Local News
Creative image a winner for local in western competition
The winners of the highly regarded Life and Light Photo Competition were recently announced at the Broken Hill Agfair with Cobar’s Brock Martin one of the winners. Brock was one of 10 category winners in this year’s Local Land Services competition, which was celebrating its 20th anniversary since its inception […]
All set for Aboriginal flag to be hoisted at council chambers
The Aboriginal flag will soon be flying alongside the Australian flag at the Council Chambers. Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said it was a plan that had been in the wind for some time and was now finally coming to fruition. “Flying the Aboriginal flag at the council […]
Nationals’ Barwon candidate hears of local concerns
Nationals’ candidate for the 2019 State Election for the Seat of Barwon, Gilgandra businessman Andrew Schier, says he’s loves travelling. Mr Schier is planning on doing plenty of travelling in the lead up to the next State election to get out and speak to as many voters as he can […]
Long held showgirl tradition continues
Once again Eva Halliger claimed the Lyle Boucher Memorial Trophy as the Most Successful Exhibitor in the Main Pavilion at this year’s Cobar Show. Eva had wins in the Vegetables, Flowers, Floral Art and Jams and Preserves sections and took out the prizes for Champion Bloom of the Show, Champion […]
Renowned architect visits site of proposed Sound Chapel
Internationally acclaimed architect Glenn Murcutt was in town this week to assess the site for the proposed construction of a Sound Chapel. Mr Murcutt accompanied music composer Georges Lentz, whose idea it was to create a unique Sound Chapel at the abandoned Silver Tank, 4km out of Cobar on the […]