Cobar Shire Council will be working hard to have a new parking area (that will be available for use by free campers) established within the next two months. Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith reported to last Thursday’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting that Council had made work on the Heritage Park […]
Campers could soon be allowed to return to the Newey after councillors decided last week to immediately adopt a Plan of Management for the reserve. Councillors discussed a report on the management options for the Newey Reserve, prepared by Eco Logical Australia, at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting. Council’s general […]
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 […]
Cobar Shire Council will look at opening up Ward Oval to free campers. The matter was discussed at last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting following a notice of motion put to the meeting by Cr Peter Yench. “Something needs to be done and I think it can be done legally,” […]
Local businessman Geoff McGuinness used the public access forum at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting to speak about his concerns (and that of other local business owners) on the decline of tourists stopping in Cobar. “The town is a laughing stock,” Mr McGuinness told council. “Bourke’s caravan parks are overflowing. […]
Cr Peter Yench has put forward a Notice of Motion for tomorrow’s Ordinary Council Meeting calling for Ward Oval to be opened up to free campers. Cr Yench, who was a strong advocate for shutting down free camping at the Newey, said if Ward Oval was made available for temporary […]
Local businessman Geoff McGuinness has recently canvassed other local businesses and found that many, like him, are “feeling the pinch” from missing out on the lucrative trade brought into town by free campers. Mr McGuinness said while free campers are still coming to Cobar they aren’t arriving in the same […]
Councillors were updated at last week’s council meeting on the temporary ban on free camping at the Newey recreation area. Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said work was progressing on the creation of a Plan of Management for the Newey. Council has received two applications from consultants to […]
Cobar Shire Council’s announcement of a ban on free camping at the Newey has prompted strong community backlash. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko publically announced the ‘no camping until further notice’ rule last week after receiving a directive from the NSW Department of Industry—Crown Lands and Water. Local resident Jill […]
Cobar Shire Council has been forced to curtail camping at the Newey following a directive last week from the NSW Department of Industry—Crown Lands and Water. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said he had no choice in the matter which will now see all camping banned at the Newey recreation […]
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