Wollongong-based Pat and Geoff Dryland brought a truckload of food, clothing and gifts to Cobar on Saturday to help brighten Christmas for a number of local farmers still doing it tough from the drought. The couple, who previously owned childcare centres in Wollongong and Sydney, decided to direct their benevolence […]
It appears that any concerns that Cobar residents may have about what’s happening at Peak Gold Mine’s New Cobar Complex have been allayed if the attendance at their recent community information sessions are anything to go on. Aurelia Metals is proposing to extend its current operations at Peak’s New Cobar […]
The Cobar Annual Red and Black Goat Sale, conducted by Nutrien Russell last week in Cobar, which is the first local buck goat sale of its kind, broke a number of sale records from the outset. Nutrien Russell’s Livestock Agent Luke Scales said they were “delighted with the outcome of […]
After 15 years of owning and running the Cobar Newsagency seven days a week, Ruth Mullins was happy to hand the business over this week to its new owners, Anni van der Westhuizen and Andre Van Wyk. Ruth and husband Geoff (along with Ruth’s brother and sister-in-law John and Paula […]
The Kubby House Childcare Centre re-opened this week with early childhood teacher Tracey Bowman coming to the rescue to ensure the centre can continue to operate. The centre was forced to close last week following the resignation of a number of staff members which left the committee unable to operate […]
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was in Cobar yesterday to announce the NSW Government would be handing back more than 15,000 hectares of land to Aboriginal owners to form the new Mount Grenfell National Park and the Mount Grenfell State Conservation Area. The Premier paid a visit to the Mount Grenfell […]
Cobar Shire will benefit from the recent State Budget funding announcements for new or continuing projects. Among the projects is $1.1M funding for the establishment of a mobile CT service for Cobar, Walgett and Bourke. State Member for Barwon Roy Butler said this year’s budget also allows for the recently […]
Public submissions closed earlier this month for Cobar Shire Council’s Draft Plan of Management of the Cobar Newey Reserve. Council’s Director of Planning and Environmental Services Garry Ryman said they had received “around 40 or so,” submissions during the public display period. He said council will now take some time […]
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