Visitors entering Cobar from the north (and locals returning to town) will be greeted with a new ‘Welcome to Cobar’ sign erected by Cobar Shire Council last week. The new sign pays homage to Cobar’s rural heritage and portrays windmills, working dogs and a crop in a field. The sign is part of Council’s town beautification plan and is another project funded under Phase One of the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program. Council staff have further plans to finish off the area with a garden bed
Visitors entering Cobar from the north (and locals returning to town) will be greeted with a new ‘Welcome to Cobar’ sign erected by Cobar Shire Council last week. The new sign pays homage to Cobar’s rural heritage and portrays windmills, working dogs and a crop in a field. The sign is part of Council’s town beautification plan and is another project funded under Phase One of the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program. Council staff have further plans to finish off the area with a garden bed
Cobar’s Suicide Prevention Care Coordinator, Jody McCabe, was invited to present at the 2021 Western NSW Regional Suicide Prevention Forum in Dubbo last week. ‘The Suicide Prevention Forum to Harness Global Knowledge and Local Insights to De-liver Practical Solutions’ brought together community members and suicide prevention specialists with a focus […]
The Bactrians’ best on field on Saturday, Bethany Smith, running the ball up against the Bourke Ewes in the Ladies Rugby 7s Touch match at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval. The Bactrians were narrowly beaten 4-3 by the visitors with Eve Arnold, Aisha Schofield and Sally Schintler scoring Cobar’s tries. Smith […]
Cobar Shire Councillors toured the Cobar museum building last week to get an insight into how the renovation work is progress-ing. The former administration building, built in 1910 for the Great Cobar Copper Mine, and has been home to the museum for more than 40 years, is now being restored. […]