2023

CSA Mine’s new owners take over

MAC CEO outlines future plans for the CSA Mine The sale of Cobar’s CSA Mine from Glencore to Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC) was finalised on Friday with the mine welcoming its 5th owner in 58 years of operation. Glencore, who has owned the mine since 1999, received USD$775 million in […]

150623

Georgia to compete at State training awards

Cobar’s Georgia Boland was named as the winner of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Western NSW Trainee of the Year at the NSW Training Awards Western Region dinner in Bathurst last Thursday. Georgia will now go on to compete at State level against eight other regional winners in her […]

070623

War Memorial in final planning stages

A vision to build a war memorial at Drummond Park that has been eight years in the planning, is about to become a reality. Local John de Bruin and his small band of helpers have been working with the RSL Sub Branch Cobar committee and Cobar Shire Council to build […]

170523

Sound Chapel wins Heritage award

Cobar’s Sound Chapel was announced among the winners of this year’s Heritage Trust Awards. It is the second Heritage Trust Award win for Cobar in as many years, with The Great Cobar Museum restoration taking out the Built Heritage and Judges’ Choice Awards last year. At this year’s awards, presented […]

190423

Council closes carpark to campers

Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko made a decision last week to close the council car park (behind the council building) to caravan campers. Temporary fencing was erected in the carpark last Thursday with signs reading ‘No camping on this site. Due to the inappropriate actions of previous caravanners […]