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Year: 2020
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Upskilling staff from within paying off for Cobar Shire Council
After 20-plus years working in the mining industry, local Tom Martin has made the move to work in Local Government as Cobar Shire Council’s new infrastructure manager. Tom commenced with Council in January and is responsible for the workshop, parks and gardens, airport, Council depots and waste collection. Council’s general […]
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Cricket controversy
Two Twenty20 and the Cobar Cowboys representative cricket game against Nyngan were washed out on the weekend with only the 40 Over game between Golf Club and Empire going ahead on Saturday. The controversial match went down to the last over and, after what appears to be an error in […]
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Unique callout as local firies come to the rescue of big bird
Calls to fires and vehicle accidents are the norm for the Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar crew however the rescue they were called to on Sunday was definitely out of the ordinary. A wounded wedge tail eagle was located on a property in Singleton Road with the owners, […]
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Rural relocation a positive experience for Poulters
The choice to leave town after six relatively happy years of living in Cobar was a tough decision for Stephen Poulter and his young family to make. Working as council’s manager of planning and environment and feeling like his family were very much part of the community, Stephen said the […]
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To be or not to be the best Shakespeare teacher in the west
Cobar High School English teacher, Nick Short, has been announced as one of 30 recipients of the Bell Shakespeare 2020 Regional Teacher Mentorships. The program provides teachers from regional, rural and remote schools with a fully-funded year-long mentorship with the Bell Shakespeare Company. Mr Short, who has been teaching for […]