2024

No fluoride in water for five years

Following a directive from NSW Health to a number of outback councils, Cobar Shire Council is notifying residents that its water supply hasn’t been fluoridated since 2019. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the new plant was built with the capacity to add fluoride to our drinking water, however this […]

2024

Deficit worsens

The bottom line of Cobar Shire Council’s Draft Budget, expected to be put on public exhibition at tomorrow’s March Meeting, shows a deficit of $2.2 million. Despite this being a substantial worsening of the situation, Council is not looking to increase rates above the rate pegging or cut services despite […]

2024

Yabbies come third at the Nationals

The Yabbies have returned from the 88th AIF Annual Swimming Championships after an amazing effort in the pool. Cobar came third in the overall point score, a fantastic performance for a small bush club competing against traditional swimming meccas including Southport, Bondi, Manly, Bronte and Coogee. Twenty Yabbies travelled to […]

2024

Warm Cobar welcome for Tour de OROC

Our own Trudy Griffiths is on track to be the rider raising the most money in this year’s Tour de OROC, with an amount in the vicinity of $20,000 being donated through her efforts. “We haven’t finished the count yet, but we are pretty sure we’ve topped our total from […]

200324

On ya bike Trudy!

Local businesswoman Trudy Griffths will head off for a 463km ride when she joins the 2024 Tour de OROC charity ride in Walgett today. This year’s Tour de OROC charity ride, which raises funds for the Macquarie Home Stay accommodation facility, kicked off on Monday in Dubbo. Trudy made the […]

200324

Database makes it easy for tourists and operators

Cobar Shire Council’s Business Support Officer Kate Joss has been speaking with local businesses about the benefits of being listed on the ATDW website. ATDW, the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse, is the national database for tourism business listings. “Tourism distributors (like Destination NSW) have licences to use this ATDW database […]

200324

Rugby Club loses out on Return and Earn rubbish

Our ‘Return and Earn’ is a service provided by the Cobar Rugby Union Club to the community of Cobar. Club members collect bags and dispatch Cobar’s cans, plastic and glass bottles to Cleanaway for recycling. The club pays 10 cents for each unit presented by customers in acceptable condition while […]

200324

Coaching the next step for Brianna Watson

It seems only logical that coaching is the next step for League Tag superstar Brianna Watson. Last season Brianna was named the Cobar Roosterettes’ Best & Fairest Player and leading try scorer, along with the Castlereagh’s Ladies League Tag Player of the Year title. She was also selected in the […]