A new $60,000 shade sail was installed last week at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Council’s director of finance and community services, Kym Miller said the shade is a bit larger than they originally planned (each of the four poles on the shade weigh over one tonne each) however with a history of high winds in the area which have previously caused damage to shade sails, Mr Miller said going big was a better option. The shade was installed by local contractor Cynend. Funding for the project was provided by the Australian Government’s Drought Communities Programme—Extension (Round 2) to support local infrastructure projects.
2021
Modified golf games could go ahead
While all other sporting competitions and events have either been suspended or can-celled due to COVID-19 restrictions, golf is still permitted to be played under modified rules. Cobar Men’s Golf president Peter ‘China’ Brien reports organised golf events were able to be played in Cobar last weekend by adher-ing to […]
2021
Tucker truck was welcomed
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tucker Truck was in Cobar last week offering a free community barbecue lunch on Tuesday and breakfast on Wednesday morning and used the opportunity to “have a chat” with locals. In light of recent events that have impacted the local community, the RFDS was […]
