The Cobar area has now been declared as being in ‘intense drought’ according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries latest seasonal report. With limited rainfall recorded last month, 100 per cent of the state has been drought declared with 15 per cent of it now in ‘intense drought’. And […]
Local woman Sheena Geppert, who’s a farmer and knows first hand about the hardships of this drought, is working with the Cobar Mental Health Network to hold A Night for Our Farmers. Sheena was recently invited to go along to one of the Mental Health Network’s meetings by her friend, […]
A lot of old farming families in the Cobar district have seen too many droughts in their lifetimes like the current one that’s gripping most of southern Australia. Tom Mitchell, a second generation grazier at Gambolalley north of Cobar, has experienced his share of droughts (he’s also lived through the […]
NSW Farmers made a delivery to Cobar last week of goods that will go some way to helping out local struggling famers affected by the ongoing drought. NSW Farmers, Regional Services Manager – West, Caron Chester delivered approximately 100 boxes of toiletries and food, bottled water and bags of oranges […]
The Old Res has now completely dried up as Cobar faces its equal driest July on record. Just 0.2mm of rain has been recorded this month, the same figure as the previous record driest July in 2002. This year to date just 23.6mm of rain has been recorded at the […]
A cold snap which brought overcast conditions and freezing winds has failed to deliver any significant rainfall to Cobar, giving us one of the driest starts to the year on record. Local historian John Collins examined the weather records dating back to 1882 and found that Cobar is on track […]
NSW primary producers continue to be challenged by the current seasonal conditions, with the latest NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) State Seasonal Update indicating almost all the state is now in mild to severe drought. Dry and warm conditions remained through May with only isolated areas of the North […]
The unrelenting hot, dry weather shows no sign of changing this week with temperatures to hit the high 30s this weekend. Cobar’s third month straight without significant rainfall is taking its toll, with local farmers being forced to bring in feed for stock and consider destocking their properties. Temperatures in […]
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