2023

Free birth certificates for First Nations

Pathfinders and UNICEF Australia are partnering to provide free birth certificates to First Nations people in North West New South Wales. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cobar are invited to attend face to face sign up days where they can apply for and receive their birth certificates. The […]

2023

Construction of child care centre is well underway

Construction of Cobar Shire Council’s 88 place Early Learning Centre and a Multipurpose Hall at Ward Oval is now underway. Cobar Shire Council’s Project Co-Ordinator Carly Hunter met with the contractor, David Payne Constructions, on site last week and  provided an update on the project. Mrs Hunter said the bulk […]

2023

Latest diagnostic imaging technology is now available

Cobar residents will have better access to the latest diagnostic imaging technology, with NSW’s first mobile CT imaging van officially announced by Minister for Health Ryan Park last week. CT – or computed tomography – takes detailed images of the internal organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels. The new […]

2023

Cobar VIEW members reminisce on 40 fabulous years

Cobar VIEW Club’s 40th birthday party on Saturday certainly was a happy affair with 24 ladies, including three from Warren VIEW Club, attending. The gathering took place at the Empire function room which featured a burst of club coloured balloons, serviettes and the VIEW banner on display. VIEW is a […]

170523

COVID plan invoked at LBV

Cobar Shire Council has invoked a COVID management plan at its Lilliane Brady Village retirement home for the protection of its residents. Cobar Shire Council general manager Peter Vlatko said as of yesterday nine residents (and a couple of staff members) had tested positive for COVID. “The first case was […]