Councillors Lilliane Brady and Peter Abbott were returned as mayor and deputy mayor at last week’s Cobar Shire Council elections. The first meeting of the new councillors since the September 10 Local Government elections took place in front of a packed gallery of local residents at the council chambers last […]
More than 160 former students, teachers, staff, principals and deputies celebrated Cobar High School’s 50 years milestone on Saturday. Reunion organiser and immediate past principal, Sue Francisco, who had a 34 year association with the school before she retired as principal at the end of last term, said Saturday night’s […]
Jamie ‘Dodge” Manning is a man who is not afraid to take a bull by the horns. After a car accident in March 2014 left him with burns to 40 per cent of his body, took away a leg and part of his hand, the former rodeo rider still has […]
Cobar High School’s Class of 2016 Year 12 students were farewelled by the school body with a presentation ceremony at the school on Friday acknowledging their academic and sporting achievements. Outstanding Academic Achievements were recorded by Bryan Mitchell in Chemistry, Mathematics Extension 1 and 2, Physics and Software Design and […]
Planning for the redevelopment of Cobar’s Multipurpose Service (MPS) health facility is underway with a number of site investigations already carried out. The Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) reports the concept designs for Cobar’s new Integrated Health Service were fine tuned at a recent meeting which included executive user […]
Murdi Paaki Regional Enterprise Corporation Ltd (MPREC) currently has several enterprises operating in Cobar aimed to provide participants with on-the-job skills to assist them in gaining employment. MPREC is an indigenous non-government organisation which provides services to remote Aboriginal communities. In Cobar this includes Centrelink services, Community Development Programs and […]
One of Cobar’s grandest homes is celebrating its 110th birthday this month. The home, located in Brough Street, is currently owned by Geoff and Vivienne Davis who have owned the property for 23 years. When asked what prompted them to buy such an old house, Mrs Davis replied that she […]
Janine Lea-Barrett, Julie Payne and Christopher Lehmann are Cobar Shire Council’s newest councillors after Local Government election counting was finalised by the NSW Electoral Commission last Wednesday. The trio will join re-elected councillors Lilliane Brady, Peter Abbott, Peter Yench, Peter Maxwell, Harley Toomey, Greg Martin, Tracey Kings, Jarrod Marsden and […]
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