2024

Peak to transition to a copper mine

From the second half of next year, copper will become the dominant ore type mined at Peak, marking a clear milestone in the transition of Peak from a gold mine to its future as a copper mine. Aurelia Metals last week announced significant copper has been intersected at its recent […]

2024

Visitor numbers decline but they are spending more

Visitor numbers to Cobar for the first six months of this year are down on last year’s count, however this year’s visitors have been spending more. Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith delivered the six monthly visitor figures at last week’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting. Demi said visitor numbers […]

2024

Rotary Club of Cobar welcomes some new members

After  59 years of exemplary service to the Cobar community, the Rotary Club of Cobar is now looking to the community to support them. The Rotary Club of Cobar has become well known over the years for its fundraising efforts through cooking barbecues, collecting cans, supporting the Tour de OROC […]

2024

Anonymous letter to the editor

The Cobar Weekly received an anonymous letter to the editor in our mailbox this week from a concerned resident. The Cobar Weekly does not publish anonymous letters. It is a condition of this publication (and most other newspapers) that letters to the editor include the writer’s name, address, daytime phone […]

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Looking for a new vocation?

Any local residents who are considering running for election are encouraged to go and chat with Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko. “I think it’s important for potential candidates to fully understand what’s involved in being a councillor, what’s expected of them and what their responsibilities will be. “If […]

170724

Funding for Cobar’s Grey Mardi Gras

Cobar Shire Council has been successful in its application for funding to hold another Grey Mardi Gras event in 2025. Council will receive $20,000 from Destination NSW through the Regional Event Fund  which identifies and supports events in regional NSW that have the potential to act as a ‘cornerstone’ or […]

170724

It’s slime time!

    Pearl Toomey, Michael Arnold and Heidi Betcke (at back), Chase Nelson, Jax Van Dam and Luan Devireddy (at front) in the Cobar Shire Library’s Slime Lab on Friday morning. The kids got to create the green and gooey goodness as part of the Library’s fun school holiday activities. […]

170724

Mount Grenfell Historic Site 20 year celebration

More than 100 people gathered at the Mt Grenfell Historic Site on Saturday to mark 20 years since Labor handed back one of the state’s most well preserved Aboriginal sites to the Ngiyampaa Wangaapuwan people. Mt Grenfell protects more than 1,300 rock art drawings of the Ngiyampaa Wangaapuwan people, telling […]