2023
Local News
2023
One of our oldest buildings will soon be looking like new
The Cobar Courthouse, one of Cobar’s magnificent old buildings, is currently undergoing a refurbishment. According to a Department of Communities and Justice spokesperson, the maintenance project includes internal and external painting and associated repairs to woodwork, window and door frames, walls and eaves. The carpet is also to be replaced. […]
2023
200923
Locals interested to hear about wind farm project
Cobar Mayor Peter Abbott was one of 15 local residents who took the opportunity to attend WestWind Energy’s information session last Wednesday at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. The drop in session provided residents with an opportunity to find out more about the proposed wind farm to be built […]
200923
Budget & Barwon
State Member for Barwon Roy Butler said in the wake of the release of the 2023-24 NSW State Budget yesterday that the Barwon electorate remains well funded and all funds committed to during the previous year will be honoured. Mr Butler said it had been a challenge for the new […]
200923
Local authors to speak at Night for our Lost Miners
The authors of Cobar’s Lodes of Gold book, former local residents Craig and Therese Stegman, have been invited as guest speakers for this year’s Night for our Lost Miners event. The Night for our Lost Miners memorial event pays tribute to Cobar’s lost miners and is now commemorated each year […]
200923
Local car show attracts a crowd
There’s plenty of car enthusiasts in town and many of them are members of the Dust Bowl Fuel Burners club. When they heard the Penrite car was going to be in town at Cobar AutoPro on Saturday morning they decided to turn their regular Coffee and Cars monthly social get […]
200923
Need more info before you head to the referendum?
Australians will get to have their say in the national referendum next month about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Many locals are unsure of what we are being asked to vote […]
130923
Recognition of Bob’s 50 remarkable years of service
Essential Energy maintains Australia’s largest electricity network and employs over 3,000 people with their longest serving employee based right here in Cobar. A linesman at the Cobar Depot, Robert ‘Bob’ De Jong was last week recognised by Essential Energy for his 50 years of service to the company. Bob’s currently […]
130923
Cobar CWA joins neurodiversity awareness campaign
The Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW last week held its annual Awareness Week campaign with neurodiversity and the challenges it poses the focus of this year’s activities. CWA of NSW President Joy Beames said the 2023 campaign had a focus on increasing awareness around neurodiversity (which includes ADHD, autism, […]