Two Cobar locals were part of a group of 41 marchers who set off from Gilgandra last week to re-enact the World War I 1915 recruitment Coo-ee March to Sydney. Brothers Leighton and Morgan Trudgett are retracing the steps […]
Cobar Shire Council’s Economic Taskforce recently met discussing options for Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre, local tourism and independent living matters. During the meeting members inspected the Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre and discussed what activities take place each week and who uses the facility. Attendees at the meeting also […]
A group of 128 members of the Ulysses RV Group spent the past week in Cobar based at the Cobar Caravan Park enjoying the sights and sound of the town as they held their annual general meeting. Ulysses Members RV Group national coordinator Rick Bedford said many members commented upon […]
The Cobar Arts Council’s annual Art & Photography exhibition kicked off the Festival of the Miner’s Ghost with the official opening last Wednesday. Karen Watts was awarded first place in the visual arts category and received the Thelly Wade Perpetual Trophy for her achievement. Peter Rogers placed first in the […]
The committee working to create a miners memorial in the Heritage Park have this week received a helping hand from two Central Queensland University (CQU) design students. Cobar Shire Council’s acting director of planning and environmental services Stephen Poulter said the Miners Memorial Project Committee has been meeting on a […]
This year’s Festival of the Miner’s Ghost has been declared a huge success with some of the biggest crowds ever. The Golden Dash and Peaks of Colour running events both attracted fields of more than 400 participants, while Drummond Park was packed on Saturday afternoon for the markets and other […]
The Cobar Business Association welcomed some new faces to their annual general meeting last week, three of which have joined the new committee. Rachael Hadkins was welcomed as the group’s new treasurer along with new general committee members Ellie Russell and Chris Lehmann. Sharon Harland was returned as the group’s […]
The size of the Parkes electorate (in which Cobar falls) is set to increase significantly under proposed changes to the federal electoral boundaries in NSW. Ahead of the 2016 federal election, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) last week released details of its proposed changes. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton […]
The Evans family from Tambua Station were recently presented with an Australian Century Farm and Station bronze plaque to commemorate 100 years on the land. The award was presented in Canberra last week at a ceremony at Parliament House. Six families were presented with the plaques, to symbolise their perseverance […]
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