2023

Cobar to farewell a fine gentleman

Cobar residents were saddened to hear of the passing of former Cobar Mayor, Peter Abbott, who passed away at his home on Friday night, aged 77. Cr Peter Abbott was elected as Mayor of Cobar Shire Council in February 2021, following the death of Mayor Lilliane Brady. Cr Abbott joined […]

181023

Cobar welcomes Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Local historian Kay Stingemore (at far right) joined the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Fellows for a special storytellingperformance about our lost miners at the Cobar Miners Memorial on Friday afternoon. The Fellows worked with Cobar High School students and music teacher Laura Andrew earlier that day to create the music […]

111023

Firies fraternity farewells former captain

  Brad Lennon (at centre holding framed certificate), a long serving Fire and Rescue Station 256 crew member, has recently retired after dedicating 18 years as a Retained Firefighter with the service. Brad joined the Cobar station in January 2005 as their 151st firefighter and served as their captain for […]

051023

New team of Marsden and Prince to lead Council

Councillor Jarrod Marsden became Cobar’s newest mayor after being voted in unchallenged at Cobar Shire Council’s Ordinary Meeting last Thursday. Cr Marsden takes over the role from outgoing mayor Peter Abbott, who did not choose to re-stand. No other nominations were received for the mayor’s position and so Cr Marsden […]

2023

Wind farm proposed for Cobar area

Australian wind farm developer, WestWind Energy, a leading renewable energy company, has announced the proposed development of a wind farm northwest of Cobar. The newly proposed Cobar Energy Park project will feature up to 30 cutting-edge wind turbines that are set to power around 130,000 homes. WestWind Energy’s Chief Development […]