Cobar’s local weather observer, Trevor Menadue, is on the list of staff casualties to be re-deployed as part of the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) strategic plan to automate regional weather stations. BOM’s media advisor Sharon Herbert said the staff cuts to 22 field offices (which includes the Cobar station) are […]
Local landholder Steve Motton has applauded proposed new police laws that would see poachers charged on the spot. Mr Motton, who runs a property on the Barrier Highway west of Cobar and has been the victim of rural crime on a number of occasions, said in his experience landholders have […]
Members of the HMAS Rankin submarine crew sailed into town last Thursday for a jam-packed three days of activities and all were thrilled with the warm reception they received. In a medieval ritual that signifies the trust between a military unit and a city, the crew of the HMAS Rankin […]
Cr Peter Yench has called for a restructure of the Far West Initiative Advisory Committee (FWIAC) in an effort to improve the sustainability of Cobar and seven other neighbouring councils. The NSW Government’s Far West Initiative was set up in August 2015 to look at ways to improve local governance, […]
The Cobar Market Day committee is planning a busy calendar for the year ahead with some fresh faces suggesting new ideas at a meeting last Wednesday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. Committee member Ellie Russell said at the moment they don’t have a full executive (apart from Joy […]
For the staff at Cobar Outside Of School Hours (COOSH) Vacation Care their relationships with the children are their top priority and it shows with COOSH being judged as having exceeded the National Standards in their first assessment of the centre. Run by Far West Family Day Care, the Vacation […]
Rural Outback Animal Rescue (ROAR) has come along way since the initiative was developed by local women Leah Josephson, Wizzy Knezevic and Casey Vidot last year. Mrs Josephson told The Cobar Weekly the initiative was started in August 2015 by the three local animal lovers who wanted to make a […]
A pipe dream to find a profitable use for invasive native species (INS or Woody Weeds) in the Cobar Shire might become more of a reality if the initial results of a pre-feasibility study are anything to go by. Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana has been working with staff from […]
Almost half of the Endeavor workforce was made redundant this week with further redundancies to be made in the coming months. Endeavor’s general manager Denver D’Angelo confirmed a group of 81 employees and contractors was given notice on Monday and Tuesday following parent company CBH Resources’ announcement that there would […]
Members from the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine HMAS Rankin will be visiting Cobar next week. RSL Sub-branch president Ben Hewlett said after the HMAS Rankin crew were given the right of Freedom of Entry to the town in 2004, members of the crew expressed an interest in visiting again. The […]
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