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Council gives local input to Far West plan

Cobar Shire Council has made a submission to the NSW Department of Planning to include a further 28 points that will directly affect Cobar to the Draft Far West Regional Plan. The Draft Far West Regional Plan, which aims to guide the NSW Government’s land use planning priorities and decisions […]

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Yabbies win national swimming title

Cobar Yabby Trevor Menadue made history on Saturday as the first Cobar Senior Men’s Club swimmer to ever win an AIF Nationals swimming title. Menadue, who started the 2016/2017 season with the Yabbies before relocating to Melbourne at the beginning of the year, re-joined his Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming […]

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Brainstorming session looks for new major event

As part of the State Government’s recent Back to Business Week activities, the Cobar Business Association facilitated a ‘think tank’ session to brainstorm ideas for a major event for Cobar. Run by Visual Merchandising expert, Carol Bagaric from AUSVM, the think tank session prompted a group of interested residents to […]

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Cobar’s Shell team is the best in NSW

When it comes to service, the Cobar Shell Auto Port has been recognised as Shell’s best service station in NSW. Cobar Shell Auto Port’s site manager Annie McLaughlin said she was very proud to have received the People Make The Difference Real (PMTDR) Shell program best in NSW award, which […]

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Consistency pays off for swimmer

Consistency paid off for swimmer Anita Hodgkinson at the Mermaids senior women’s competition swim on Sunday night. Hodgkinson finished second in all three of the events contested to finish the night with 15 championship points. She ran second to Zoë Harland in the 30m handicapped Freestyle event with Harland finishing […]

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NSWODGP petitions council for medical centre extensions

The NSW Outback Division of General Practice (NSWODGP), which operates the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) in Harcourt Street, has petitioned Cobar Shire Council for a $300,000 extension to the centre. NSWODGP Interim CEO, Peter Spence made a presentation to Cobar Shire councillors at an extraordinary meeting of council […]