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The Cobar Weekly Cobar Masons hold their final function Pg 2

Council cops criticism over tree trimming Pg 3

Motorist charged after fatal accident Pg 7

Cobar Rotary wins environmental award The Rotary Club of Cobar, with a bit of help from the Cobar Girl Guides, has won an environmental award for their container recycling program.

The Cobar club was recently announced as the winner of the Rotary District 9670 Preserve Planet Earth Award for the best environmental program in the District during the 2021-2022 year.

Club secretary Gordon Hill said Cobar Rotary has been involved in the Return and Earn container recycling program for some time and they have a number of collection cages around town where residents can drop off their cans and bottles.

Rotary members pick up the cages and the containers are sorted and packed for delivery to a bulk management centre in Dubbo.

The club is now being assisted in the sorting and packing process by volunteers from the Cobar Girl Guides.

Cobar Girl Guides Leader Louise McKervey said the Rotary project worked in well with what the Guides were doing.

“We have refocused our community involvement efforts this term, in an effort to make up for lost time due to COVID. “The 9 -15 year old girls have been working on their Service Flash badges, which requires them to volunteer for set amounts of hours corresponding to their ages.

“We have been very lucky to collaborate with Rotary for some of these hours, with the Return and Earn program a highlight.

“Gordon and Therese Hill have been patiently explaining the process to each pair of kids who turn up to volunteer,” she said.

The project has also brought out a bit of a competitive streak among the Guides and they are keeping a leaderboard to see who has sort-

ed the most containers.

“The girls are loving the responsibility and certainly getting a taste of satisfaction after working hard,” Louise said.

“They’re extremely proud of Cobar’s efforts to keep what we can out of landfill and are beginning to understand the charity side of it.”

Gordon said the funds generated from the program assist the club to make donations to local community groups and individuals.

“During 2021 the Rotary Club collected and returned 66,936 containers which earned the Club $6,693 and prevented those containers going to landfill,” Mr Hill reported.

Girl Guides Elsey Myer-Ryan and Jess Rogers with Rotarian Gordon Hill.

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After 141 years, Cobar Masons hold their final function After being part of the Cobar community for the past 141 years, the Cobar Masons held their final function in Cobar on Saturday night.

For many years the Freemasonry as an organisation world-wide was shrouded in secrets and mystery but a few years ago, all that started to change and Freemasons began to welcome the public to open days to find out more

about their organisation.

In November 2016, the Cobar Lodge No 97 opened its doors to the public (as did other Lodges all over NSW and the ACT) and visitors were given tours and information about one of the world’s oldest fraternal organisations.

The move was in an effort to recruit new members to clubs everywhere as many years

of keeping secret what Freemasonry was all about and what goes on at Lodge meetings, had ultimately hurt the organisation.

Freemasons in Cobar held their first meeting in the Cobar Courthouse on June 21, 1881 and some of Cobar’s most prominent men (such as Pierce Goold, who built the Great Western Hotel and the Rev Stanley Drummond, Royal Far West founder) were among their members.

The Masons moved into their current Lodge rooms, the historic Band Hall in Bourke Street, in 1972.

Up until recently members have been meeting on a monthly basis and now, Cobar Lodge Secretary, Dr Charlie Thompson said with a slowly dwindling membership and ever increasing fixed costs of the meeting hall, the Lodge was becoming less financially viable.

He said unfortunately the hard decision had to be made to Surrender the Charter and bring 141 years of Freemasonry in Cobar to an end.

In addition to their meetings (which offer members opportunities for self-development and community service), members have been selling raffle tickets for a number of years.

The proceeds have been donated to various local projects and organisations, and in recent years have supported the Services Club (with the construction of the RSL history boards), the Lilliane Brady Village, Cobar Girl Guides, Rural Outback Animal Rescue (ROAR) and from time to time, their donations ▪ Photo contributed have also helped out local families in need.

A group of 30 Masons (locals, former locals and visiting Grand Lodge hierarchy) The Lodge Hall will be handed back to the attended the final Masons meeting in Cobar on Saturday night at the Cobar No 97 Lodge. Grand Lodge and will more than likely be The Lodge’s history will be preserved The group was then joined by their partners and others for a final dinner. Visitors from sold. with photos and documents donated to the Bourke, Nyngan, Dubbo, Sydney and the Riverina area travelled for the occasion.

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Council cops criticism after fig trees were trimmed Cobar Shire Council copped a lot of criticism last week after a number of trees, including our ancient Morton Bay Fig trees in the CBD, were given a trim and others were cut down.

A number of disgruntled residents took to social media to express their displeasure at what they saw as unnecessary maintenance while one resident, Linda Carter, took her concerns directly to council.

Mrs Carter said she had a quick response from council staff who assured her it was only a trim of overhanging branches and deadwood.

Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko advised The Cobar Weekly they had engaged professional arborists (who know how to look after trees) to check a number of trees, with the view of preserving the majestic figs.

He said after receiving expert advice, the fig tree on the corner of Marshall and Linsley streets (the IGA corner) will have to undergo further ‘trimming’.

“While we understand this is sad to see, we have been working on saving this tree for some time now,” Mr Vlatko explained.

Council recently upgraded the planter box surrounding the tree in an effort to encourage healthy growth.

“We also installed a watering system at the same time. This has seen positive root growth, which is what we are aiming for.

“Unfortunately, we do need to undertake more trimming, and it will likely look a little unpleasant for some time, but the advice received is that there is still an unhealthy amount of dead wood, and some limbs are rotted out completely.

“Our aim is to encourage fresh growth, and

Council, as much as everyone,want to keep this tree and watch it flourish for many years to come. Hopefully this final step, allows this,” Mr Vlatko explained.

He said one of the old gum trees on the footpath at Drummond Park was cut down due to some electrical upgrade work needing to be

carried out and the roots of the tree were going to interfere with the work.

“For every one tree we are cutting down, we’re planting 10 or 20 more,” Mr Vlatko said.

“Our plan is to also plant more appropriate trees.”

Believed to have been planted in the 1890s, the majestic old Moreton Bay Figs around the CBD area were trimmed last week in an effort to keep the trees healthy. The work was carried out by a professional arborist employed by Cobar Shire Council.

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Former NRL player/professional boxer talks about suicide Former National Rugby League player and champion professional boxer, Joe Williams, was in Cobar last week to deliver suicide prevention and wellbeing education workshops.

Joe played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before switching to professional boxing in 2009 where he won two WBF World Jnr Welterweight champion titles and an WBC Asia Continental Title.

Although forging a successful professional sporting career, for the majority of his life Joe had battled with suicidal ideation and Bi Polar Disorder.

After a suicide attempt in 2012, Joe then felt his purpose was to help people like himself who struggled with mental illness.

Joe was invited to come and present in Cobar by NSW Outback Division of General Practice’s Wellness Coordinator, Wendy Liu. As a Wellness Coordinator, a large part of Wendy’s role is educating the community about suicide prevention through training and workshops.

In Joe’s customised workshop last week, he spoke about dealing with adversities, strugJoe Williams (at centre) at one of the customised mental health workshops he held in gles, resilience, addiction, connection, emoCobar last week. ▪ Photo contributed tional wellbeing and healing trauma at both school and community sessions in Cobar.

Wendy will be hosting more information and training sessions with a safeTALK Workshop to be held this Friday covering the topics of: keeping safe connections; things you can do; supplementary activities; education policies; healing; living with risk and mental health.

Due to the public holiday on Monday, next week’s edition will be released Thursday June 16 All deadlines for this edition are 2pm, Tuesday June 14

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Significant increase expected at Wirlong Wide zones of Peel Mining has reported high grade cop- released in November 2021. per results from recent drilling at their Peel Mining CEO Jim Simpson said the copper detected Wirlong deposit at Canbelego which are expected to pave the way for a “significant increase” in the resource.

The company reports extensional and infill drilling at Wirlong resumed in April this year, with three rigs active and new zones of mineralisation intersected.

The latest diamond drilling results (from a total of 18 drillholes) represent the final assays for all drilling completed at Wirlong to the end of 2021 and were not included in the Wirlong maiden mineral resource estimate

latest assay results confirm the quality and continuity of the Wirlong deposit with highgrade copper intervals intersected throughout the Wirlong mineral system.

“Wirlong is developing into an integral piece of our South Cobar Copper strategy alongside Mallee Bull.

“We expect these results along with the results from the recent drilling at Mallee Bull to have a positive impact on the South Cobar Copper Resource upgrade planned for mid CY2022,” Mr Simpson said.

Lots of plans for tourism committee There was a big agenda of items to work through at last week’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting with lots of events currently in the planning.

Meeting chair, Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager, Demi Smith, efficiently worked her way through the agenda which included updates on what’s happening with: the Big Beer Can, plans for the Cobar Public School’s Spring Fair, the Iron Ringer committee, access to Towser Huts, the creation of a Cobar Sporting Hall of Fame, tourism signage, the Running On Empty Festival (ROEF), the memorial Poppy Fence project (on the Open Cut fence), the Drummond Park War Memorial project and the Grey Mardi Gras, Festival of the Miner’s Ghost and Yabbies Reunion weekend.

An update on tourist visitor numbers was presented to the meeting with the Visitors In-

formation Centre recording more than 8,500 have visited Cobar from January to the end of May. Of those visitors, 4,195 have also paid a visit to the museum, which is triple the number of average visitors the museum has received in past years for the same period.

Demi reported that Phases 2 and 3 of the museum upgrade development are expected to start in September with both lots of work (which are outside) not expected to impact greatly on the current day-to-day running of the museum and visitors centre.

ROEF coordinator John de Bruin advised the meeting the event now has close to 2,900 followers on social media with 622 people and 267 cars (outside of Cobar) now committed to attending the event.

He said early sales of ROEF merchandise has been very popular.

Recent copper assay results from Helix Resources’ drilling program at their Canbelego Main Lode resource have defined wide zones of copper sulphide.

Helix Managing Director Mike Rosenstreich said the company was pleased with the recent results of their ongoing copper exploration drilling at their Canbelego Joint Venture (JV) Project located near Canbelego.

Two diamond core holes have intersected visual copper sulphides at the planned target positions of the Canbelego Main Lode and received copper assays for the upper portions of CANDD006 (Western Lodes). Assay for the lower portion of this hole had been prioritised with Helix reporting some of the highest tenor results to date, including 5.3 metres at 3.34 per cent Cu from the Main Lode target position.

Drilling is ongoing to test the Canbelego Main Lode, the new Western Lodes and the Caballero Prospect to the south.

“We are building up a very active program initially focused on drilling along the Rochford Trend and building up the copper mineralisation around Canbelego.

“It is also very pleasing to have continued to locate further visual copper sulphide hits which continue to demonstrate the fertile nature of our ground in the well-endowed Cobar basin of NSW,” Mr Rosenstreich said.

“In addition to further successful results at Canbelego, we are also extending our work to test a series of earlier stage copper targets along both the Rochford and Collerina copper trends.

“The team is conducting new surface geochemical sampling programs and geophysical surveys to advance additional regional targets over the entire property portfolio and build up the tempo of exploration activity and news flow,” he said.

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CHS students invited to take part in a mentoring program Cobar High School (CHS) students had the opportunity last Wednesday to take part in a mentoring program that aims to give Indigenous high school students the skills and confidence to finish school and transition into university, further education or employment.

AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) is a dynamic mentoring program that has been supporting Indigenous students through secondary school and into university, employment or further education.

They have a goal to work with 10,000 Indigenous kids per year and see them finish school at the same rate as all Australian students.

The program gives Indigenous high school students the skills, opportunities, belief and confidence to make this happen.

By matching Indigenous high school students with university student mentors, AIME successfully supports the students to finish high school. AIME also connects students with post Year 12 opportunities, including further education and employment.

AIME is leading the way in closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous education outcomes, a key factor in breaking the cycle of entrenched disadvantage for First Australians.

Four AIME mentors spoke to Cobar kids last week about how they can connect with other

children around the world who are interested in improving the quality of life for Indigenous people.

The AIME team will return to CHS in the near future for Phase 2 of the program which consists of mentoring sessions for two students interested in becoming AIME ambassadors.

Man charged after last week’s fatal accident

NSW Police arrested and charged a 28 year old man last week following a fatal accident near Cobar on May 30.

Police arrested the Chipping Norton man Students at Cobar High School heard about how the AIME mentoring program works who was the driver of a Jeep Cherokee 4WD, when AIME mentors visited the school last week. ▪ Photo contributed which was one of three vehicles involved in last week’s crash, 50km east of Cobar on the Barrier Highway.

The 28 year old was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, driving in a dangerous manner, negligent driving (occasioning death) and refusing to submit to the taking of a blood sample.

Police will allege the man refused to undergo testing, had struggled with police and also hospital staff.

He was granted conditional bail to appear at Cobar Local Court later this month.

A 41-year-old Broken Hill man, who was the driver of a Holden utility died at the scene and his two passengers, a 33-year-old woman and a six-year-old child, were taken to Cobar District Hospital before being transferred to Dubbo Hospital for further treatment.

Editor’s note: Last week’s report from NSW Police initially identified the Jeep driver as being 60 years old. He was 28.

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Arts Council keen to help drive ROEF Cobar Arts Council members were given an insight into the Running on Empty Festival (ROEF) at last week’s meeting.

ROEF organiser, John de Bruin’s in depth explanation of the ongoing development of the event was mind-blowing!

He talked about the concept behind the original festival, the organisational problems and hurdles yet to be negotiated and the massive benefits the event is projected to have on the local economy, together with the reputation of Cobar as a visitors destination.

John invited the Cobar Arts Council to “get into gear” and organize an event which visitors and locals could enjoy in the lead up to the festival.

Members were enthusiastic about being involved and several ideas were tossed around which will be fine tuned as the festival draws nearer.

Further Cobar Arts Council matters that were discussed at the meeting included the recent paper making workshop and the group’s involvement in the Cobar Show Pavilion, where members volunteered as stewards and judges, entered exhibits and also contributed to the Community Display section.

An upcoming performance by concert pianist Roman Rudnytsky was discussed, with plans to be finalised at a special meeting next week.—contributed

Opportunities Joint Committee for landholders sets its sights on our speed limits Landholders in the western region have a great opportunity to learn about grazing management at three events later this month.

The workshops, which are being coordinated by Western Local Land Services (Western LLS) and have the highly regarded Dick Richardson from Natures Equity presenting, will offer landholders insights into landscape management options that will help to increase production, improve the property’s natural resource base, provide greater biodiversity and enhance the resilience of the property.

Western LLS Senior Land Services Officer, Kaye Gottschutzke encourages landholders to attend the events where Mr Richardson will explain the holistic management principles of the grazing naturally method and how they can be adopted into the local landscape to improve soil health.

“These workshops are suitable for all landholders irrespective of their current management practices.

“Grazing naturally applies to all land management and all types of stock including cattle, sheep and goats,” Ms Gottschutzke said.

“The events will be relaxed and held in an informal setting with landholders encouraged to ask questions and provide their local knowledge and expertise in the discussions.”

Two of the three workshops will be held in the Cobar Shire, at Booberoi Station near Euabalong and also at Tiltagoona Station near Tilpa.

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The Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety is conducting an inquiry into speed limits and road safety in regional New South Wales and they want your feedback on how you think speed limits impact driver behaviour and safety.

Committee chair, the Hon. Lou Amato MLC, said speed limits are an important part of road safety.

“We want to hear what people who regularly travel long distances on rural and regional roads think of the current speed limits, including their experiences of variable speed limits.

“We’re interested in whether the current speed limits are still suitable, as well as their impact on drivers as they travel and go about their daily business,” Mr Amato said The Committee will also look at the impact of improved vehicle technology and road infrastructure on speed limits and road safety in regional areas.

“The experiences of people who live, work and frequently travel through regional New South Wales will help inform the Committee as it considers how speed limits influence and protect us while we are on the road,” he said.

More information, including the inquiry’s terms of reference and how to make a submission, is on the Committee’s Speed limits and road safety in regional NSW website.

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Keen tourist is riding 2,500km from Adelaide to Cairns While pushbikes are a common form of transport used all around Europe, in Australia riding a pushbike on a 2,500km journey from Adelaide to Cairns is not many people’s preferred method of transport.

That however is the plan of 34 year old, Italian-born Andrea Trivellato, who passed through Cobar last week.

Andrea, who left Adelaide on May 16, plans to ride 2503 km North to Cairns.

He stopped in Cobar last week for two days to rest up after riding the leg from Broken Hill to Cobar.

“I like travelling and I like cycling so I decided to follow the Murray River all the way to Mildura, then onto Broken Hill and then here to Cobar with some tail wind to help me a little bit!” Andrea told The Cobar Weekly.

“I know it’s only early into my journey, and Broken Hill was a lovely town to visit but Cobar, and visiting the Sound Chapel here, has been my favourite thing so far.

“It is unusual. I really liked it and would have liked to spend more time there although it is colder here than I anticipated!” he said.

Andrea however has received a warm welcome in Cobar with locals stopping to chat and curious to know his story.

One helpful member of the community recommended Andrea visit the Cobar Men's Shed where they helped him out with some spare parts for his bike.

“I have lost a couple of spokes along the way and had a few punctures.

“I will always try to carry some spare parts Touring cyclist, Andrea Trivellato, has French philosopher Henry Laborit’s quote: “In if I can get them along the way.”

Andrea does have an itinerary of sorts for times like this, escape is the only way to stay alive and to continue dreaming” on his bike. his trip.

Andrea is currently “escaping” on his bike and riding from Adelaide to Cairns.

“I do have a plan and time frame I am working towards of course but I really have to work with the elements.

“The weather is a big factor,” Andrea said.

“I don’t travel in the rain if I can help it and I will stay put longer if I need to but sometimes I do get stuck in the rain.

“The predictions are not always right.”

He said he doesn’t risk riding before dawn or after dark as it can be quite dangerous with vehicles on the road.

“I’ve met a few characters on my travels so far and I look forward to crossing the Queensland border and later travelling through the Atherton Tablelands.

“It is a very beautiful part of this country but there are lots of hills which will be a challenge,” he said.

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Cobar Shire Council

Cold mornings to continue in Cobar

Public Notices EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 5pm, Thursday June 16, 2022 Council Chambers To consider the Integrated Planning & Reporting Plans

PUBLIC MEETING DRAFT ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN, REVENUE POLICY, FEES AND CHARGES AND BUDGET Council has placed its draft annual operational plan, revenue policy, schedule of fees and charges and budget on public exhibition.

A public meeting will be held on Wednesday June 15 at 6pm for persons wishing to meet with Council and staff to discuss the documents and lodge feedback if they wish. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber.

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND COUNCIL OFFICE CLOSURES Residents and visitors are advised the Cobar Shire Council Administration Office, including Service NSW, located at 36 Linsley Street, Child Care Offices, Cobar, Euabalong and Nymagee Libraries and the Depot will be closed on Monday June 13, 2022. All services will resume normal hours on Tuesday June 14, 2022.

The Cobar Museum will be operating normal business hours.

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Tuesday June 14, 2022

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ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 5pm, Thursday June 23, 2022 Open to the public. Agendas and business papers are available to the public Friday June 17, 2022. Copies are available from the Council Administration Office or may be downloaded from website: www.cobar.nsw.gov.au/council/council-meetings

Cobar residents can be excused for having trouble getting out of bed this past week with some very cold starts to the day being recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Last Thursday the thermometer dropped to just two degrees which is below the average for this time of the year at 5.4 degrees.

It isn’t however the coldest June morning the Bureau has recorded for Cobar—that was –2 degrees on June 27, 1989.

The rest of the past week was slightly better with 3.8 degrees the minimum yesterday, 4.8 was recorded last Wednesday morning and Saturday started off at 5.3 degrees.

Friday and Sunday had lows of 7.1 degrees and we woke up to 6.3 degrees on Monday.

Our days were close to the average for this time of the year (14.3 degrees) with 14.7 the top temperature on Monday while the weekend was a bit warmer with 15.7 the top on Sunday and 15.4 was the maximum on Saturday.

Last week was colder however, with just 13.1 the top on Wednesday, 13.7 on Thursday and 13.4 was the maximum on Friday.

We had a bit of rain with the Bureau of Meteorology recording 3.8mm in the gauge up until 9am on Saturday and 0.2mm yesterday.

The wintery weather is expected to continue with a top of 13 degrees expected for today, tomorrow and Friday. Saturday should reach 14 degrees before returning to 13 on Sunday and Monday.

The Bureau is predicting more cold starts with 4 degrees expected overnight tomorrow, 6 on Friday and Saturday, while 3 is the expected low for Sunday and 2 is predicted for Monday.

Visitors flock to see Sound Chapel Cobar’s Sound Chapel is quickly becoming our No 1 tourist destination spot, with 76 groups visiting since the site officially opened in April.

In addition to a few locals checking it out, there’s also been a steady stream of visitors from five different states around Australia as well as international visitors from Hong Kong, the USA and United Kingdom.

Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith reports they also have another 19 advance bookings for visitors who are planning to visit this month.

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June 2022 8 Cobar Probus Club luncheon 9 Cobar LALC Meeting 10 STEAM session at Library 12 Cobar Clay Target Club monthly shoot 15 Council Fess & Charges Public Meeting 16 Extraordinary Council Meeting 17 STEAM session at Library 21 Cobar VIEW Club meeting 24 STEAM session at Library 18 Cobar Roosters Home Games 25 Cobar Camels Sponsors Day 26 Girl Guides Parent Support Group AGM July 2022 2 Cobar Roosters Home Games 6 Cobar Hospital Auxiliary AGM 14 All-Star Wrestling at Services Club 16 Cobar Roosters Home Games 16 Justin Landers at Services Club 19 Cobar VIEW Club meeting 30 Cobar Camels Ladies Day August 2022 6 Cobar Roosters Home Games 16 Cobar VIEW Club meeting

Joshua Ho Wing and Cole Barraclough getting some help from Cobar Library staff member Jay Mitchell at last Friday’s free STEAM session where participants got to make battery powered cars. The session is the first in a series of four STEAM Kit workshops the library is holding this month with robots on the agenda for this Friday’s session.

• Well done to Cobar Camels’ Lochlan Ford sues illuminated by the pandemic. Choosing

who has been chosen in the Western Plains Rugby Union team to contest the 2022 NSW Country Rugby Union Championships this weekend in Tamworth.

• We hear the Lady Golfers are planning to celebrate a special birthday for one of their players this week as Barb Barklimore turns 80!

• The Cobar Roosters Rugby League Football Club is proud to see two former Cobar players now doing well in the Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership competition. Roosterettes’ Kayla Hasson-Williams recently made her debut in the league after overcoming an injury and former Cobar junior Tilly Power has been “shredding it up” in the HN comp playing with St George.

• This week is Australian Made Week and shoppers and businesses are urged to seek out and buy genuine Aussie products bearing the trusted green-and-gold kangaroo logo to support the country’s makers and growers, as well as safeguarding against access and supply is-

local products and services makes a huge difference for local employment and businesses.

• Are you a student who’s planning to move to access tertiary study? Then you could be entitled to receive a Tertiary Access Payment which is a one-off payment of up to $5,000 to help students with the cost of moving from a regional or remote area to access study. Find out more about the payment at the Australian Government’s Services Australia website.

• The Cobar Public School is running a Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser (which has also helped to improve the fitness of students). To date Kade Taylor is the school’s superstar fundraiser (with $963.97 raised so far for the Heart Foundation), Charlie Nicholson is the superstar skipper (having logged 1hr 15mins) and Jakobe Manning was named the school’s dedicated skipper as he’s been noticed by lots of staff members practicing when he can in the school grounds. Well done everyone!

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BUTCHERS

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CAR & UTE HIRE

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CARPENTRY

WB Carpet Cleaning

CATERING

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CHILDREN’S SERVICES

FABRICS & HABERDASHERY

The John Mitchell Pharmacy 6836 2040 Cobar Mobile Children’s Services Inc. P1–Bush P2— Ngalii Preschool Cobar Preschool Family Day Care Kubby House

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Cobar Baptist Church Generocity Church

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CONCRETING

Country Mile Construction Cynend

GOAT BUYERS

Ascot Meats Clark & Son Livestock

6836 6400

0427 373 928 0428 253 797 0429 343 546

0408 220 377 GYM 0408 209 722 JKM Dynamic Fitness

0439 298 812

CONVENTION/CONFERENCE VENUES HAIRDRESSERS Cobar Memorial Services Club 6836 2102

CONVEYANCING

All Out Conveyancing Geoffrey Langford Peter Payne Law

DENTISTS

Thompson Family Dental

6836 4085 6836 3022 6836 2408

HARDWARE

Dr Indra’s Surgery 6836 4777 Primary Health Care Centre 6836 5500

Landmark Russell 6836 2234 Sullivans Mining & Hardware 6836 1677

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

John Bennett-City Country 6836 1408 0427 272 546

DRY CLEANING

Harvey Norman Cobar

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DTE Electrical Justin Negus Electrical Murray Harland Electrical

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J Prisk Contractors

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0488 001 042 0429 308 874 6836 3061

HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT

Sullivans Mining & Hardware 6836 1677

HYDRO EXCAVATIONS JNJ Contracting

0491 201 946

Cobar Thai Restaurant

1 Barton Street

Mon - Sat 5pm - 8.30pm

6836 4492

Chris 0428 253 797

0427 362 574

HAULAGE

Dr Indra’s Surgery 6836 4777 JKM Dynamic Fitness 0439 298 812 Primary Health Care Centre 6836 5500 Thompson Family Dental 6836 1761 The John Mitchell Pharmacy 6836 2040

6836 2161

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Windows, Mirrors & Glass, Security Doors/Screens, General Home Repairs & Locks

0447 452 612 0428 362 394 0438 361 310 6836 3225

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DOCTORS

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES

Brush Stop Gerri’s Hair Salon Pauline’s Hair Salon Studio 225

HANDYMAN

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BRilliams

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EMBROIDERY

6836 1111

CHEMIST

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CHIROPRACTOR Kylie Hough 6882 6533 Family Chiropractic Care

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SAFES Rob 0417 706 222 6836 3355 6883 2200

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RESTAURANTS

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LIQUOR SALES Cobar Bowling & Golf Club 6836 2214

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Sullivans Mining & Hardware 6836 1677

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Stationery Essentials

6836 3022 6836 2900

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Sullivans Mining & Hardware 6836 1677

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Outwest Pest Control

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PHOTOS

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6836 2234 6836 6400

PLUMBERS

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5853 2425

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TAKEAWAY

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TAX AGENTS

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J Prisk Contractors

TV

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TYRES

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Copper City Tyre Service Superior Diesel Solutions

WINDSCREENS

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WORKWEAR

6836 2203

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WHEEL ALIGNMENTS

TOOLS

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VEHICLE REGISTRATION INSPECTION

Country Mile Construction 0408 220 377 Mat Shepherd 0400 323 049 0419 219 440 J Prisk Contractors

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UPHOLSTERY/MOTOR TRIMMING

TILING & BATHROOMS

TIPPER HIRE

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TRANSPORT

WELDING

Cobar Quilt Shop 6836 3606 Needles Pins & Material Things 6836 3555

MINE SAFETY SIGNS

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0408 666 768 0491 201 946

SEWING/CRAFT SUPPLIES SOLICITORS

0427 362 574

TRANSMISSION SUPPLIES

SEPTIC SERVICES/ PUMPING

0407 400 306

Gym open 7 days 4am - 11pm

TRAILERS

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MEETINGS

Cobar Hospital Auxiliary AGM 2pm, Wednesday July 6 Library Meeting Room All welcome to attend The Cobar Hospital Auxiliary raises funds through raffles to provide additional equipment and services for the benefit of patients’ comfort at our hospital

PUBLIC NOTICES SPANLINE REP IN AREA next week.

Rooms, Patios, Carports, Cladding.

BL83737C. As seen on TV. 6884 0899, www.spanline.com.au

NOTICE OF AIRBORNE SURVEY OVER COBAR REGION North Central Gold wish to advise that we will be conducting an airborne survey over a small area within the Cobar region during the months of July and August 2022.

The aircraft is fitted with electromagnetic and gravity instruments to map variations in the electrical conductivity and extremely small variations in the natural gravitational pull of rocks, to a depth of several hundred metres.

COBAR CLAY TARGET CLUB

Monthly Shoot Sunday, June 12 12pm start Newcomers welcome Afternoon tea provided

This avoids any ground disturbance.

For further information visit: https://northcentral.gold/surveys/

Cobar Girl Guides

Parent Support Group

AGM

Sunday June 26, 11am Guide Hall, 9 Maidens Ave

Cobar View Club Upcoming Meeting Dates June 21, July 19, Aug 16, Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15 Christmas Party Saturday, December 3 Sharon

Upcoming Public Training Courses June 2022 COBAR UETTDRRF06 Perform rescue from a live LV panel + HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation $350pp – 1 day course June 22, 2022

RIIWHS202D Enter and work in confined spaces + MSMWHS217 Gas test atmospheres $310pp – 1 day course (must be over 16 yrs to enrol) June 23, 2022 RIIWHS204D Work safely at heights $310pp – 1 day course (must be over 16 yrs to enrol) June 24, 2022 RTO 41466

To enrol in course please contact Kylie on 0420 540 682 or email: kylie@sitetrain.com.au

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Page 14 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday June 8, 2022

Staff at the Village understand and acknowledge the right of the residents to have access to their visitors and we strive to accommodate this right.

Please be aware that all visitors to the Village require a Rapid Antigen Test taking 15 minutes for a result- this is conducted by the Registered Nurse.

While visitors are welcomed at any time- please be reminded meal times and medication rounds require all staff participation which can delay your entry.

Breakfast 7.30-9.30am Lunch 11.30am-1.30pm Dinner 4.30-6.30pm Supper 7-8pm Our staff are obligated to address the needs of the residents and may not be able to greet you and perform the Rapid Antigen test.

Where visiting can be arranged outside of these times, this could alleviate waiting times for entry and testing.

We thank you for you patience and understanding in this matter.

Maree Wheeler Acting Director of Nursing

SAVE THE DATE

POSITIONS VACANT

Allied Health Assistant

Advokate is looking for a caring but energetic individual to join our team as an Allied Health Assistant on a casual basis. The role will support remote services including speech pathology and occupational therapy. The sessions are one and one and developed by qualified Allied Health Professional. This position sees you working with children within the Cobar district across various settings. The position would suit those that have worked in health or education. All resources are supplied.

Some flexibility around work hours.

Attractive payrate, depending on experience.

Essential to the position: • Current Working with Children’s Check • Current First Aid and CPR • Energy and enthusiasm and a passion for working with children • Excellent communicator • Team Player • Driver’s Licence and car

PUBLIC NOTICE

Desirable • Cert IV in Allied Health Assistant and/or experience • Early childhood qualification and/or experience • Bachelor/ Grad Cert of Education • Cert IV in Education Support/ and or experience as a teachers aide

Questions about the role, please call Kate 0427 298 357 CV’s along with cover letter and 2 referees to kate@advokateeducational.com.au Applications close June 13, 2022

www.cobarweekly.com.au Wednesday June 8, 2022 The Cobar Weekly Page 15

POSITIONS VACANT

Entry Level Mining Assistants & Truck Drivers Job Ref: CSA1522 CSA Mine is looking for Entry level Mining Assistants and Truck Operators to join our Mining Department Crews. These are entry-level positions with no direct mining experience necessary as full training will be provided to the successful applicants. This is an excellent opportunity for interested people to join a wellestablished mining operation that recognises achievement and offers genuine career opportunities.

The successful applicants will have: •

Current Australian Driver’s Licence (minimum P2 or equivalent) • Previous experience in a labour-intensive, physical role, i.e. farming, trades, labourer (preferable) • Rights to work in Australia • Committed to a site-specific roster working both days and nights

Conditions This is a 7/7 residential position provided with remote living benefits, including 12 weeks transit accommodation to assist the successful applicant to source their own accommodation locally, as well as Pool & Gym Reimbursements.

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, plus use of CSA Rewards, our online rewards platform which provides access to discounts or cashback offers for 100s of retailers.

Career Development Additionally, and more importantly, we like to grow our own, so there are unbridled opportunities to work your way up to more specialised mining positions for those who demonstrate our values and work ethic, as well as the opportunity to explore leading hand positions, supervisory positions as well as expanding into other support areas like Supply and HSET.

For further information please contact Alison Pearson, HR Advisor: 0459 952 958 Applications will only be accepted via www.glencore.com/careers and close 8am, Thursday June 30, 2022 although shortlisting may commence throughout the advertising period.

Page 16 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday June 8, 2022

POSITIONS VACANT

TRAINEE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR We have an exciting opportunity to join the Engineering Department at Cobar Shire Council as a Trainee Water Treatment Plant Operator. This role provides a hands-on experience across the many facets of water management including filtration, treatment, testing and distribution.

The successful applicant will be able to kick start their career with on the job delivery of a Certificate III in Water Treatment (NWP30315) combined with full-time employment for the duration of the two-year traineeship.

Completion of the traineeship may lead to ongoing employment as a qualified Water Treatment Operator for Council.

To be successful in this position you will need: • Provisional Driver’s licence (minimum) • Higher School Certificate with sound results in maths and science • Commitment to and capable of completing Certificate III in Water Treatment (online) • Ability to work in a team environment with good time management skills • Possess good communication skills, both written and verbal • Be proficient in the use of computers and software • Strong work ethic, be reliable, and able to solve problems and take direction This position is full-time for a fixed period of two years and will be classified depending on the age and existing qualifications of the applicant T4 – T5 ($20.04 - $22.93 per hour) in accordance with the Local Government (State) Award, working a nine-day fortnight, 38 hours per week.

To apply go to Council’s website or visit - https://applynow.net.au/jobs/COB29

Applications close Monday June 13, 2022 Cobar Shire Council welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Wednesday June 8, 2022 The Cobar Weekly Page 17

POSITIONS VACANT

Fitters and Boilermakers

Job Ref: CSA1445

CSA Mine is looking for Fitters and Boilermakers to join the team. You will be responsible for completing electrical mainten ance tasks across our surface infrastructure. You will work in one of the world’s most iconic mining districts, which has the second highest grade copper mine in the country.

About the role:

The successful applicant will have:

• Carry out maintenance on Surface Mechanical infrastructure

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence (minimum P2 or equivalent) • Trade Qualified fitter machinist with experience in mining or

• • • •

including SAG Mills, Horizontal Filter Presses, Hydraulic Plate Feeders, Conveyors, Thickeners, Water and slurry pumps, Air compressors, Flotation cells and agitators Maintain workshop and plant area housekeeping standards Complete maintenance tasks in accordance with the area work management process Ongoing focus on Continuous Improvement throughout the plant 7/7 residential position provided with generous remote living benefits, including heavily subsidised accommodation as well as Pool & Gym Reimbursements.

other heavy industry

• Demonstrated sound mechanical aptitude • Ability to work at heights and confined spaces

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: 0459 952 958 Applications will only be accepted via www.glencore.com/careers and close 7am Monday, June 13, 2022 although shortlisting may occur throughout the advertising period.

Heavy Diesel Fitters

Job Ref: CSA1532

CSA Mine is looking for experienced Heavy Diesel Fitters to join the team. You will work in a team that is focused on safety , while driving to meet the plan. You will work in one of the world’s most iconic mining districts, which has the second highest grade copper mine in the country.

About the role:

The successful applicant will have:

• Trouble-shoot hydraulic system faults • Maintain Jumbo’s (DD421’s) and/or Long Hole Drill Rigs (Atlas

• Current manual Australian Driver’s Licence • A trade qualification in Mobile Plant and/or Heavy Diesel

• Maintain Underground Haul Trucks (Sandvik & Epiroc) and

• • • •

L6C)

Loaders (Sandvik & Cat R2900)

• Maintain mobile fleet including an Epiroc Battery Electric Loader,

Elphinstone WR810, CAT and Volvo IT’s, CAT 980’s, Normets and ISUZU trucks • Additional tasks as directed by the Supervisor • 7/7 residential or DIDO position provided with remote living benefits, including subsidised accommodation

Mechanical Previous exposure to the underground environment Self-motivated individual with a high level of initiative Good organisational and planning skills Strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail and quality standards

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: 0459 952 958 Applications will only be accepted via www.glencore.com/careers and close 7am Tuesday, June 21, 2022 although shortlisting may occur throughout the advertising period.

Page 18 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday June 8, 2022

POSITIONS VACANT

Family Day Care Educators Are you passionate about working with children and looking for a flexible and fulfilling career in Early Childhood Education and Care?

Are you looking to work from home, or looking for a change from Centre-based employment?

If you enjoy working with children and want to make a difference in their lives by providing quality care with stimulating and challenging learning experiences from your own nurturing home environment, then Family Day Care could be your career of choice!

A career as an Educator in Family Day Care is a rewarding business opportunity. As an Educator you will build a partnership with Far West Family Day Care Service as well as our approved provider Cobar Shire Council.

You will be required to have: • Minimum Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or working towards • First Aid in Education and Care (HLTAID004/012) and CPR (HLTAID001/009) • NSW Working with Children Check • National Police Check within the last 6 months • Current public liability insurance (Family Day Care Australia can provide this) Educators with Far West Family Day Care have the opportunity to work from home, have flexible working hours and are able to develop tailored educational programs for the children enrolled in their care based on individual needs, interests and experiences.

If this is the career change you have been looking for, please contact Far West Family Day Care Office at fdcadmin@cobar.nsw.gov.au or 02 6836 1156 for information and an application package.

Sport

All games resulted Muddy and wet conditions for golf in 7-4 scores The Empire Pirates, Empire Barflies and the Golfie Spearchuckers all finished with 7-4 wins over their opponents in last Wednesday’s darts competition.

The Empire Pirates defeated Golfie Gophers, the Barflies got the win over Dartaholics while the Spearchuckers finished with a victory over the RSL team.

Hundreds and high scores were thrown by: Golfie Spearchuckers—Cec Hargraves 123, 140 and Dick Tulloh 125; RSL—Tony Brown 125, 100, 121, 125, 107 and Tyler Roberts 100; Empire Pirates—Jason Holmgreen 101 and Daniel Duell 112; Golfie Gophers—Jim Nicholls 125, Chris Hooker 100 and Robert Henderson 100; Empire Barflies—Lesley Hooker 101 and Craig Youd 125; Dartaholics—Jason Arnold 100, Kylie Tiffen 100, Mat Suridge 100, Brian Sylvester 100, 100, Jacob Ryan 123 and Bian Smith 100, 120.

The men’s highest peg out of the week was Daniel Duell’s score of 73 while the ladies Highest peg out was 40, recorded by Jaclyn Duell.

The highest score of the week for the men was 140 thrown by Cec Hargraves while Lelsey Hooker was responsible for the ladies highest score of 101.

There are no games tonight due to State of Origin. In next week’s games Empire Barflies will take on RSL, Golfie Gophers meet Golfie Spearchuckers; and the Western Outlaws are up against Empire Pirates.

Golfie Dartaholics has the bye.

The muddy and wet conditions on the golf course last week were reflected in the score cards of most lady golfers with the sun a no show once again after the recent rains.

Most golfers didn’t mind the cold, windy weather as all of their scheduled games were able to be played without any cancellations.

The mid week Stroke competition had Fay Hardwick taking first place with 77 net ahead of Geraldine Francisco (78 net) and Julie Livingston (82 net).

Hardwick was also the ‘putting queen’ having 27 putts over the 18 holes.

The annual sponsored Empire Day three person Ambrose on Saturday attracted 36 players across three divisions.

The winning ladies team, with a 76 1/6 net score, consisted of Julie Livingston, Ann Dunn and Daphne Cross, who finished narrowly ahead of runners-up Karen Manns, Robynne Morton and Jannine Wilkin on 76 1/3 net.

Jade Buckman, Brandt Patterson and Jay Egan finished in first place for the men’s division with 64 2/3 net while hot on their heels were Peter Lawrence, Jo Palmer and Peter Robinson on 65 net.

The best score of the day went to the Fraser family, Stewart, Serena and Mark, in the mixed section, coming in with an unbelievable 66 off the stick for a 60 net handicap score.

The runners-up were Matt and Latisha Bennett, along with Travis Buckman, on 71 net.

Nearest the Pin winners were Robynne Morton (2), Sally Bannister, Serena Fraser,

Latisha Bennett, Will Brown, Jade Buckman and Jay Egan.

The Cobar Vets Country Champion for 2022 is Fay Hardwick after she finished with 94 off the stick (80 net) in Division 1 (0-20 handicap). Sally Bannister was the net winner, also having 80 net.

In Division 2 (20.1-29 handicap), Geraldine Francisco won the Scratch title with 99 while Julie Livingston was the Net winner with the popular score of 80.

Sue Phillips won the Division 3 Scratch (29.1-45) posting 113 while Daphne Cross was the handicap winner on 84 net.

The Senior Vet on the day was Ann Dunn with 86 net.

There was not much in the way of anyone else entering the winner’s circle in the ball competition that was played in conjunction with the Vets game with the same names popping up again.

Geraldine Francisco’s 75 net score secured her pole position ahead of a countback between Fay Hardwick, Sally Bannister and Julie Livingston (all on 80 net) and Sue Phillips on 81 net.

Closest to the flag on the 15th hole were Sally Bannister and Geraldine Francisco.

If the weather holds, a Par is on today, something different for Saturday is a FourBall-Worse-Ball Stableford (draw for partner) and the Vi McLaughlin Memorial Day Canadian event will be played on Sunday.

A Stableford is set down for the public holiday Monday.

Ladies are asked to take a plate on Saturday for after game birthday celebrations.—T’d Off

Wednesday June 8, 2022 The Cobar Weekly Page 19

Sport

A walk-over win

George McDonald showed an impressive scissors technique to win the 11 years boys high jump at St John’s School’s Athletics Carnival last Wednesday at Ward Oval.

Under 18s sensational form continues The Cobar Roosters Under 18s have continued their sensational good form racking up another big win over Bourke on Sunday.

The boys travelled to Bourke with their coaches and a few supporters and they didn’t waste any time on piling up the points.

Be a good sport and make sure your sports results get to us by deadline!

Elias Aumua made some strong runs through the centre and quick play by all players early in their sets resulted in plenty of points (50-0) on the board.

Coach Thomas Plater said the boys played well and displayed good structure around the ruck and deep in the line.

They ran hard all game and were always backing each other up.

Also impressive were the performances of siblings, Kai and Toby Greenwood and Kai and Zane Taylor.

Best & Fairest three points went to Fraser Talu (who reportedly had ‘a blinder of a game’) with Elias Aumua earning two points and Zane Taylor picked up one point.

The team’s next game will be against Coonamble in a fortnight.

Page 20 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday June 8, 2022

Ay-Jays fight back to claim the win In a very closely contested match, AyJays eventually finished as one point winners, 27-26, in the Cobar Netball Association Senior Ladies competition last Tuesday.

Ay-Jays had an early three goals lead at the end of the first quarter before Gumnuts stormed back into the match in the second quarter to put themselves ahead 15-10 at the halftime break.

Gumnuts’ lead slipped away a little in the third quarter but going into the final phase of play, they were still two points ahead.

Ay-Jays finished strongly with Macee Brown’s shooting on point.

Gumnuts were well served by L’amour Blackmore, who was strong in defence in the circle.

The game’s two centres Ellie Tulloh (AyJays) and Kylie Marsden (Gumnuts) were perfectly matched in height and aggression and both served their teams well.

In the other match played last week, Pumpettes finished as 36-22 winners over Real Steel.

Pumpettes dominated three of the four quarters (Real Steel matched them in the second with both teams netting seven goals a-piece).

Pumpettes’ best on court included Sosie Barton, Simone Knight, Neve Carter and Kelly Fairbank.

Real Steel were well served by Stevie Toomey (who didn’t miss many shots, including a couple of long range goals) and Myah Sullivan in Goal Defence.

Nymagee Magpies forfeited their match to the Divas.

Camels came out second best

The Cobar Camels came out second best in both their Western Plains Rugby Union Round 6 matches played at Warren on Saturday.

The First Graders were beaten 41-12 by their Warren hosts while the ladies Bactrians side went down 11-4 in their game.

The Camels Best & Fairest points were shared by Lochlan Ford (3), Darius Naera (2) and Haymish McLeod and Al Ewan earned one point each.

Georgie Buckman collected the Bactrians’ three points with two points going to Brianna Watson and one point to Isabella Northey.

Sport

Chilly conditions Roosters unfazed by long road trip A field of 14 bowlers braved the chilly conditions on Sunday at the Golfie for social fun bowls.

The triples team, led by The Master Skip Peter ‘Skeet’ Goonrey (with Ian Prendergast and Chantelle Manns) were the outright winners of the day.

They finished with an impressive score of +15 against the team of Michael Sargent, Randal Hall and Allan Gardoll.

Team Skeet held the mat for 11 out of 16 ends! Ouch!

Chantelle (playing for only her second time at the Golfie) was, without a doubt, the overall standout on the greens.

The runners-up on the day, Barry Bargwanna and Karen Daly, had an ‘absolutely fabulous’ day recording a + 13 win in their pairs game against Craig ‘Duck’ Grimmond and Peta Zazoniuk.

Baz and Kaz held the mat for 13 out of 18 ends despite Duck’s best efforts to take Kaz’s Buddha bowls out of play - multiple times!

In the other pairs game, Shine McIver shone supreme with her team mate Scott Hilton.

They were up five shots by the 7th end against David Thomas and newcomer to the Golfie greens, Travis Buckman. Thomas and Buckman fought back with a vengeance to eventually win their game by +8.

A protest was lodged by Karen Daly regarding receiving a nomination for the George the Giraffe award on Sunday.

Kaz claimed that Allan Gardoll had bowled two wrong bias (whereas she only had one) however her protest was denied, and hence, this week’s Georgette the Giraffe Award went to Daly - well, her bowl did travel across two rinks!

The Singles and Pairs Championship draws have now been finalised.

Bowlers are requested to adhere to the ‘play by dates’ as listed on the bowls board at the club.

Baz and Kaz, ever proactive, will play their

The Cobar Roosters’ long road trip to Baradine on Saturday did not seem to have any great detrimental effect on their players and they ran out convincing 60-4 winners.

The First Grade Roosters side was helped out by six Under 18s players for their Round 7 Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League game on Saturday, and included two players, Fraser Talu and Ryan Urquhart, who made their First Grade debuts for the Roosters.

The team came out firing scoring some early points off the back of repeated complete sets and, by halftime, they had a 24-4 lead.

Cobar went on to play top quality footy in the second half to dominate the scoreboard and multiple tries, including some brilliant individual efforts, gave the Roosters their 60-4 win.

Ben Griffiths and Tim Hillam each scored

two tries with Ashley Davies, Jed Noonan, David Watson, Loma Atuau, Zane Taylor and Ryan Urquhart also scoring tries.

Thomas Plater was in fine form with the boot kicking 10 goals.

It was the Under 18s players who all earned the Best & Fairest points with Ben Griffiths collecting three points, Ryan Urquhart (2) and Fraser Talu (1).

Urquhart was also named as the Roosters’ Players’ Player.

The win sees Cobar claim outright first spot on the competition ladder with 19 points.

In second spot is Coonamble on 18 points with Narromine and Gilgandra on equal points with 17.

Gulgong follows with 16, then Dunedoo 15, Trangie 12 and Baradine on 10.

There will be a general bye in the competition this weekend due to the long weekend.

High scoring seniors soccer game Players braved the cold on Saturday morning for Round 6 games of the Cobar Junior Soccer Club competition with a close contest played in the Seniors game.

Spurs eventually finished as 9-6 winners over Rangers in the high scoring match with Alice Potter, Denika Brown and Parker Cryer the game’s goal scorers.

Jeremy Theakston and Maddie Bruce took home the Milkshake Awards while Paul Theakston and Caleb Theakston won the Donut Awards.

In the Mids competition Liverpool had a convincing 8-1 win over Rangers with Cooper Trudgett the leading goal scorer with three goals, Isla McKervey added two more, and Tilly Doll, Jake McKervey and Honor Small all scored one each.

United beat Rovers 4-0 in their Mids game with Charlie Nicholson doing a great job of leading his team United to a victory.

The Mids’ Milkshake Awards went to Kobe Peatey, Tilly Doll, Charlie Nicholson and Hayden Betcke, while Logan Fennamore, Isla Mckervey, Xavier Foster and Edwin Palmer took home the Mids’ Donut Awards.

In the Minis division, Liverpool defeated Rovers, Chelsea beat Wanderers and team United got the win over the Rangers.

The Minis Milkshake Awards went to Delilah McBride, Joe Arnold, Jack Presig, George Peter and Sam McKervey and for their outstanding efforts in their games, Murph Ellison, Heidi Betcke, Lenny Hill, Grace Cavalot, Isla Jo Murray and Bailey Robinson took home the Donut Awards.

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Sport

Stand-out for the Roosters

Cobar Junior Rugby League’s Jaxon Waugh was a standout player in the Cobar Roosters Under 11s game with South Dubbo on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval. Jaxon ran in four tries to help his side to a big 52-6 win. He is pictured above with the ball and with Tommy George behind in support.

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Frasers finish in front in Foursomes The Men’s Golf Foursome Championships were contested on Sunday with the Fraser brothers, Alec and Mark, combining well to take out the A Grade title by six shots.

The pair finished with a scratch score of 116 and a net score of 109¼.

Second in the Scratch event were Jay Egan and Garry Wilkin with 122 points.

Two reluctant A Graders, Scott Mayne and Bian Smith, scored 114½ points to have the second best Net score.

In B Grade, Greg Clark and Steve Manns took out the Scratch event with 146 points, one shot clear of Rob Cummins and Chris Powell on 147. However, Cummins and Powell won the Net event with a score of 120¾.

Not one single Nearest the Pin (NTP) prize was won!

And while we’re on the NTP, the old master, Max Phillips, is showing a clean pair of heels to the rest of the golfers in the NTP Competition with 11.

Alec Fraser (7) and Greg Clark (6) have some work to do to catch Marvelous Max! Saturday’s Empire Hotel Day event was played as a mixed three-person Ambrose. The overnight rain meant the conditions were not ideal for golf, but there was a good turn-out.

(See Ladies Golf report on Page 19 for these results.)

Only four hardy golfers braved the midweek competition last Wednesday and the scores reflected the conditions.

Peter ‘China’ Brien had 32 points and that won the day, ahead of Ray Yench on 31 and Greg Clark on 30.

Club Captain, Alec Fraser’s score of 25 points shows he’s more of a weekend golfer and couldn’t handle the heavy competition of the mid-week format.

Clark was the only Nearest the Pin winner, on his favourite hole – the 8th.

There will be three days of golf played over the long weekend.

The first and second rounds of the BRilliams Copper City Classic and the Club Championships will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Both days are 27 holes.

Monday’s game is an individual Stableford.

—Out of Bounds

Injuries force Roosterettes to forfeit the match

A number of injuries and other commitments forced the Cobar Roosterettes to forfeit their Round 7 Castlereagh League Tag game on Saturday.

The girls were to have travelled to Baradine to play however were unable to field a side and so had to wear a 75-0 loss, which saw them slump to 7th place on the competition ladder.

All teams have a general bye this week for the long weekend.

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Sport

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▪ Under 18s sensational form continues

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Junior Roosters had plenty to crow about Cobar Roosters Junior Rugby League fans had plenty to cheer about on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval with their Under 11s, Under 12s and Under 16s teams all recording brilliant wins over visitors ,South Dubbo.

The Under 11s game was a try-scoring fest for the Cobar team who were up 24-0 at half time and then went on to finish with a big 52-6 win over the visitors.

Strong, determined running by the Cobar players and some smart team play resulted in eight tries, four of which were scored by Jaxon Waugh.

Waugh continuously weaved and dodged around the South Dubbo defenders to score

three times and then when a try opportunity presented itself close to the line, he dived over from a quick play of the ball to add another to his tally of four.

Mason King employed the same dodging, weaving and diving tactics (as well as using some muscle) to fend off defenders to score his three tries.

George McDonald opened the scoring with a try and Temi Adesina, who was strong in both attack and defence, also contributed a try to Cobar’s big tally.

The team’s goal kicking was also on point with Mason King, Talas Burke, Jawayne Dodds, Temi Adesina, Braxton Huggett, Jaxon Waugh, George McDonald and Tommy

Mason King making a determined run to the try line in Saturday’s Under 11s win.

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George all landing conversions. The Players’ Player award was earned by Temi Adesina and the Coaches Award went to Mason King.

The Cobar Under 12s had plenty of possession in their match to convincingly beat South Dubbo 30-4. Tries for Cobar were scored by Lachlan Brookman (2), Eli Martin (2), Rowdy Barton and Billy George with Lachlan Brookman, Cohan Nicholson and Aiden Hyland responsible for their three conversions.

Darcy Sylvester was named their Players’ Player and the Coaches Award went to Corey Piggott.

The Cobar Under 16s also played a strong game on Saturday to finish with a 32-10 win over the South Dubbo visitors. Tries for Cobar were scored by Kai Taylor, Oisin McMullen (2), Tahj Foley, Jamal Eves and Tim Eves.

Tahj Foley kicked four conversions.

Their Players’ Player was Joe Webster and the Coaches Award went to Tommy Bryan.

The Under 10s game was also a thriller of a match with Cobar just beaten 22-20.

Tommy George ran in three tries for Cobar and Lucas Townsend also touched down for the Roosters. Tommy George and Austin Kane landed a goal each.

Tommy earned the Coaches Award and Austin was named Players’ Player.

The Cobar Under 14s were outmatched by the South Dubbo visitors and went down 52-10. Cobar’s points came from tries to Jaxon Burke and Henry Rogers with Tim Eves adding the extra two points with a successful conversion. Henry Rogers earned both the Players’ Player and Coaches Awards.

Kasalia Fakahua earned the Coaches Award in the Under 9s game with South Dubbo.

In Sunday’s Mini League Under 6 games, everyone was an award recipient after they had their first official day of tackle after completing the tackle ready program.

In the Under 8s competition, the awards went to Julius Blackmore, Kade Taylor, Tate Stephens and Ford Ellison.

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