Three mine geologists recount their time in Cobar Cobar welcomed three geologists, former residents, Therese and Craig Stegman and Roger Jackson, as guest speakers at ‘A Night to Remember Our Lost Miners’ event on Friday. Therese and Craig first came to Cobar in 1988 to work […]
Cobar residents were saddened to hear of the passing of former Cobar Mayor, Peter Abbott, who passed away at his home on Friday night, aged 77. Cr Peter Abbott was elected as Mayor of Cobar Shire Council in February 2021, following the death of Mayor Lilliane Brady. Cr Abbott joined […]
Local historian Kay Stingemore (at far right) joined the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Fellows for a special storytellingperformance about our lost miners at the Cobar Miners Memorial on Friday afternoon. The Fellows worked with Cobar High School students and music teacher Laura Andrew earlier that day to create the music […]
Brad Lennon (at centre holding framed certificate), a long serving Fire and Rescue Station 256 crew member, has recently retired after dedicating 18 years as a Retained Firefighter with the service. Brad joined the Cobar station in January 2005 as their 151st firefighter and served as their captain for […]
Councillor Jarrod Marsden became Cobar’s newest mayor after being voted in unchallenged at Cobar Shire Council’s Ordinary Meeting last Thursday. Cr Marsden takes over the role from outgoing mayor Peter Abbott, who did not choose to re-stand. No other nominations were received for the mayor’s position and so Cr Marsden […]
Australians will get to have their say in the national referendum next month about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Many locals are unsure of what we are being asked to vote […]
Australian wind farm developer, WestWind Energy, a leading renewable energy company, has announced the proposed development of a wind farm northwest of Cobar. The newly proposed Cobar Energy Park project will feature up to 30 cutting-edge wind turbines that are set to power around 130,000 homes. WestWind Energy’s Chief Development […]
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