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.
A $6,000 project to bring mining stories from our past to life has received the financial support of Peel Mining, Aurelia Metals and Cobar Shire Council. A sound system was recently installed at the Cobar Miners Memorial to play recorded information, stories and songs about our mining history. Chair of […]
The bowls Championship Fours Final was played on Sunday at the Golfie with the ‘Mighty Knights’ team of David ‘Ooze’ Knight, Alan Knight, Greg Read and Tom McKeown claiming the title. They came up against the ‘Young Guns’ team of Narelle Kriz, Jason Howell, Stewart Simpson and Greg Clark. The match […]
