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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the framework almost completed on the new Early Learning Centre (ELC) at Ward Oval, you can start to get a sense of what a great space it’s going to be. Johnny Wellman, the site manager for building contractor, David Payne Construction, provided The Cobar Weekly with an update on […]
Local business owners and managers had the opportunity to find out how they could make their businesses more profitable at an information night last Thursday. Hosted by the Cobar Business Association, the evening presented local business operators with a variety of information including an update on tourism activities, the range […]
Cobar’s old water filtration plant on Fort Bourke Hill could be used to treat mine wastewater, be turned into a museum or developed as a look-out café with a fantastic view. These are some of the options that will be put to Cobar Shire Councillors for discussion about what to […]
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