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Lovely weather for a sleigh ride together

With the temperature a very pleasant 21 degrees on Friday for the Cobar Business Association’s annual Christmas Street Parade & Gala Shopping Night, it most definitely was “lovely weather for a sleigh ride together” on the Garford Fire Engine for Santa,  Mrs Claus, their grand-elf Sofia and her dad Deputy […]

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‘Tis the start of the festive season

The festive season has kicked off with lots of Christmas parties happening in Cobar last week. Pictured above at the Cobar VIEW Club’s Christmas party at the Empire Hotel on Saturday are entertainer John Peebles with VIEW members Lillian Simpson, Bev Anderson and Sue Cox. See Page 13 for more […]

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CBD speed limit to drop to 40km

In an effort to make Cobar’s central business district (CBD) safer for pedestrians,  the speed limit for all vehicles will be reduced to 40km/hr as of tomorrow. The High Pedestrian Activity Area (HPAA) is being introduced by Transport for NSW with the support of NSW Police and Cobar Shire Council. […]

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Local students invited to join Sydney service

Cobar High School students and teachers were invited to perform at the St Marys RSL Sub Branch Remembrance Day service in Sydney on Friday. The invitation came after the Cobar group’s  live recording of their performance on Anzac Day this year of a very moving ‘Hallelujah Veterans Version’, went viral. […]

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Community input sought for CBD plan

Cobar Shire Council hosted six community consultation sessions last week to obtain input from the community on what they would like to see in Cobar’s CBD Master Plan. GHD Consultants have been engaged by Council to develop a masterplan and business case for the CBD area. GHD’s Communication & Stakeholder […]

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Heading for a record breaking year

Cobar is heading for a record breaking year with Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager, Demi Smith, predicting if the high visitor numbers continue, then this year will be one of our best on record. Reporting the visitor statistics for September to last week’s Tourism Advisory public meeting, Demi proudly said […]