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New RFS shed doesn’t come up to the council’s standards
Cobar Shire Council is currently weighing up their options as to what to do with a project that ran 18 months overtime and delivered a defective building. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) shed in Railway Parade South is a project being managed by council on behalf of the RFS. “Unfortunately […]
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Bright economic future for Cobar
The general managers (GMs) of Cobar’s four main mines and Cobar Shire Council all report the economic future for Cobar is looking bright for the year ahead. The five GMs were guest speakers at a Back to Business Week dinner hosted by the Cobar Business Association last Wednesday night at […]
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Local magazine with a focus on far west hits the streets
Local woman, Ellie Russell, said the creation of her magazine, Far West Living (FWL), has been her dream for some time and she was thrilled when the first edition hit the streets last week. “This magazine is not just a project to satisfy my desire to work for something in […]
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Businesses don’t favour cutting pays
Cobar businesses don’t appear to be in favour of the penalty rate cuts announced by the Fair Work Commission last Thursday which will affect hospitality, fast food, restaurant, retail and pharmacy workers. A survey by The Cobar Weekly of some of the local businesses that operate on Sundays and public […]
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Cobar paramedics thrilled with $48m protection package
Cobar paramedics have joined their NSW Ambulance counterparts around the state in welcoming the announcement of a $48 million paramedic protection package. Local paramedic Anita Hodgkinson told The Cobar Weekly that she is extremely happy with the result. “After a huge fight which shouldn’t have been needed in the first […]
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Locals learn about Far West Regional Plan
Local residents had the chance to ask questions about the Draft Far West Regional Plan at an information session at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Thursday night. Azaria Dobson, manager of regional growth and planning from the NSW Government Office of Planning & Environment in Dubbo gave a […]
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Police seize drugs and an illegal firearm
Police arrested a 47 year old Cobar man following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Cornish Street on Thursday. During the home search police located a significant quantity of cannabis leaf, along […]
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Peak talks about their future plans
Peak Gold Mines held the first of their quarterly community update meetings at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club last Wednesday night. Peak’s acting general manager Michael Zannes welcomed the group of 20 interested members of the public along with a number of staff and their partners to last week’s […]
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Three generations to lose their locks for a common cause
There’s definitely a family resemblance between Joanne Miller, her daughter Amy Barraclough and granddaughter Molly and that’s probably going to be more obvious next month when they shave their heads. The three generations have signed up for the Services Club’s Shave for a Cure fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation on […]