Councils from western New South Wales once again discussed their future at a meeting in Cobar on Monday. President of the Division Balranald mayor Leigh Byron said a decision about the future of the eight councils in the Far West Initiative, which was part of the State Government’s Local Government […]
Upgrade work on the Drummond Park playground area has well and truly begun with a new permanent shade structure being erected over the last couple of weeks. The new steel structure is significantly higher and will be more durable than the previous shade cloth structure. New concrete paths are expected […]
In the interests of public safety three local food outlets have been shut down in Cobar over the past couple of months and a number of others have been issued with improvement notices. Cobar Shire Council’s manager of planning and environmental services Stephen Poulter said most of the premises with […]
Cobar Shire Council farewelled one of their longest serving employees last week when Darrell Turner retired after 44½ years of service. Mr Turner was farewelled with a staff luncheon last Thursday where he was presented with a parting gift and a plaque with a ride-on lawn mower to remind him […]
Cobar Shire Council has contracted Seed Business Solutions to undertake an Economic Study and Action Plan for the Cobar Shire area. Seed’s Megan Dixon began work on the project last Wednesday, […]
Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries called in to Cobar last week to deliver a cheque for $11,910 from the Murray Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Programme’s Energise Enterprise Fund. Mr Humphries presented the cheque to Cobar Shire Council mayor Lilliane Brady and Cobar Business Association secretary Angela Shepherd and said […]
NetWaste representatives visited Cobar recently and were impressed by infrastructure improvements at Cobar Waste Depot. In the last year council has installed 3.2km of fencing, constructed a waste oil drop off area and installed new signage. The waste oil and battery drop off area is just inside the main gate […]
The Great Cobar Heritage Centre is getting ready to undergo a fairly major facelift with restoration work expected to commence on the building’s balcony this week. Cobar tourism officer John Martin said scaffolding has been erected to allow for much needed restoration work to be carried out on the balcony. […]
Staff from the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the New South Wales Ombudsman’s office were in Cobar last week as part of their rural outreach program. ICAC staff conducted a number of workshops delivering corruption prevention information and techniques to various government and non-government agency staff from Cobar, […]
Cobar Shire councillors and the mayor will receive a 2.5 per cent increase in their annual payment fee, however Cr Peter Yench believes that increase should be much higher. Councillors discussed a proposed wage increase at last Thursday’s council meeting with Cr Yench suggesting the mayor’s fee should increase to […]
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