Cobargo - The Triangle Community Newspaper

Two older women holding a large oval photo of themselves as young girls.

Cobargo Conversations with Norma Grunow

1 October 2025/in Cobargo /by Tikka Wilson

On 15 September 1925, Thomas and Valerie Gourlay announced to the Cobargo community the birth of their first child, a daughter Norma. Norma was reared in Cobargo along with her younger sister Beth. Norma has just celebrated her 100th birthday at the Cobargo Hotel along with family members and invited guests tallying fifty.

Norma is one of the most astute, humorous and interesting … Read more »

South Coast Drama and Dance Festival 2025

1 October 2025/in Cobargo, Villages /by Tikka Wilson

On 3 September 2025, students from Cobargo Public School performed at the South Coast Dance and Drama Festival held at the Yuin Theatre, Bay Pavilions, Batemans Bay.

The Festival lit up Batemans Bay as students from many local schools took to the stage showcasing remarkable resilience and talent. It was postponed last year due to severe weather, the rescheduled event combined the region’s dance and drama festivals, delivering a memorable performance … Read more »

Black and white class photo with teacher wearing a bowler hat in the back row.

Cobargo District Museum

1 September 2025/in Cobargo, Villages /by Tikka Wilson

The museum preserves the history of Cobargo and the district, to ensure our unique heritage is celebrated and shared for generations to come. The volunteer-run museum can be found at Shop 2, 52 Princes Highway, Cobargo and is open Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00 am until 2.00 pm and Saturdays from 9.00 am to noon.

This is a photo taken in … Read more »

Acknowledgment of Country

The Triangle is a community paper, principally for the region bounded by the three prominent mountains: Peak Alone, Gulaga and Mumbulla. It is produced on the traditional lands of the Yuin nation and we acknowledge that this was and will always be Yuin Country. We are grateful for their thousands of years of careful and deliberate stewardship of Country and pay our respects to Yuin Elders past, present and emerging.

About The Triangle

The Triangle, a not-for-profit, local, community newspaper, comes out on the first day of every month except January. Published since 2002 we have a print circulation of 1800, with a larger circulation over the summer holiday season. Our paper is free and available in print and online. If you live outside the Triangle area, an annual subscription of $35.00 will cover delivery of all 11 issues.

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