The Cobar Miners Memorial Committee is calling for names of people who worked at local mines that were victims of dust diseases to be honoured as part of the Miners Memorial. The committee has been working with Cobar Museum staff to collate not only a list of miners who lost […]
The Old Res has now completely dried up as Cobar faces its equal driest July on record. Just 0.2mm of rain has been recorded this month, the same figure as the previous record driest July in 2002. This year to date just 23.6mm of rain has been recorded at the […]
A group of 32 Avondale School StormCo team members arrived in Cobar on July 13 for their 20th annual trip to the Cobar community. The team was made up of leader Jonathan ‘Jono’ Christian who was making his seventh trip with the group along with 18 students from the Avondale […]
Cobar Services Club secretary/manager Linda Carter and the club’s board have found themselves once again fighting a tough financial battle to keep the club’s doors open. Mrs Carter said the club is currently experiencing a “dire financial situation” due to increased operating costs and a dramatic loss in income over […]
Water, service provision and roads funding dominated discussions when members of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF) visited Cobar last Friday. NSW Government MLC Robert Brown joined the party’s candidate for Barwon in next year’s state election Roy Butler to meet with Mayor Lilliane Brady and learn more about […]
Local business and tourism operators were given the opportunity to find out how the Cobar Visitor Information Centre and the Cobar Museum works during ‘A Night at the Museum’ information night last Wednesday. Tourism staff members spoke about their roles and how they greet and encourage visitors to stop, stay […]
It’s taken four long years of fundraising and petitioning for funds, but Barry Knight’s hard work to build a Miners Memorial is now about to become a reality. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced funding for the project last week to the tune of $349,777 and called in last […]
An idea that came up in a Cobar Shire Council workshop, the Grey Mardi Gras, is already getting plenty of attention. Cr Bob Sinclair’s idea for a unique festival for Cobar is also getting plenty of funding with Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton visiting last week to hand over […]
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