A well attended Tourism Advisory Committee meeting was held on Thursday night at the Services Club. A number of items were discussed including an update on the construction of the war memorial in Drummond Park (and the associated celebrations around the unveiling of it); a progress report on the Iron Ring attraction; the proposed new interactive cinematic underground experience at the museum; the Heritage Park camping zone; the state of the toilets at the busy Gilgunnia Rest Area; and the Historical Hotels tour. The meeting also did a wrap up on the pros and cons of the recent Festival of the Miner’s Ghost. A 2024 Calendar of Events was presented and a number of new ideas were put forward to entice more visitors to town.
A well attended Tourism Advisory Committee meeting was held on Thursday night at the Services Club. A number of items were discussed including an update on the construction of the war memorial in Drummond Park (and the associated celebrations around the unveiling of it); a progress report on the Iron Ring attraction; the proposed new interactive cinematic underground experience at the museum; the Heritage Park camping zone; the state of the toilets at the busy Gilgunnia Rest Area; and the Historical Hotels tour. The meeting also did a wrap up on the pros and cons of the recent Festival of the Miner’s Ghost. A 2024 Calendar of Events was presented and a number of new ideas were put forward to entice more visitors to town.
The Golfie bowlers beat their Nyngan opposition in the first round of the 2023 pennant bowls competition for our region played in Cobar on Sunday. Rink 3’s game was neck-and-neck with the Cobar team of Dean ‘Bogger’ McLeod, Peter ‘China’ Brien, Craig ‘Duck’ Grimmond and Don Roberts’ two point win […]
Cobar Rugby Union Camels received a reality check against Warren Pumas on Saturday at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval when they were outplayed by a youthful, fit and well drilled side. Once again Cobar found itself with a different side to the one which played the previous week. Tafu Tafu […]