Museum on the move

Cobar Shire Council has received significant grant funding and developed a masterplan for the upgrade of the Great Cobar Heritage Centre and it’s looking like it will be an exciting project. The centre upgrade’s project manager Tanya Gilbert said the masterplan looks at the entire vision of the whole facility, […]

The Australasian Mining History Association is holding its 22nd annual conference in Cobar this week. The week has been planned meticulously by the University of Canberra’s Dr Ken McQueen who has organised many interesting presentations as well as excursions to some of the surrounding mines and local tourist attractions. Cobar’s […]

Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries yesterday announced Cobar Shire Council would receive $398,188 to upgrade exhibitions at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre. Mr Humphries was in Cobar yesterday to present the funding from round two of the NSW Government’s $100million Regional Cultural Fund. “Most of the extant exhibitions are 30 […]