2024

Event raises awareness of Domestic Violence support

In an effort to raise community awareness of what Domestic Violence support services are available in town, an information stall and barbecue were held in the main street last Thursday. Staff from CatholicCare, Plus Community and the Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS) were on hand to answer questions […]

2024

Cobar BioHub expected to be operating next year

Another local industry that will create an estimated 50 jobs and make good use of Invasive Native Scrub (INS) is expected to commence next year. Plans to establish Cobar’s BioHub were discussed at a public information session at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Thursday. The BioHub facility will […]

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$8 million capital raised for Mt Boppy Gold Mine

Manuka Resources has raised $8 million capital to commence production at the Mt Boppy Gold Mine near Canbelego. The company announced last week they had “received firm commitments from institutional and other exempt investors” for up to $8 million in a Share Placement offer to commence production at the mine […]

150524

Endeavor Mine is one step closer to re-opening

Following a revised agreement with CBH Resources, Polymetals is now a step closer to bringing the Endeavor Mine back into production. Polymetals announced yesterday that a revised Endeavor Silver, Zinc and Lead Mine acquisition agreements and ancillary arrangements had been executed and agreed with CBH Resources, a subsidiary of Toho […]

2024

Cobar and all around the region cops a drenching

Local landholder Megan Mosely has described the past two weeks’ rain across the district as being “proper wet” after they recorded 134mm at Etiwanda, 100km south of Cobar. Rory Harland had 174mm in his gauge 20km south of Nymagee, the Rogers at Kulwin (between Cobar and Ivanhoe) had 118mm last […]

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CHS rise to the challenge

Cobar High School (CHS) students have for the third year in a row won the Outback Science and Engineering Challenge. (Pictured are some of the CHS team members, Sosie Barton, Tom Francisco, Rhys Cull and Sophie Bennett.) They finished with 1,401.72 points (out of a possible maximum score of 1,600 […]

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The Cobar Biohub is coming to town

It’s been talked about for some time—a Biohub that would make good use of Invasive Native Scrub (INS) in the Cobar district—and now it’s in the final planning stages. An Orana Biohub processing facility was first mooted back in 2014 and gained the support of Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana, […]