Country Women’s Association (CWA) Cobar Branch president, Colleen Boucher (at far left) welcomed CWA members from around the western region to a Far West Group meeting on Saturday which the Cobar branch hosted at the Cobar Services Club. Mrs Boucher is pictured with Far Western Group executive committee members Sharon […]
Cobar Shire Council held three communi-ty consultation sessions last week inviting locals to have a say in council’s masterplan for future upgrades to the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Council has received $50,000 in funding to create a masterplan only and, while no funds have yet been allocated to carry out […]
Cobar Shire Council’s plans to upgrade the industrial area will be unveiled at com-munity consultation meetings next month. Council has been granted close to $5.5 mil-lion from the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions program to upgrade civil services (roads and stormwater) to the existing industri-al area in east Cobar. Cr […]
Gordon Hill was named Cobar’s Citizen of the Year for 2021 at yesterday’s Australia Day Awards ceremony at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. According to his nomination, Gordon is very much committed to the Cobar community and is always the first to put his hand up to help anyone in […]
Laura Barnes, representing Peak Gold Mines/Aurelia Metals as the major sponsor of this year’s Cobar Weekly Christmas Cheer competition (along with Cobar Powerhouse), presented the winners with their prizes of Cobar Quids on Monday. Candy Picton (Gould Street) won the first place prize of $500 and Cassidi Lawrence (Harcourt Street) […]
Cobar community came out in droves on Friday night to join in the pre-Christmas celebration organised by the Cobar Business Association. With sponsorship from Glencore CSA Mine, Sandvik and Cobar Shire Council, there was extra entertainment this year with the Excite Christmas Special and local band Ballz n All playing […]
Two of Australia’s much loved icons have just celebrated their 100th birthdays, one is Ginger Meggs, who made his debut 100 years ago in the Sunday Sun, and the other is Cobar’s May Higgins who turned 100 on Sunday. Those who know May Higgins, know what a truly amazing lady […]
The benefits of mining continue to be seen in the Cobar community with Round Eight of Resources for Regions set to deliver much-needed new community projects, as part of the NSW Government’s overall funding commitment of $75 million. Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prem-ier Sam Farraway yesterday announced fund-ing of […]
Cobar Little Athletics Club are one of the beneficiaries this year from Glencore CSA Mine’s donation program with the club receiving a donation of $4,200 to purchase a new high jump mat kit. Pictured on Monday afternoon at the Little A’s club competition is CSA Mine general manager Peter Christen […]
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