The second in a series of three Town Hall Working Group meetings was held on Tuesday night at the Ward Oval Pavillion. Cobar Shire Council Mayor Jarrod Marsden called for the meetings in response to a public outcry last November after the Council voted to look at demolishing the Town […]
The Cobar Youth and Community Centre staff hosted a Pool Party at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Friday night thanks to Summer Holiday funding from the NSW Government. Youth aged 12 to 24 years were invited to join staff to cool off at the pool with water slide fun, […]
Cobar’s Australia Day Ambassador, TV and radio commentator, Peter Wilkins and Mayor Jarrod Marsden presented Colby Lawrence with the Citizen of the Year Award at Monday’s Australia Day celebrations at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Cobar’s Australia Day Ambassador, TV and radio commentator, Peter Wilkins and Mayor Jarrod Marsden presented […]
A century-old journey is being brought back to life on Australian roads, with a group of dedicated volunteers following the path travelled by two evangelists 100 years ago with a restored 1925 Citroën. The historic car passed through Cobar on Friday, following a long loop around the country that closely […]
Cobar Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 is now at full strength following the recent recruitment of five trainee Retained Firefighters. Acting brigade captain, Huw Rabone, said the addition of the five new recruits now brings the Cobar crew up to a total of 17. “It’s the first time that […]
Cobar resident (and former Cobar Shire Councillor) Julie Payne addressed councillors prior to the December Ordinary Meeting last Thursday imploring them to take free camping at the Newey Reserve off their agenda. Mrs Payne made an impassioned plea for councillors to delete free camping from the Newey Reserve’s Plan of […]
The Great Cobar Museum’s new Coach House and Underground Mine Experience, which will showcase Cobar’s rich pastoral and mining history, is close to being completed. Many of the large display items have been moved in including drays, sulkies and an old Garford fire engine (pictured above). A number of large […]
Cobar High School held their end of year presentations at the school’s MPC on Thursday with Maddie Bruce named as the 2025 Dux of the School. As this year’s top academic student of the school, Maddie was presented with the Neil Hudson Memorial Honour Roll Cobar High School Dux award. […]
Cobar Public School principal, Jonathan Harvey, proudly praised the many achievements of his students over the past year and his dedicated staff. “Year after year, staff do everything they can to give kids the best education they can. “They don’t miss out on anything—academic, sporting, cultural, performing arts, science, etc, […]
The Cobar Weekly’s 2025 Christmas Cheer Competition, sponsored by Aurelia Metals and Cobar Powerhouse, was very popular this year with 31 nominations vying for our Cobar Quids prizes. Aurelia’s Health, Safety and Environment Community Manager Scott Ginnivan (pictured at centre above) presented 1st ($500 Cobar Quids), 2nd ($300 Cobar Quids) […]
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