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 Shire Council has been allocated more than $1.7 million from the latest round of the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program. The allocation for each funding recipient takes into consideration factors such as population and road length in each local area. In comparison with neighbouring shires, Bourke […]
The Cobar Iron Ringer committee has suffered a small setback in their efforts to build an Iron Ringer monument. Iron Ringer committee chair John Collins said the committee was unsuccessful in their application to obtain grant funding from the NSW Government’s 2022/23 Arts & Cultural Funding Program to help with […]
The Cobar 221 Army Cadet Unit held their formal dining-in night on Saturday at the Services Club which included the presentation of end of year awards. Warrant Officer (WO) Class 2 Amara Bottom earned The Cartner Family Award for The Most Outstanding Senior Cadet for the Year. SGT Riley Bottom […]
