Inspector Robyn Favelle from the Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West Team was recognised for her 41 years of service to the RFS at a special ceremony in Orange last week. RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presented Inspector Favelle with her Long Service Medal 3rd Clasp at a Region West staff […]
Cobar’s Crossroads Motel has received TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for the second year in a row and the Great Western Hotel (GWH) has also received the Certificate of Excellence for service. GWH lessee Ashleigh Bellotti (who is also the son of the Crossroads Motel’s owner Carolyn Bellotti) said getting Certificates […]
The progress of Cobar’s Multipurpose Health Service (MPS) is set to gather some pace after Cobar Shire Council and the NSW Government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). According to council’s latest newsletter, the MOU agreement allows the NSW Government to promote the Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) to any […]
Firefighters have a pretty tough job and that job isn’t made any easier by the 20kgs of protective clothing and equipment they need to carry to do their job. Now imagine a firefighter carrying his 20kg of kit and having to race up 98 floors, now that just made his […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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