A group of like-minded, green-thumbed volunteers is hoping to grow much more than vegetables, with plans underway to expand the Community Garden at Cobar’s Youth and Community Centre into a thriving hub for gardeners of all ages. The project, the brainchild of local resident Lenny Fitton, aims to provide fresh […]
A long-established regional law firm is strengthening its presence in Cobar, bringing a wide range of legal and conveyancing services closer to home with the help of two familiar local faces. Allwright Bourke Lawyers & Conveyancing, founded by Cobar resident Stephanie Allwright in 2014, is looking to establish a permanent […]
One of Cobar Shire Council’s biggest water infrastructure projects in recent years has reached a significant milestone, with the main structure of the new Fort Bourke Hill Water Reservoir now complete. Construction on the new $4 million 5 megalitre reinforced concrete reservoir began earlier this year. The project will improve […]
Cobar Shire Council’s Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) staff, residents and their families farewelled their much respected LBV Facility Manager, Genie McMullen, on Friday with a morning tea. (Genie is pictured at centre with Council’s Director of Corporate & Community Services Kylie Smith and General Manager Peter Vlatko.) Genie has been […]
After much anticipation and months of preparation, the Hunter School of Performing Arts’ (HSPA) Space Academy Skybound Project achieved lift off in Cobar last Wednesday. The school’s Year 10 STEM elective project launched two 3,000g degradable latex balloons from Cobar High School’s oval last week. HSPA teacher Ben Moore, who’s […]
The Rotary Club of Cobar celebrated another year of community service on Monday night, officially welcoming a new leadership team at its annual Changeover Dinner while also recognising thousands of dollars in donations made to local organisations and worthy causes. Father Paul Finucane was installed as the club’s new president […]
Cobar Mayor Jarrod Marsden joined more than 1,100 local government leaders from across Australia at the 2026 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) national conference in Canberra last week. “I really get a lot out of this conference as all 538 councils from right across Australia come and we debated over […]
Cobar Shire Councillors have voted to provide another cash boost for COOSH, Cobar’s Out Of School Hours care service. The matter was discussed at last Thursday’s June Ordinary Council Meeting, with councillors approving an additional $140,000 from the 2025/2026 budget. The funding will complete external works associated with transforming the […]
Cobar’s Cooinda homeschoolers held a Science Fair at the Cobar Youth and Community Centre on Friday. There were 15 different science displays, spanning topics such as music and sound waves, optical illusions, solar and wind power, gravity, the ocean, computer game coding, geology, the water cycle, volcanoes and jewellery valuation. […]
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