Garden party

Deputy Premier John Barilaro has offered a $20 million “carrot” for councils in the state’s Far West to establish two Joint Organisations (JOs). He said the money could be used to fund air services, better roads, tourism and culture projects in the region. Mr Barilaro made the announcement at a […]

A number of good ideas were put forward at Cobar Shire Council’s public meeting last week that will now go into council’s Community Enhancement Program (CEP). Council’s special project officer Angela Shepherd said the CEP document is used to list the community’s priorities for infrastructure projects and is updated each […]

The recent widespread rain has helped to fill dams on properties and revive local gardens but it hasn’t made a significant difference to our town water storages. Cobar Shire Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the amount of rain recorded across the shire, and across the region, was patchy. “Unfortunately […]