The reinstatement of an air service to Cobar is one step closer with the Far North West Joint Organisation (FNWJO) calling for public tenders. FNWJO chairperson Cr Lilliane Brady is delighted that after a year without any air services, the process to restore them is now in motion. “I am […]
Excavation on the new adventure playground at Cobar’s Drummond Park began on Monday. Cobar Shire Council Parks & Gardens supervisor Paul Sullivan said temporary fencing has been erected while local contractors Country Mile Construction begin levelling the ground to get it ready to lay the park’s softfall. Installation of the […]
A friendship made while on holidays has helped to bring a generous donation of goods and cash to Cobar for families struggling in the drought. Tracey Kelly from KT OOSH (Out of School Hours) in Rouse Hill, Sydney, met Cobar’s Huon and Gilbert families a number of years ago while […]
Cobar Shire Councillors last week were called upon to make a quick decision on how to allocate $1.5million in tourism funding. After much debate, councillors decided the money would be spent on upgrading the Great Cobar Heritage Centre. The matter was “sprung on” councillors at last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting […]
Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries yesterday announced Cobar Shire Council would receive $398,188 to upgrade exhibitions at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre. Mr Humphries was in Cobar yesterday to present the funding from round two of the NSW Government’s $100million Regional Cultural Fund. “Most of the extant exhibitions are 30 […]
Kate Winders was yesterday declared elected to Cobar Shire Council following a close by-election. The vote, held to fill the role of councillor left vacant by the departure of Greg Martin, came down to the distribution of preferences with just 63 votes the difference between Mrs Winders and Ben Hewlett. […]
Another delivery of donated hay was to have arrived in Cobar last Wednesday however heavy rain interfered with its arrival. Cobar Shire Council’s administration officer Brytt Moore, who has been helping coordinate the delivery of drought donations to Cobar, said Cobar was chosen as a recipient of the $45,000 worth […]
Cobar Shire Councillors voted last week that council commence the process to have the Newey Reserve reclassified as a park. A report to last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting from council’s environmental supervisor Melissa Gunn advised, under the Crown Land Management Act 2016, categorisation of the Newey Reserve was required to […]
Three candidates, Kate Winders, Ben Hewlett and John Stingemore, have nominated for the vacant position of councillor with Cobar Shire Council. Cobar residents will go to the polls next Saturday December 8 to determine which of the three nominees will replace Greg Martin, who recently resigned to take up a […]
Cobar Shire Council’s cash position has improved over the past year. Council’s audited financial statements will be presented to tomorrow’s Ordinary Council Meeting with Council’s director of finance and community services Kym Miller “delighted” with council’s current cash balance. Mr Miller told The Cobar Weekly they had originally planned for […]
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