A pre-election promise for a new TAFE Connected Learning Centre to be built in Cobar is set to be funded as part of the State Government 2019-2020 Budget announced last week. As part of the budget, $61.7million is to be spent over the next four years for Tranche 3 of […]
Cobar High School’s school captains Sandie Mitchell and Zoe Carter attended the 2019 Secondary Schools Student Leadership Program in Sydney last Thursday, which included a trip to Parliament House. The students joined 150 students and young people from around the western area and across the state to meet with Members […]
TAFE NSW Cobar student Stevie Templer-Long has won a $2,000 Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Scholarship. MEMMES National Chair Peter Whipp said due to the high calibre of applications this year, the selection committee decided to award four scholarships rather than the usual two. “Last year, we […]
Critical repairs and maintenance of the Albert Priest Channel to help improve water supply efficiency for Cobar and Nyngan is to be funded by the NSW Government. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the funding when he visited Cobar last week. The $2million is being provided to Bogan Shire Council […]
Cobar Shire Council was pleased to be able to present a “good” budget to ratepayers at public meeting last Wednesday night. Council’s director of corporate and community services, Kym Miller, said he’s worked out a conservative budget for 2019/2020 that has “very little risk and significant opportunities”. “There’s no reduction […]
Cobar High School (CHS) Stage 5 and 6 metalwork students have been working on a new ‘Cobar’ sign. Cobar Shire Council approached the school to assist with the project to create a new approach sign to the town, to be positioned beside the Barrier Highway at the western entrance to […]
Vinnies volunteers Jean Manns (who has given over 25 years service), Ann Dunn (11 years) and Jan Johnson (20+ years) have been recognised by Vinnies for their ‘long service’ to the charitable organisation. Other long serving volunteers (not pictured) to have received long service badges include: Dawn Griffiths and Bev […]
Cobar’s Girl Guides were out and about spreading a little happiness around town last week with special deliveries of home made biscuits. The ‘Bake and Take’ activity was part of their Bringing Happiness initiative, which has been a part of the Girl Guides’ learning for a number of years. Girl […]
With tourism a focus of the NSW Government’s funding supplied to Joint Organisations, the Great Cobar Heritage Centre will benefit from a $1.43million upgrade. Museum staff have described the funding as an “exciting opportunity” to update some of the current displays, some of which are over 30 years old. Many […]
Cobar Shire Council’s Roads Works Manager Adrienne Pierini has been honoured with a Minister’s Award for Women in Local Government. Ms Pierini was announced as the winner of the Women in a Non-Traditional Role—Rural or Regional Council category last week by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock. The Minister handed out […]
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