With regards to performance, Cobar Hospital staff have scored high within the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD). Cobar Health Services Manager Mary Urquhart said Cobar Hospital staff had ranked very well in a number of key performance areas set by the WNSWLHD. “Out of the 38 WNSWLHD facilities, Cobar […]
Anzac Day 1917 was celebrated at Cobar Public School with the unveiling of a Roll of Honor which listed the names of former pupils who had enlisted for World War I. Among them was Corporal Christopher Askew. At the time the teachers, pupils and local dignitaries at the ceremony didn’t […]
The PJL Group, a local supplier to the mining industry, won the Outstanding Supplier category in the 2017 NSW Mining Industry and Suppliers Awards last week. The awards focus on the importance of mining in fostering the growth and strength of regional communities. NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee said […]
The National Broadband Network (NBN) installation is well underway in Cobar and is set to be available to residents in August this year. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed an announcement of a new program that will enable consumers to access more information on the speeds and experience […]
Following the recent arrival of the March quarter water bills in residents’ mailboxes a number of people have taken to social media to voice their opinions on the price and quality of Cobar’s water. Cobar Shire Council’s office coordinator Jo-Louise Brown told The Cobar Weekly the March quarter is always […]
Cobar residents David and Xenia Schraag are joining the Shitbox Rally next month to travel 3,800km to fundraise for the Cancer Council. The 450 rally participants start from Adelaide and travel across the Australian outback finishing at Cairns seven days later. David, who is employed at Endeavor Mine, and Xenia, […]
NSW Farmers president Derek Schoen was in Cobar last week as part of a regional tour to catch up with Western Division farmers at a series of NSW Farmers meetings and events. NSW Farmers Regional Services Manager Caron Chester, who accompanied Mr Schoen on the tour, said the 2,000 kilometre […]
Locals John and Ann Crossing are running rangeland Dorpers at Glenace, 50km east of Cobar, however they are not doing it in the traditional way. “Soon after purchasing our property nearly seven years ago John and I both completed a Low Stress Stock Handling course. “This taught us how to work with our […]
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