2022

Imitation firearm seized

A 21 year old man was arrested and charged at Cobar Police Station on Monday afternoon after he used an imitation gun to threaten another person. Police seized the gel blaster pistol (which resembles a Glock handgun) from a home in Wetherell Crescent at 4.20pm after executing a search warrant […]

2022

CSA makes big commitment to training

CSA Mine has taken on a large cohort of apprentices for 2022 which includes offer-ing seven full time apprenticeships and five school-based apprenticeships across five different trades. A special apprentice induction was held for the big group at the mine last Thursday led by the mine’s Training Advisor and Apprentice […]

190122

Bushies win in close encounter

The local Twenty20 senior cricket compe-tition has resumed with Bushies and Tooth-less picking up wins in close encounters in their matches over the weekend. Friday and Saturday nights’ games were played on the same pitch at Ward Oval which was very lively after the storm on Thursday night and, with […]

190122

Regional swimming success

Cobar Swimming Club’s Henry Knight competed at the NSW Country Regional Swimming Carnival in Gunnedah earlier this month coming up against swimmers from all over NSW country including competitors from Coffs Harbour, Tamworth, Blue Mountains, Port Macquarie and Casino. From his seven events, Henry finished with four second places and […]

190122

There’s been some wild weather about

It’s been a wet and wild start to the new year with some large storms, gusty winds and high temperatures recorded in and around the Shire of Cobar. According to the Bureau of Meteorology the first 17 days of January included temperatures of up to 41 degrees, large storm cells […]

190122

Peak donation very welcome

Christmas 2021 was a little bit brighter for the Cobar Brennan Centre residents who received a special treat from Peak Gold Mines on Christmas Eve. Peak’s general manager Craig Thomas said every Christmas Aurelia Metals delivers special Christmas lunch packs to their dedicated employees who are rostered on Christmas Day. […]

190122

COVID clinic has closed

The Cobar Respiratory Clinic, which opened in May 2020 in Harcourt Street as part of a collaborative response to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, is no longer in operation with the Department of Health making the decision to close the clinic at the end of last year. The Cobar Primary Health […]