2024

And now it’s on with the show!

Cobar Shire Council’s new multipurpose hall at Ward Oval is expected to be finished in time for the 2024 Cobar Show next week. The multipurpose hall, which includes a new kitchen, canteen, bar, toilets, dining area and stage, is expected to be completed in time for use by the Cobar […]

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LBV at risk of closure

The introduction of new aged care regulations and cost escalations may see the Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) aged care facility closed. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with Cobar Shire Council mayor Jarrod Marsden and general manager Peter Vlatko while he was in Cobar last week to discuss the […]

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Club decides to hold off on amalgamation

After seeing an improved bottom line over the past four months and increased patronage, Cobar Services Club members have voted to hold off on plans for amalgamation. At the club’s annual general meeting in October last year, members determined that amalgamation with a ‘parent club’ was the only viable option. […]

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 […]

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Cobar carnival marks a milestone

  Cobar Mobile Children’s Service (CMCS) recorded a huge milestone last Thursday and threw a big Carnival-themed birthday party to celebrate their 42 years of service to the community. CMCS’s president Corey Traynor said the service had grown over the past four decades from its humble beginnings as a playgroup […]

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Summer went out with a bang

Summer definitely went out with a big bang in Cobar last Thursday with some very wild weather recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology. After the mercury topped out at a sweltering 41.8 degrees on our last day of summer (which the Bureau reports is one of our warmest on record), […]

2024

Mining is dominating this week’s news

    Mining is dominating the news this week with three of Cobar’s biggest mining shareholders, Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC), Aurelia Metals and Polymetals Resources, all reporting favourable outcomes. MAC has this week gained national attention after it became the largest Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) mining listing in five years. […]

2024

Lots of ideas for Town Hall Cinema masterplan

Cobar Shire Council has engaged award winning architects, Dunn and Hillam, along with the community, to help create a plan to bring the Town Hall Cinema building back to life. Council conducted three community consultations sessions last Wednesday (one of which was with Cobar High School students) and are currently […]