Generally when a person retires, it’s the start of taking life a bit easier, however that’s not the case for local, Shane Josephson, who’s planning on becoming a whole lot busier. Shane has plans on travelling around with wife Alanna, however they won’t be touring at a leisurely pace as […]
The Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) is hailing the Australian Universities Accord Panel’s Final Report as a watershed moment for rural and remote students across the country. A number of key recommendations from the report aim to address persistent challenges faced by families living in rural and remote Australia. In […]
Summer definitely went out with a big bang in Cobar last Thursday with some very wild weather recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology. After the mercury topped out at a sweltering 41.8 degrees on our last day of summer (which the Bureau reports is one of our warmest on record), […]
Work is being carried out at a rapid rate by an army of tradesmen and women as they hasten to complete Cobar Shire Council’s Ward Oval multipurpose hall and early learning centre project by mid-April. After a site visit last week, Cobar Shire Council’s project coordinator Carly Hunter reports that […]
The excitement is building for this year’s Cobar Show with interest for trade stands already at an all time record number. Cobar Show Society committee member Simonne Mackay said they have approached a number of local businesses and invited them to have a trade stand at the show. “The response […]
Cobar Day VIEW Club kicked off 2024 with 12 current and two new members in attendance at their annual general meeting last Tuesday. The 2023 club president Enid English gave a good résumé of the club’s fundraising activities, guest speakers and social outings undertaken during the year. She extended appreciation […]
Mining is dominating the news this week with three of Cobar’s biggest mining shareholders, Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC), Aurelia Metals and Polymetals Resources, all reporting favourable outcomes. MAC has this week gained national attention after it became the largest Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) mining listing in five years. […]
Improved water security in the Albert Priest Channel, more community bores, improved storage to prevent evaporation and tank de-silting were some of the ideas put forward at a ‘Big Thinkers’ drought resilience workshop in town on Friday. The Far North West Joint Organisation (FNWJO) Drought Plan Project Officer Belinda Colless […]
Following on from the success of her first book, The Court Reporter, released in 2018, former Cobar resident and well-known ABC television and radio newsreader, Jamelle Wells has just released her second book, Outback Court Reporter. After spending almost 20 years in city courtrooms reporting for the ABC on some […]
Cobar Shire Council has engaged award winning architects, Dunn and Hillam, along with the community, to help create a plan to bring the Town Hall Cinema building back to life. Council conducted three community consultations sessions last Wednesday (one of which was with Cobar High School students) and are currently […]
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