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 […]
Peak Gold Mines has confirmed “with great sadness a member of the extended Peak and Cobar family has passed away” on Monday. In a statement to the media the mine’s acting general manager Michael Zannes said a contract worker supporting the mine indicated he was feeling unwell while working underground […]
An abundant summer season that brought good rain has also led to an abundant season of snakes in Cobar. A number of locals have reported seeing more snakes than ever over the past few weeks with local accredited snake handler Jonathan Harvey saying that’s not surprising due to the increase […]
Cobar Shire Council recently conducted an online community survey to discover what Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool users thought about the facility. The survey results have helped highlight areas where council is succeeding and which areas need improvement. There were 47 responses to the survey with 96 per cent of these […]
The Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of NSW (ICPA-NSW) held their state conference in Bourke last week. Cobar’s branch of the ICPA-NSW folded last year due to low numbers, however former Cobar branch president Vanessa Reschke has continued to be involved as a Lone Member. Mrs Reschke said she was keen […]
A rehabilitation project on cropping country near Euabalong West in the south of the shire is almost complete. Senior Local Land Services (LLS) Officer, Paul Theakston has been involved in the rangeland rehabilitation project working with the property owner, Steve Small. Mr Theakston said the project at Illewong, which commenced […]
A project to build a Cobar Miners Memorial at the Miners Heritage Park at the eastern entrance to town is all set to go however it just needs a bit more cash to make it a reality. Cobar Miners Memorial committee chairman, Barry Knight is the driver behind the project […]
Cobar Shire councillor Bob Sinclair has queried Cr Peter Yench’s claim that council has $12million in reserve funds that could be spent immediately on projects such as extensions to the medical centre. Cr Sinclair brought up the matter at last week’s council meeting when council’s balance sheet was presented. Cr […]
The issue of free camping at the Newey has stirred the community with a packed gallery at last week’s ordinary meeting of Cobar Shire Council. Cr Julie Payne, whose motion prompted the discussion on the matter, admitted that while her motion may not have originally been correctly worded, her use […]
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