

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Rowdy Barton landed two conversions.

Their Players’ Player was Henry Rogers with Ryan earning the Coaches award.

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Back-to-back Yabbies championship wins for Harland Murray Harland has once again earned Club’s top gong collecting the Overall Point tations on Friday night. the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Score trophy at the club’s 2022/2023 presen- Harland adds the 2022/2023 season Club Champion title to his impressive list of seven wins of the award.

His first win was in the 2005/2006 season and Harland’s most recent was last year.

Past club president, Ian Settree (dec) however holds the record of most championships titles having won Club Champion eight times, from his first win in 1981/1982 to his last in the 2010/2011 season.

Another club veteran, Bill Fugar, has also been a regular winner over the years claiming six Club Championship titles from 2004/2005 to his last win in season 2018/2019.

This year, in addition to winning the Overall Point Score trophy, Harland also finished out in front in the 50m Russel Harland Memorial Shield with 75 points.

Paul Swainston was the runner-up with 63 and Matt Harland (59) was third.

Murray Harland also won the 100m Phil Knuckey Memorial Shield after finishing the season with 77 points ahead of runner-up Chris Powell (72) and Swainston (60) was third.

Swainston, with 76 points, pipped Harland by just three points to win the 30m Cobar Bowling & Golf Club trophy with Harland (73) finishing as the runner-up and Bill Fugar was third on 71.

This season’s Ian Settree Memorial One Night Stand Award went to Jason Toomey who had the lowest combined times in one night.

The Brace Relay event winners of the season were Chris Powell and Lucas Hardy.

Yabbies 2022/2023 season winners Lucas Hardy, Jason Toomey, Paul Swainston, Kyle Roberts was the Most Improved swimmer of the season to collect the Tom Knight Murray Harland, Kyle Roberts and Chris Powell at Friday night’s presentations.

Memorial Shield.

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Sport

Just one goal the difference in match of the round Three games went ahead in the Cobar Netball Association senior competition on Sunday with JKM Dynamic Fitness and Pink Galahs playing the match of the round.

Both teams went goal for goal in the first half with the scores locked at 8-all at the first break and 16-all at half time.

Pink Galahs took the ascendancy in the third quarter and led by three points but they lost it in the final quarter when JKM fought back to finish with a one point win, 33-32.

The game’s Best & Fairest points were shared by Elizabeth Curtis (Pink Galahs), Sarah Nicholson (JKM) and Ally Fellows (Pink Galahs).

Divas got off to a good start in their Round 3 match on Sunday and stayed out in front to beat Nymagee Magpies in a high scoring match, 46-37.

Diva’s Jennifer Shepherd (3 points) and Magpies players Brianna Watson (2) and Georgia Boland (1) shared in the game’s B&F points.

Shepherd also collected the Sportsmanship award along with Mollie McAndrew Roosters’ big forward, Gerald Mackey was looking to create a big dent in the Baradine (Magpies). defence in their First Grade match at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday.

Pumpettes’ years of experience showed in their match up against new team, Tooth Fairies (who only had six players available to play), with Pumpettes finishing with a big The Cobar Roosters more than ruffled the backline scored the majority of their points 65-13 win. feathers of the visiting Baradine Magpies in from one try scored by their punishing The Sportsmanship award was shared by their Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby (apart forward, Zane Taylor).

Roslyn Lancaster (Tooth Fairies) and Simone League First Grade match on Saturday with The Roosters controlled the second half of Neyland (Pumpettes). the Roosters finishing strongly to record a the match and went on to convert their narrow Lancaster also picked up three B&F points 26-12 win.

10-6 lead into a convincing 26-12 victory. with Pumpettes’ Kelly Fairbank earning two Playing out on the left wing for the Roosters, Thomas Plater landed three out of five conpoints and one point went to Bridgette Tyler Coughlan had the honour of opening (and versions, one of which was a sensational sideNegfeldt (Tooth Fairies). also closing) the scoring in Saturday’s win. line kick, to add the extra six points to the After three rounds, Divas are out on top Soon after Coughlan crossed Baradine hit Roosters’s tally. with Nymagee Magpies holding down second back with a converted try and at 6-4, it was the The Castlereagh match of the round will be place ahead of Pink Galahs. only time they would lead in the match. played this Saturday in Cobar, when the RoostIn 4th place are Pumpettes with JKM 5th With tries also to their No 2, Jack Brown and ers will be involved in another “Feathery and Tooth Fairies are 6th. fullback, Ash Davies, the Roosters’ pacey Fight”, when they host the Dunedoo Swans.

Roosters ruffle the Magpies’ feathers

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Cobar Camels get a reality check from Warren Pumas

Cobar Rugby Union Camels received a taia to regain the ball and score. Skipper Kody half. Finally, Marika Tuilau decided to cut reality check against Warren Pumas on Martin failed to convert. 5 – 0 to Camels. loose, went for a gallop, chipped the ball over Saturday at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memori- Warren soon replied. A skinny Puma with a the defensive line and was decked with a high al Oval when they were outplayed by a bit of pace squeezed his way between two big tackle for which the Warren assailant copped youthful, fit and well drilled side.

Cobar forwards who appeared to have hold of 10 minutes in the bin.

Once again Cobar found itself with a differ- him and inexplicably made it to the try line Marika’s decking livened his team mates ent side to the one which played the previous some 25 metres away. 5 – all. right up. From the ensuing penalty, Camel week.

Warren mounted another attack, backing captain Martin slipped the ball to Peckham Tafu Tafu (aka big “T”) had his first game each other up, eventually having too many who cut out the Warren defence with a 20this year at loose head prop joining this week’s numbers for Cobar and they scored under the metre pass to Schintler who scored out wide. tight head prop, Waisea Kaliseiwaqa Bale, who goal posts. 12 – 5 Warren.

With Warren only just in front 12-10, the was one of last week’s centres. Adam Hill, Hooker Steve Gillette was doing what he Pumas immediately hit back with another wellwho has played for the Camels over the past does well, working hard in the tight stuff, when engineered try. 17 – 10 to Warren at half-time. few years, returned to a centre position. a contentious line-ball decision by the referee A positive for Cobar in the first half was The Camels boasted a new winger in Kayden forced busy five-eighth Will Peckham to take their defence. Warren certainly gave them Porter; Travis Schintler was in as a replace- 10 minutes in the sin bin. (Peckham slipped plenty of tackling practice with their back-up, ment winger and substitute lineout man; and and his knee accidentally brushed a Warren back-up style of play. Porter on the wing made Steve Gillette took Al Ewan’s position at player on the ground, a scenario which the a promising break but failed to see Marika hooker. referee did not adjudge quite like that and dis- looming in support inside. Big “T” maintained Cobar hit the lead first. Fijian centre, Vetaia patched him to the naughty chair.) a strong performance and with Jayden Harvey Saqasere, slipped the ball to open side flanker The rain provided no relief to the Camels as on the field and a sustained attack by the big Brandon ‘Chucky’ Jones who chipped for Ve- Warren maintained the pressure in the Cobar men up the centre against the smaller Warren forwards may have paid dividends.

From a penalty, Warren took a quick tap.

Peckham made a try saving tackle but, with the defence beaten, the halfback for Warren scored a converted try to lead 24-10. Shortly after, the consistent and well-balanced Warren team scored another try to lead 29-10.

Jacob Ryan, along with Mitch Dunne, took the ball up to the Pumas repeatedly and tackled themselves to a standstill. Harvey consistently broke the defensive line and was well supported by Peckham, the “everywhere man”.

Down the track better communication between Harvey and Marika must certainly precipitate an avalanche of try scoring opportunities and while, Marika has been the Camels’ strike weapon, they should not always wait for some Marika magic.

He was well marked on Saturday and failed to score a single point, however the fullback saved any number of tries with his crushing defence.

It was obvious that Cobar had more individual ability than Warren, but Warren showed that individuality and flashy play will not overcome a team that trains together and plays together.—Peter Payne Jayden Harvey driving the ball forward for the Camels on Saturday against Warren.

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Win puts Roosterettes at the top of the table

The Cobar Roosterettes have shot to the scoring four tries and kicking two goals to help were adept at seamlessly swapping from detop of the Castlereagh Ladies League Tag Cobar to the win. fence to attack. competition ladder following their compre- Watson opened Cobar’s account early in the They were gifted back-to-back attacking hensive 24-0 win over visitors Baradine at match crossing for her first try eight minutes raids after a well placed kick in play by coTom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. into the game. captain Zoë Egan sat up inches from the dead The Cobar side is in fine form having won It came after sustained attack by the Rooster- ball line. three out of the four games they’ve played this ettes who passed the ball around well to create The Baradine player was tagged in goal season. plenty of try scoring opportunities. which forced the subsequent line drop-out.

While Saturday’s win was very much a team Cobar’s strong defence, led by “tagging ma- Cobar was back attacking the try line, and effort with the Roosterettes playing a very chine” Phoebe Purshouse, ensured Baradine Watson was in the thick of it. Once again she good defensive and attacking game, Brianna were kept in their own half. evaded her taggers to score close to the posts.

Watson was however their standout player The Roosterettes also demonstrated they Egan’s clearing kicks continued to put pressure on Baradine as did strong runs from Brennah Aumua, who went close to scoring but was tagged just before she put the ball down.

Aumua’s efforts were however immediately rewarded with an opportunistic try by rookie Bridgette Negfeldt, who dived over to score after Aumua quickly played the ball.

Cobar then had a 12-0 lead going into the halftime break.

This season’s Cobar team is made up of a number of young players who did a lot of work building a solid platform in attack throughout Saturday’s game.

Negfeldt, along with Sophie Clark, Sarah Morley and Pursehouse made numerous line breaks throughout the match and Watson took advantage of every hole in Baradine’s defence that she could find.

Watson crossed for two more second half tries, both of which she converted, to see Cobar through to the 24-0 win.

Watson very deservedly earned the referee’s Best & Fairest three points for the match as well as her team’s B&F three points.

Two B&F points went to Morley and Aumua with one point earned by Negfeldt.

Watson and Pursehouse shared the Players’ Player award.

The Roosterettes will be put to the test when they come up against the strong Dunedoo Swanettes team this Saturday, with the Roosterettes hoping their home ground advantage will help see them through to a win.

Brianna Watson (with the ball) scored 20 points in the Roosterettes’ win on Saturday.

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