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Water restrictions have been lifted
Cobar Shire Council imposed Level 1 water restrictions on January 12 following the outbreak of Blue-green algae in the Bogan River and Cobar Shire Council’s weir pool at Nyngan. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the condition of the water in the Bogan River and weir pool had “improved dramatically”. […]
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Town Hall Cinema building to get a new lease on life
The once thought to be doomed Town Hall Cinema building is set to get a new lease on life as part of Cobar Shire Council’s Town Hall Cinema Masterplan. Built by Hugh Sutherland, the building has stood in Barton Street since 1893 and for many years it played a major […]
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Colleen Boucher named Australia Day Citizen of the Year
Colleen Boucher was named the Citizen of the Year for 2024 at the Australia Day award ceremony on Friday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Citizen of the Year is awarded to a resident who has made an outstanding contribution to the community in a voluntary capacity while being a […]
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Aust Day judges unable to pick just one winner
The judges for this year’s Australia Day awards couldn’t just pick one winner in the Community Event of the Year category and so awarded the accolade to two community events. Bands in the Bush, an outdoor music concert on September 23 at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval, and Festival of […]
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Mural artists create a scene that is uniquely Cobar
What does a galah, a glass jar, and Cobar all have in common? They all rhyme and all appear on the new mural at the National Australia Bank. Artists Joel Fergie (aka the Zookeeper) and Travis Vinson (aka Drapl) were in Cobar last week creating the ‘quirky’ artwork. “We were […]
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Industrial area upgrade set to commence
The long awaited upgrade of the Cobar Industrial Estate is set to commence next month. Cobar Shire Council has engaged a local civil, mining and construction contractor, Cynend Building & Construction, to carry out Stage 1 of the works. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said council was very pleased to […]