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Bank plans to cut local branch opening hours
In response to changing customer needs, the Cobar branch of the National Australia Bank (NAB) will be reducing its opening hours as of next month. Alyssia Morison from the NAB’s corporate affairs branch contacted The Cobar Weekly last Thursday to explain the bank’s decision to reduce their opening hours in […]
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Workshop helps businesses make the most of social media
Local businesses had the opportunity to learn about using social media to enhance their practices with a social media workshop held in town on Monday evening at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. The Social Media Matters—Best Practice for Small Business workshop was delivered by Kim Goldsmith of Ochre Communications […]
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Cobar records its best rain in years
Cobar has recorded its wettest winter in years and there is more on the way according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Already 320mm of rain has fallen this year, around 80mm more than what is expected on average to the end of July. With more solid rain expected this week, […]
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Western area councils gather in Cobar
Councils from western New South Wales once again discussed their future at a meeting in Cobar on Monday. President of the Division Balranald mayor Leigh Byron said a decision about the future of the eight councils in the Far West Initiative, which was part of the State Government’s Local Government […]
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Playground upgrade work is underway
Upgrade work on the Drummond Park playground area has well and truly begun with a new permanent shade structure being erected over the last couple of weeks. The new steel structure is significantly higher and will be more durable than the previous shade cloth structure. New concrete paths are expected […]
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Food safety crackdown on local businesses for public safety
In the interests of public safety three local food outlets have been shut down in Cobar over the past couple of months and a number of others have been issued with improvement notices. Cobar Shire Council’s manager of planning and environmental services Stephen Poulter said most of the premises with […]
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Prison escapees headed for Cobar
Police believe two prisoners who escaped from an Ivanhoe Correctional Facility may be heading towards Cobar. Geoffrey Fieldsend (30) and Richard Reginald Pretty (29) were last seen at the minimum-security correctional centre in Ivanhoe about 6pm Saturday. Police are appealing for the public to not approach the two men. Following […]
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Rotary Club helps local cadet unit improve its facilities
A donation by the Rotary Club of Cobar will be of great help to the Cobar Cadet Unit on their field exercises. The Rotary Club of Cobar’s past president Gordon Hill said the club had been successful in an obtaining a Rotary District 9670 grant to purchase equipment for the […]