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Local mines look to conserve water

With no end in sight to one of the worst droughts on record Cobar’s three biggest employers, CSA, Endeavor and the Peak mines, are all actively working to conserve water to ensure their operations continue. The mines have been given assurances that their allocations will remain as is until July. […]

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Missed opportunities for Golf Club

Golf Club failed to make the most of the opportunities presented to them in their 40 Over Senior Cricket match against Nymagee on Saturday and Nymagee finished with an eight wickets win. Golf Club won the toss and elected to bat first and, uncharacteristically, Nymagee dropped several early chance catches […]

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Jones smashes six school swimming records

Raymond Jones smashed six long standing records at Cobar High School’s annual swimming carnival last Wednesday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Jones put in a sensational effort to break the Under 15 Years Boys’ records for the 50 metres freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly, and 50m breaststroke events as […]

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Major players to meet to discuss water

Cobar Shire Council and representatives of Cobar’s three major mines, CSA, Endeavor and Peak, will meet with WaterNSW staff in Cobar next week to discuss our water situation. WaterNSW manages and operates the state’s 42 dams and storages to deliver water for environmental, domestic, town water, stock, industrial and irrigation […]

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Funding flows for drought support

Cobar Shire residents will soon see $1million worth of drought support flow through the community, with a range of projects now approved under the Coalition Government’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP). Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton was delighted that Council will receive this funding. “I am so pleased to give […]