The Cobar Railway Station underwent a bit of a “facelift” just before Christmas with a construction crew carrying out a platform refurbishment. John Holland Rail’s Supervisor of Corridor and Civil Works for the Country Regional Network, David Haulser (a former Cobar resident), was in charge of the project on behalf […]
Cobar Weekly’s 2020 Christmas Cheer competition, sponsored by Peak Gold Mines and Cobar Powerhouse, was expertly judged by the Cobar Girl Guides, Lilliane Brady Village residents and Cobar Weekly staff with five winners selected. Pictured above is Peak Gold Mines representative Laura Barnes with top scorer Robyn Floyd, whose display […]
A crisis was averted on Friday night thanks to some great driving by Mrs Claus who helped to deliver Santa just in time to lead this year’s Christmas Street Parade. There may have been less parade entrants this year than previous years, however it was the noisiest parade in history […]
Wollongong-based Pat and Geoff Dryland brought a truckload of food, clothing and gifts to Cobar on Saturday to help brighten Christmas for a number of local farmers still doing it tough from the drought. The couple, who previously owned childcare centres in Wollongong and Sydney, decided to direct their benevolence […]
It appears that any concerns that Cobar residents may have about what’s happening at Peak Gold Mine’s New Cobar Complex have been allayed if the attendance at their recent community information sessions are anything to go on. Aurelia Metals is proposing to extend its current operations at Peak’s New Cobar […]
The Cobar Annual Red and Black Goat Sale, conducted by Nutrien Russell last week in Cobar, which is the first local buck goat sale of its kind, broke a number of sale records from the outset. Nutrien Russell’s Livestock Agent Luke Scales said they were “delighted with the outcome of […]
After 15 years of owning and running the Cobar Newsagency seven days a week, Ruth Mullins was happy to hand the business over this week to its new owners, Anni van der Westhuizen and Andre Van Wyk. Ruth and husband Geoff (along with Ruth’s brother and sister-in-law John and Paula […]
The Kubby House Childcare Centre re-opened this week with early childhood teacher Tracey Bowman coming to the rescue to ensure the centre can continue to operate. The centre was forced to close last week following the resignation of a number of staff members which left the committee unable to operate […]
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