Harmony Gold’s senior management team, the new owners of the CSA Mine, made their first official visit to the operation last week in what executives described as an important opportunity to meet employees, local stakeholders and community representatives face-to-face. Although members of the Australasian executive group have been on site […]
A mix of interstate investors from Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns have recently snapped up a parcel of vacant blocks of land (along with three more properties in Cobar), which might go some way to easing the local housing crisis. Local real estate agent, Brinley Obray, from Nutrien Russell, said nine […]
Artwork by 12 year old Cobar Public School (CPS) student, Amelia ‘Milly’ Cohen, has been selected from hundreds of entries to feature on the NSW Deputy Premier’s Christmas card this year. Public school students from Kindergarten to Year 6 across NSW entered the Minister for Education and Early Learning, Prue […]
The petition to save Cobar’s historic Town Hall building has now garnered over 800 signatures from some very passionate residents, however there was only a handful in attendance at the Mayor’s Town Hall Working Group meeting on Monday night. A dozen members of the community, along with five Councillors and […]
Members of the community were given an update on Aurelia Metals’ current activities in the Cobar region as well as their plans for the future at a community meeting last Wednesday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. The session focused on operational performance, major projects, future exploration, community initiatives […]
The Cobar 221 Army Cadet Unit held its 33rd End of Year “Dining In” Night at the Cobar Memorial Services Club recently. A “Dining In” is a formal, military-style dinner ceremony that celebrates the achievements of the unit’s cadets over the past year. Cadet unit leader, Captain Colleen Boucher AAC, […]
Michael Uwe Halliger, known to many Cobar High School students as Mr Halliger, died peacefully on November 13. Michael was born in Germany on June 15, 1951 to Karl and Ursula Halliger and had one sibling, a sister, Hannelore. After training as a chef in Germany, Michael migrated to Australia […]
Cobar’s seniors were wined and dined at Cobar Shire Council’s Seniors Citizens Christmas Party last Wednesday at the Ward Oval Pavilion. There was a fantastic turn out for this year’s festivities which included a delicious Christmas lunch prepared by Council staff, guests were waited on by staff and councillors, there […]
Outback Outloud’s community podcast and oral history recording project by Outback Arts, delivered in partnership with Signal Creative, is about to launch their Season 4 recordings which include interviews with Nymagee locals. Season 4, a powerful new chapter in its storytelling journey, features the unique voices, traditions and aspirations of […]
Dear editor In reply to the poignant letters to the editor in The Cobar Weekly November 12, 2025 edition, I would like to put forward my reasons why the Town Hall should not remain. In reference to Cobar Shire Council’s Masterplan put forward in May 2024, one can see how […]
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