Firefighting crews have been working around the clock since last Thursday trying to contain a bushfire near Mount Hope in the south of the shire. The fire at Yarra station, Tipping Way, east of Mount Hope, was reported at approximately 2.20pm on Thursday. NSW Rural Fire Service crews, along with […]
According to local legend, Kate McKenzie was a very eccentric woman who used to walk the streets of Cobar wielding a stock whip which she threatened to use to keep kids in line. And while many Cobar residents may have indeed feared her, there’s no doubt Kate McKenzie goes down […]
Winning awards for great customer service is something the Cobar Auto Port Shell Service Station is renowned for and the Cobar servo has just picked up another one. Cobar Auto Port staff member Tracey Fazulla has been named the Australian Customer Service Champion 2022 for Independent Shell Service Stations. The […]
Cobar Police are investigating a number of suspicious fires that have occurred over the past week in the vicinity of the Old Res and north of Cobar on the Kidman Way. NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW personnel have attended five separate fires in five days. […]
Sam Longmore was one of the guest speakers at Cobar Shire Council’s WOW Dinner on Friday night and she stayed on to hold a Snood making workshop on Saturday morning. Sam’s business ‘Oh Bulldust’, was created after two car accidents at age 20 left her paralysed down one side. (Her […]
Julie Fairbank recently worked her last day as the owner of Fairbank AutoPro but she has yet to work her last day in the automotive parts and accessories business. “Some of our customers have joked that Amanda and I have just swapped roles and now she’s the boss,” Julie said. […]
Cobar Shire Council last week held a WOW Week of Women’s events as part of International Women’s Day which aims to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The week of women’s local events included the launch of a WOW podcast by local artist and businesswoman Seigrid […]
Local resident Geoffrey Langford, who has operated his own law practice in Cobar since 1984, this week celebrated a 50 year milestone in his career, when he began his “apprenticeship” as an Articled Clerk. Geoffrey said 50 years later, law has become a very different profession to what he entered. […]
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