Masks were mandatory for the Cobar Hospital Auxiliary’s annual general meet-ing on Monday. Cobar Hospital Auxiliary committee presi-dent Sharon Harland said members found it “a bit weird” attending a meeting with every-one wearing a mask. “With ongoing uncertainty around COVID, it might be something we’ll have to get used to, […]
Drummond Park is a very busy place with lots of upgrade work currently going on. In addition to refurbishing the Rotunda, shades have been erected over the barbecue area and over the toilet block. The front footpath is also being replaced. The upgrade works at the park are part of […]
Another new Cobar Shire Council community project is up and running with the new PA System in the main street getting its first run on Saturday morning. Shoppers in the main street on Saturday may have noticed some background music coming from the recently installed PA System located at the […]
Cobar once again has the services of a per-manent vet, with Dr Lauren Leicester join-ing the Kidman Way Veterinary Surgery practice last week. Prior to coming to Cobar, Lauren worked in a large mixed animal veterinary surgery at Inver-cargill on New Zealand’s South Island. “There were 10 vets there and […]
New TAFE learning centre progressing TAFE NSW is progressing on its delivery of Cobar’s new multi-million dollar Connected Learning Centre and multi-trades workshop, which will significantly expand local education and training opportunities. The concrete slab foundations for both the Connected Learning Centre and multi-trades workshop are now complete, with the […]
Council to take on children’s hostel Cobar Shire Councillors voted at last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting to purchase the Cobar War Memorial Chil-dren’s Hostel. The hostel’s current committee invited Council to purchase the hostel for $1. The large complex on the corner of Barton and Blakey streets, which was completed […]
Emma Hoy and Caroline Wallace returned to Cobar on Friday to host a listening party at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club as part of their Outback Outloud project. The pair, who are directors of Signal Creative, visited Cobar at the end of March along with Walgett, Brewarrina and Bourke […]
Visitors entering Cobar from the north (and locals returning to town) will be greeted with a new ‘Welcome to Cobar’ sign erected by Cobar Shire Council last week. The new sign pays homage to Cobar’s rural heritage and portrays windmills, working dogs and a crop in a field. The sign […]
Following a raft of positive feedback about the mural she painted at the Newey Reserve, local artist Seigrid Peters has been contracted by Cobar Shire Council to create more of her unique artworks to help bright-en up the CBD. Seigrid has been working over the past week creating mini murals […]
Cobar Rotarians Gordon and Therese Hill have recently been awarded the pres-tigious Paul Harris Fellow award in recog-nition of their ongoing work with the Cobar Drought Appeal. Gordon said while the drought may be “officially” broken, a good number of local landholders are still in the drought recovery phase. “Some […]
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