Student project sees high-altitude balloons reach 35 kilometres above Cobar
A group of high school students from Newcastle have successfully launched two self-made high-altitude weather balloons from outback…
Squash meets volleyball — the ‘secret’ bush sport winning over new fans
In the heart of western New South Wales, a quirky sport has been quietly thriving behind the doors…
Feral goat’s headbutt frenzy causes thousands of dollars damage to Cobar business
To look at the damage done to the glass on Shane Martin’s shopfront, you might think a robber…
Miners asked to reconsider using industrial explosives involved in underground explosion which killed two
The mining watchdog has urged mine operators to reconsider the use of a common explosive device used underground,…
Two people dead after underground mine explosion at Cobar, in western NSW
A man and a woman are dead after an explosion at an underground mine in western New South…
Pop-up piano rescued from Nyngan floods strikes a new chord in Cobar community
A piano rescued from the 1990s Nyngan floods is striking a chord in a mining town in outback…