190423

Visitor numbers are climbing again

Cobar’s tourism industry is looking very buoyant again with visitor numbers for the first three months of 2023 outperforming the statistics for the same period last year. Cobar Shire Council’s Tourism Manager Demi Smith reported the latest visitor statistics to a recent Tourism & Advisory Committee meeting. “From January to […]

190423

Council closes carpark to campers

Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko made a decision last week to close the council car park (behind the council building) to caravan campers. Temporary fencing was erected in the carpark last Thursday with signs reading ‘No camping on this site. Due to the inappropriate actions of previous caravanners […]

050423

Wings4Kidz aims to lessen the burden for sick kids

One local family that regularly uses the Wings4Kidz charity to access specialist medical treatment in Sydney, can’t speak highly enough about the service. Local grandmother, Jodie Jones, has had two of her grandchildren use the service. Jodie and daughter Amily flew to Sydney last week with Amily’s four year old […]

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Long process to re-open Endeavor

Cobar was buzzing with the news last week the Endeavor Mine would be sold after Polymetals Resources Ltd announced it had entered into a sale agreement with Orana Minerals. And while there was plenty of excited anticipation that new jobs would be created, Polymetals Executive Chairman Dave Sproule told The […]

2023

Endeavor Mine to be sold

Polymetals Resources Ltd announced yesterday that it had entered into an agreement with Orana Minerals to purchase the Endeavor Mine, 40km north west of Cobar. Polymetals advises the completion of the sale remains subject to the satisfaction of several conditions, including their shareholder approval and relevant independent reports. Endeavor was […]