Excavation on the new adventure playground at Cobar’s Drummond Park began on Monday. Cobar Shire Council Parks & Gardens supervisor Paul Sullivan said temporary fencing has been erected while local contractors Country Mile Construction begin levelling the ground to get it ready to lay the park’s softfall. Installation of the […]
As Cobar swelters through the current relentless heatwave, residents could be forgiven for thinking our town is located right next door to the sun! While we haven’t quite broken the record for the hottest day ever recorded, January is on track to be one of the hottest months ever. At […]
Cobar High School’s Dux of 2018 Georgia Nicholson was a Distinguished Achiever in this year’s Higher School Certificate (HSC). Georgia was one of 24 Distinguished Achievers from Western NSW public schools and Cobar High’s acting principal Shane Carter said it was a great achievement. “Georgia received a Band 6 [top […]
The graves of some 74 Cobar residents who were buried more than 140 years ago at Cobar’s old cemetery on the golf course have been now been acknowledged with a memorial on the site. Cobar Museum curator Kay Stingemore, who worked with Kevin Walsh (from the Cobar Intermine Golf Challenge […]
A friendship made while on holidays has helped to bring a generous donation of goods and cash to Cobar for families struggling in the drought. Tracey Kelly from KT OOSH (Out of School Hours) in Rouse Hill, Sydney, met Cobar’s Huon and Gilbert families a number of years ago while […]
The first Paula Potter Cup cricket tournament was played on Saturday in Nymagee in memory of local woman Paula Potter, who passed away in 2013. The Nymagee team defeated Tottenham, with Nymagee’s Chad Buckman being named the Man of the Match. Pictured are Paula’s children Owen and Alice Potter with […]
Cobar Shire Councillors last week were called upon to make a quick decision on how to allocate $1.5million in tourism funding. After much debate, councillors decided the money would be spent on upgrading the Great Cobar Heritage Centre. The matter was “sprung on” councillors at last Thursday’s Ordinary Council Meeting […]
Leanne Mackay (pictured above with her grandchildren Nyah and Hunter) has been named the joint winner of the Judges’ Choice category in this year’s Cobar Weekly and Cobar Powerhouse Christmas Cheer competition. Leanne’s Echidna Avenue display shared the title this year with Bob and Wendy Maher of Jandra Crescent, while […]
A well-known and long standing Cobar resident, Pauline Hunter, last week released a book about her childhood memories of what life was like for women on the land. Pauline collaborated with The Cobar Weekly’s Tahnee Tomek to produce the beautiful book entitled ‘Weevils in the Flour’. Pauline said it turned […]
Cobar High School’s Shane Carter was recently bestowed Life Membership to the NSW Secondary Deputy Principals’ Association (NSWSDPA). Mr Carter, who is currently acting as the school’s relieving principal, has been a member of the NSWSDPA since 2007, and it’s believed he is the first Western Region deputy principal to […]
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