Repainting of the Grand’s façade was carried out in August last year and the Grand Can got a new wrap at the end of November. Council will now receive funding to fully
develop plans and designs to make it the centrepiece of Cobar’s Grand Precinct.
Cobar is one of four NSW regional communities to share in over $21million of Federal Government funding that aims to create new and revitalise existing town precincts.
The funding for four planning and design CBD projects in Cessnock, Mudgee, Bathurst and Cobar was recently announced as part of the Albanese Government’s regional Precincts and Partnership Program (rPPP), which provides investment to transform regional, rural and remote places.
Cobar Shire Council will receive almost $3.5 million to deliver the design and planning works for the Grand Precinct, to get it up to construction and tender-ready status.
The project will transform the town’s CBD in four key areas: the Grand Hotel, the library, the town hall and the Brennan Centre.
Design and planning works will include redesigning the Grand Hotel into a cultural-commercial hub; upgrading the library which will include building a second story to accommodate apartments/units; restoring the town hall for multi-purpose use which could include an art gallery space; and adding more senior housing units as part of the Brennan Centre housing complex…see this week’s edition for full story.
