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Careers advice from experts

Cobar High School held a Careers Expo at the school last Wednesday with 30 different exhibitors/employers on hand to discuss all things careers with local students. Pictured is one of the exhibitors Laura Prince from Geandale Station talking to students Deni Brown and Maddie Bruce about different careers on offer […]

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Peak Mines team comes to the rescue in Bendigo

The Peak Mines rescue team recently took part the 2024 Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) Victorian Mine Rescue competition in Bendigo, Victoria. From August 23-25 eight mine emergency response teams from Victorian, NSW and Tasmanian mines took part in the annual safety training exercise which involved simulated rescue scenarios. Peak […]

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Aurelia donates $95,000 to community

Aurelia Metals has recently provided an update on its donations to the Cobar Community through its Peak Donations committee. For the first six months of this year, Aurelia has provided close to $95,000 to a number of organisations including Cobar Preschool, Cobar High School, NNWW Aboriginal Corporation, the Iron Ring […]

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Bantam Roosters are cock of the walk

Cobar Roosters Under 18s are cock of the walk after winning the Castlereagh Youth League grand final at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. The Bantams won a nail-biting thriller, 18-16, in extra time over the Gulgong Bull Terriers. (Full match report on Page 22.) The Cobar club hosted all […]

Local News

Busy agenda for tourism meeting

Cobar’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting last Thursday at the Services Club had a big agenda to work through. Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith presented the latest tourism statistics and reported that July has been our busiest month this year. A total of 3,823 people have visited the Visitors Information Centre […]

2024

Getting the placement right

Members of the Cobar Iron Ringer Committee, Cobar Shire Council staff and local contractors involved in the Iron Ring monument build, last Wednesday met on the site where the monument is to be located (adjacent to the Barrier Highway opposite the Great Cobar Museum). The group determined which direction the […]

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Grand is looking grand again

A lick of paint sure has made a big difference to the façade of the Grand Hotel building in the main street. Cobar Shire Council has purchased the building and painting the exterior is the first step in restoring the 1898 building to some of its former glory. The newly […]