A lick of paint sure has made a big difference to the façade of the Grand Hotel building in the main street. Cobar Shire Council has purchased the building and painting the exterior is the first step in restoring the 1898 building to some of its former glory. The newly painted exterior will also provide a fresh backdrop for the world’s biggest beer can, which is soon to receive a new Tooheys wrap.
A lick of paint sure has made a big difference to the façade of the Grand Hotel building in the main street. Cobar Shire Council has purchased the building and painting the exterior is the first step in restoring the 1898 building to some of its former glory. The newly painted exterior will also provide a fresh backdrop for the world’s biggest beer can, which is soon to receive a new Tooheys wrap.
The vacant and neglected Grand Hotel and neighbouring former café in the main street have both been an eyesore for a number of years but that’s soon about to change following the recent sale of the two buildings. Both premises at 34 and 36 Marshall Street have been bought by […]
It’s been talked about for some time—a Biohub that would make good use of Invasive Native Scrub (INS) in the Cobar district—and now it’s in the final planning stages. An Orana Biohub processing facility was first mooted back in 2014 and gained the support of Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana, […]
Cobar Shire Council has been named among the winners of the 2024 Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards announced at Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney last week. The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of NSW councils in their efforts to manage and protect the environment. There were 32 […]