Museum on the move

Cobar Shire Council is pleased with the renovation work that is currently under-way at the Cobar Museum building, despite some of the recent negative comments that have been made by members of the public. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said the restoration of the museum building, which is a significant […]

The Cobar community kicked up its heels last Thursday night to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Cobar’s museum. “If this old building could talk, what a tale she’d tell!” deputy mayor Peter Abbott said of  the Great Cobar Heritage Centre in his opening address. Cr Abbott and […]

The Great Cobar Heritage Centre is looking for any locals who might have a Peace Medal that was issued to one of their relatives 100 years ago. Local historian Kay Stingemore said the Peace Medals were issued to children in Cobar on July 19, 1919 to celebrate peace at the […]