It wasn’t what was discussed at last week’s Council meeting that has a few locals riled up, it was what wasn’t discussed. The Newey Reserve Draft Plan of Management, listed as item 4 on the agenda, was expected to be debated and decided. Seven local residents (five of whom had […]
Mayor Jarrod Marsden knows from first hand experience that an automated external defibrillator (AED) can save lives. Used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, the easy to use AED medical device can analyse the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electric shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart […]
NSW Health inspectors, with the support of local police, conducted two inspections on a local main street business last week, with the second resulting in a closure order. During a search of the premises on Wednesday February 18, NSW Health seized an amount of illegal tobacco products and vapes and […]
Cobar Shire Council has nearly $3.5 million worth of Federal Government grant funding to establish a structured roadmap for the town’s CBD and they are working hard to make sure they get it right. Cobar was one of four CBD projects awarded funding last year as part of the government’s […]
The seed has been planted and in a few years, Cobar will welcome another homegrown pharmacist. School leaver Amara Bottom has begun studying pharmacy this week at the University of New England, in her first steps towards a career in healthcare. Amara joins Cobar’s own Shannon Arnold (nee Eves), who […]
One of The Cobar Weekly’s founding members, Pauline Hunter, said a few words at our 40th birthday celebrations last week. “If Bill Barwood, Peter Snelson and Rod Parker could have been with us tonight they would have been so proud that our BABY has turned 40,” Mrs Hunter said. “Peter […]
Cobar Shire Council was honoured with the President’s Award at the Australian Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2026 Regional Architecture Awards last week. The very best in regional architecture were honoured at the AIA’s gala celebration on Friday in Coffs Harbour with the winners offering a compelling snapshot of the ever-evolving built environment across regional […]
Cobar Shire Council is making further improvements to the eastern entrance to town with ground works currently being carried out in preparation for a bitumen seal next week. Cobar Shire Council is preparing to bitumen the free camping/visitors parking area located next to the Miners Memorial Park. The site, which […]
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