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.
Cobar Police are investigating a number of suspicious fires that have occurred over the past week in the vicinity of the Old Res and north of Cobar on the Kidman Way. NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW personnel have attended five separate fires in five days. […]
The reigning Australian Record Holder for selling the highest price buck set in 2021, the Rangeland Red Goat Stud at Goodooga, has once again taken the title of selling the highest priced buck at last week’s Nutrien Russell Cobar Invitational Red & Black Goat Sale held in Cobar. Rangeland Red […]
