Building work on Cobar Shire Council’s brand new Early Learning Centre (ELC) at Ward Oval is all but complete. Council’s Human Resources Manager, Summer Patterson, who oversees the ELC, said a few things still need to be finalised but they were hoping to receive their occupational certificate this week. “Then […]
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 […]
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 […]
Child safety ambassadors Bruce and Denise Morcombe were in Cobar on Friday delivering a presentation to 120 students at Cobar Public School (CPS). The Morcombes spoke to CPS students about how to recognise, react and report, as part of their 20-day 7,200km Time To Talk Road Trip. CPS was selected […]
Cobar Shire Councillor Julie Payne walked out of last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting in disgust and said she’s now washed her hands of Council and won’t be taking part in any further Council meetings or events. Cr Payne left 20 minutes into last Thursday’s meeting after having her say on […]
The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA), a peak Aboriginal group representing the interests of 16 communities across Western NSW, the northwest and far west, celebrated 20 years of community led governance last Thursday in Cobar. The MPRA was established to facilitate collaboration between the region’s Aboriginal communities through its Community […]
Cobar Shire Council hosted the Western Division Councils of NSW 2024 Mid Term Conference last week with Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional NSW and Minister for Western NSW, the Hon. Tara Moriarty addressing the conference. Minister Moriarty told the representatives present from the eight far west councils that the […]
Local Colleen Boucher, Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath, AFL player Bachar Houli, comedians Hamish Blake and Jimmy Rees and former politicians Daniel Andrews, Mark McGowan and Shelley Hancock, along with 728 other Australians, were recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday 2024 Honours List. The list of recipients was announced on Monday […]
A fine, sunny day helped to bring in an estimated record crowd of 1,200 for the Cobar Miners Race Club winter race meeting on Saturday. Pictured are Fashions on the Field winners: Contemporary—Krista Nardi and runner-up Leah Le Lievre (with judge Kylie Harvey and presenter Jai Silkman from Silkman Austen […]
Polymetals Resources (Endeavor Mine) and Metals Acquisition Limited (CSA Mine) have formed a non-exclusive strategic alliance in an effort to extract greater value from both neighbouring mines. Metals Acquisition Limited (MAC) will invest $2.5 million for an initial 4.31 per cent interest in Polymetals and then invest a further $2.5 […]
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