State Commissioner for Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT, Emily Milton Smith, visited Cobar over the weekend to see what Cobar’s Girl Guides get up to. Ms Milton Smith said when she first started in her role as a commissioner just over three years ago, she was encouraged to go […]
Despite a dump of 52mm of rain on Friday, this year’s Cobar Show has been hailed as a resounding success. The committee scrambled and re-scheduled a number of events (including the CSA fireworks display) to Saturday and show-goers responded with a big crowd attending on Day 2. See Pages 10, […]
Cobar’s long awaited war memorial was unveiled in Drummond Park on Thursday as part of this year’s Anzac Day service. Cobar RSL Sub Branch president Gordon Hill said the war memorial, which is dedicated to over 1,000 people who have served in war and who have had an association with […]
Nutrien Russell has recently welcomed experienced Livestock Manager, Hamish Adlington to their team. Hamish, who originally hails from Mudgee, said the land and livestock are in his blood. “I came off the land, Mum and Dad had country in Mudgee,” Hamish told The Cobar Weekly. “I’m a fourth generation livestock […]
Ken Dunne has a number of nice cars in his private collection including this rare 1929 Marquette which he entered in the Dustbowl Fuel Burners Show n Shine event on Saturday. Ken bought the lovingly restored Marquette about two years ago and has done a little bit more work to […]
The Cobar, Ivanhoe and wider communities came together on Saturday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf club to fundraise and pay tribute to a “sensational man who everyone holds in high regard”, Glenn ‘Spinksey’ Spinks. Glenn’s eldest daughter Lisa Travis explained that her father suffered an aneurism […]
The world’s biggest beer can, which sits atop of the Grand Hotel in the main street is set to soon get a re-paint. Cobar Shire Council has recently purchased the Grand Hotel building (and adjacent café) with plans to convert them into a ‘Grand Precinct’ retail and business space. Part […]
Manuka Resources has received $1.07 million from the Australian Government Research & Development (R&D) scheme to enhance the production of silver at the Wonawinta Mine, 80km south of Cobar. Manuka received funding under the government’s R&D tax incentive scheme after undertaking a successful process improvement program on silver production at […]
There’s some big changes planned for Fashions on the Field (FOTF) at Cobar Miners Race Club’s upcoming race meeting. With a change of date for Cobar’s main race meeting to June 1, it will move from being an autumn meeting to being classed as a winter one. FOTF coordinator Nat […]
Locals who would like to see things change for the better in their community are invited to take part in a free Changemaker Workshop to be held in Cobar next month. The two-day free leadership development workshop will interest adults who would like to play a more active role in […]
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