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Local News
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Peter Abbott advises he is stepping down from mayoral role
Mayor Peter Abbott has announced he will be relinquishing his Mayoral duties effective from the Council September Ordinary Meeting later this month. “Although I originally had decided to finish at years’ end, this change was brought on by the new State Government altering the rules,” Cr Abbott told The Cobar […]
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Marsden keen to take on Mayor
Cobar Shire Council deputy mayor Jarrod Marsden is keen to step up into the role of mayor at the mayoral elections later this month. “It is my intention to run for the mayor’s position,” Cr Marsden told The Cobar Weekly “I have spoken to several other councillors (not everyone yet) […]
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Act of vandalism at Newey outrages a local resident
Dear editor Once again a person or persons (through apparent rage) have rearranged the rock barrier at the southern end of the Newey. The latest incident occurred sometime between 5pm on Friday September 1 and 6am on Saturday September 2. By the looks of the amount of evidence left at the scene, quite […]
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Kubby kids experience Mauritius culture and cuisine
The Kubby House Child Care Centre welcomed some special guests from Mauritius last Thursday to share their unique culture and cuisine with children and staff. Mauritius-born Amy Curpen, the Lead Educator in the Kubby’s Explorers Room, had her parents, Jayen and Rajini, and soon-to-be in-laws, José and Lisebeth Dhoorah, visiting […]
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Marsden opposed to $100,000 spend on old filtration plant
The majority of Cobar Shire councillors have voted in favour of undertaking $100,000 worth of remedial works on Council’s old water filtration plant. The matter of what to do with Council’s old water filtration plant (which was constructed on Fort Bourke Hill in 1964), was discussed at last week’s Ordinary […]
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Visitor numbers on par with last year
Cobar Shire Council’s Tourism Manager Demi Smith reports visitor numbers this year are looking very good and are on par with last year’s excellent figures. Demi presented the visitor statistics at last week’s Tourism Advisory Committee meeting. Up until the end of July, the Visitor Information Centre and Great Cobar […]
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Emergency services interaction benefits the community
Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines’ emergency services staff linked up with representatives of Cobar’s various emergency services agencies at an Emergency Response meeting on site last week. Staff from NSW Ambulance, NSW Police, Fire and Rescue NSW, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service as well as the CSA Mine Rescue Service […]
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Wind farm proposed for Cobar area
Australian wind farm developer, WestWind Energy, a leading renewable energy company, has announced the proposed development of a wind farm northwest of Cobar. The newly proposed Cobar Energy Park project will feature up to 30 cutting-edge wind turbines that are set to power around 130,000 homes. WestWind Energy’s Chief Development […]